Estonia vs Romania Country Comparison
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Comparative Statistics (Estonia vs Romania)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Estonia leads against Romania in 8 of 11 comparable indicators, while Romania leads in 3. Estonia's strongest global position is 19th (2023) in Regulatory Quality: Estimate. Romania's strongest global position is 38th (2023) in Gini index.
- Romania wins against Estonia in GDP growth (annual %): 0.92 (2024, ranked 175th) vs -0.09 (2024, ranked 193rd).
- Estonia wins against Romania in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 41,189.67 (2024, ranked 53rd) vs 40,504 (2024, ranked 55th).
- Romania wins against Estonia in Gini index: 29.80 (2023, ranked 38th) vs 30.70 (2023, ranked 51st).
- Estonia wins against Romania in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 92.24 (2024, ranked 52nd) vs 91.29 (2024, ranked 55th).
- Estonia wins against Romania in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 79.30 (2024, ranked 56th) vs 76.46 (2024, ranked 94th).
- Estonia wins against Romania in Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group): 98.17 (2024, ranked 41st) vs 77.98 (2023, ranked 123rd).
- Romania wins against Estonia in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 5.99 (2025, ranked 112th) vs 8.31 (2025, ranked 136th).
- Estonia wins against Romania in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 1.43 (2023, ranked 19th) vs 0.32 (2023, ranked 73rd).
- Estonia wins against Romania in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 1.54 (2023, ranked 19th) vs 0.04 (2023, ranked 88th).
- Estonia wins against Romania in Rule of Law: Estimate: 1.43 (2023, ranked 22nd) vs 0.44 (2023, ranked 71st).
- Estonia wins against Romania in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 0.66 (2023, ranked 62nd) vs 0.37 (2023, ranked 88th).
| Metric | Estonia(8) | Romania(3) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2024) -0.09 (193/214) | (2024) 0.92 (175/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2024) 41,189.67 (53/199) | (2024) 40,504 (55/199) |
| Gini index | (2023) 30.70 (51/171) | (2023) 29.80 (38/171) |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2024) 92.24 (52/213) | (2024) 91.29 (55/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 79.30 (56/217) | (2024) 76.46 (94/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | (2024) 98.17 (41/197) | (2023) 77.98 (123/197) |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | (2025) 8.31 (136/187) | (2025) 5.99 (112/187) |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) 1.43 (19/205) | (2023) 0.32 (73/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) 1.54 (19/205) | (2023) 0.04 (88/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) 1.43 (22/205) | (2023) 0.44 (71/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) 0.66 (62/205) | (2023) 0.37 (88/205) |