Romania or Russia: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Romania
9
indicators ahead
Russia
Russian Federation
4
indicators ahead

Romania wins on more indicators: 9 of 13 against 4.

  • Safety and trust: Romania 2:1
  • Costs and work: Romania 1:0
  • Climate and health: Romania 4:3
  • Law and institutions: Romania 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Romania
Russia

Safety and trust

Better: Romania (2 : 1)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗5.64 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✓1.1 per 100,000 residents
202486% lower
✗7.8 per 100,000 residents
2024598% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✗12%
202247% lower
✓23%
202289% higher

Costs and work

Better: Romania (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$50,895
20253% higher
✗$49,568
20253% lower

Climate and health

Better: Romania (4 : 3)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓76.5 years
20244% higher
✗73.4 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓72.8 years
20247% higher
✗68.3 years
20246% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.3 years
20242% higher
✗78.9 years
20242% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓79.1 years
20233% higher
✗76.8 years
20233% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
99.40%
2024almost equal
✓99.59%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.27%
2024almost equal
✓99.48%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗16.0 µg/m³ per year
202338% higher
✓11.6 µg/m³ per year
202328% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Romania (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.00 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.98 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Romania, Russia.

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