Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Argentina 12 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 22 times as long as Romania’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,418 m above Romania’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 2.4 times as many people as Romania
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 4.9 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 3.1 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 3.5 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 10 years older than in Argentina
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.1 more children on average than in Romania
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 101 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Romania 1
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 59% larger than Romania’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 56% more per person than Argentina
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Romania (Gini 12.6 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Argentina and Romania are practically level
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Romania: 0.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 6.0% in Romania
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Romania’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Romania: 16.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Romania’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 39% more on health per person than Romania
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 1.1 years longer than in Romania
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 33% more likely to die before turning one than in Romania
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 41% more doctors per person than Romania
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Argentina
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 37% higher than in Romania
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Argentina and Romania are practically level
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 24% in Argentina
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.20 points higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Argentina
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 59% more meat per person than Romania
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 289 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 214 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 0.37 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 1 more World Heritage site than Romania (12 against 11)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Argentina 80
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 90% in Argentina
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 64% faster than in Argentina
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 52% in Romania
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 66% longer than Romania’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Romania
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 1% more fine dust than in Romania
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Romania
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 20% deadlier than in Romania
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina is on average 4.1 °C warmer than Romania
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 13% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Romania?
Argentina is larger. Romania fits inside Argentina 12 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Romania?
Argentina has 2.4 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Romania?
People in Argentina live 1.1 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Argentina or Romania?
Men in Romania are 3.1 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
