Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.7% more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $32,500 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 57.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 16.5% fewer children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.9% more likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 94.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.3% more on education
Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 69.8% more on healthcare
Romania spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.1 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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