Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Switzerland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.3% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
be 32.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Switzerland, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2018.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.7% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 18.3% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Switzerland, about 94.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.5% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 98.2% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Switzerland: At a glance
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