Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Romania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.3 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Romania, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 33.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
be 88.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Romania, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2018.
pay a 23.1% higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% less on education
Russia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 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).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.