Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.6% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 44.4% more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
be 21.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 63.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.6% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 23.2% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% more likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In United Kingdom, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.6% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 78.9% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 55.2 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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