France vs Romania: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

France

6.59

in 2025

Romania

6.63

in 2025

France rank

34th

Romania rank

33rd

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

France
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 6.63 against 6.59 in France, a difference of 0.043.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 34th and Romania ranks 33rd of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in France
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.