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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Romania 2.8 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 1,254 m above Romania’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Romania has 2.1 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 35% more densely populated than Romania.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Austria and Romania are practically level.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 2.2 cm taller than in Romania.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 0.46 years older than in Romania.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 20% in Romania.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Romania are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 35% larger than Romania’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 51% more per person than Romania.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Romania (Gini 1.4 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Romania and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Romania’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 6.4 times as much on health per person as Romania.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 5.5 years longer than in Romania.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Romania is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 52% more doctors per person than Romania.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 24% in Austria.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in Romania.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 47% more alcohol than in Austria.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 2% more meat per person than Romania.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 107 kcal more food per person per day than Romania.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Romania put in 387 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 0.81 years longer than in Romania.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 4.1 times as many tourists per resident as Romania (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 91% in Romania.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Romania are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Austria’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 34 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 30% of Romania.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 71% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Romania carries 39% more fine dust than in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 28% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Austria.

Austria: 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 Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Romania is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 67% more rain than Romania.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Romania?

Romania is larger. Austria fits inside Romania 2.8 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Romania?

Romania has 2.1 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Romania?

People in Austria live 5.5 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 76.5 in Romania.

Are people taller in Austria or Romania?

Austria and Romania are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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