How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 114 times as long as Romania’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Romania’s highest peak towers 316 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 45% more people than Romania.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 23 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 4.9 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.1 more children on average than in Romania.

Australia: 1.48 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 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Romania are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Romania’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 41% more per person than Romania.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Romania (Gini 4 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Romania’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 6.6 times as much on health per person as Romania.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Romania is 94% more likely to die before turning one than in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 13% more doctors per person than Romania.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 32% in Australia.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Romania.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 62% more alcohol than in Australia.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 61% more meat per person than Romania.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 87 kcal more food per person per day than Australia.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Romania put in 215 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 1.3 years longer than in Romania.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 91% in Romania.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Romania are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 3 times as long as Romania’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Romania.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Romania carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 31% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Romania are 2.1 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 11.5 °C warmer than Romania.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Romania gets 69% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)