Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 29.9% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Romania, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
pay a 54.3% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
be 65.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Romania, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 69.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
have 38.7% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Romania, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 32.6% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.9% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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), Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Romania: At a glance
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