Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.8% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 73.2% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
be 39.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 97.1% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 60.6% less on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 12.4 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.