Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
be 10.7 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Romania, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2020.
pay a 54.3% lower top tax rate
Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 6.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Romania, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 55.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Romania, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 44.2% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Romania, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Romania, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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), General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Romania: At a glance
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