Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Romania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 3.3 years less
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Russia, however, that number is 12.6% as of 2018.
pay a 18.8% lower top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
be 50.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 4.6% as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 42.4% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Russia spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 167.3 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Russia: At a glance
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