Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Romania, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Romania, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 27.3% lower top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
make 69.2% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2020.
be 36.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Romania, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Romania, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Romania, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 39.0% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.6% more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.