Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Argentina 12 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
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 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% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (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 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)
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)
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 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
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 Romania are 9% deadlier than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
