Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Romania 2.8 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 2.9 times as many refugees per resident as Romania
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Romania are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Romania and Austria are practically level
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Romania: 0.7% (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 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Romania’s 16%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Romania: 16.2% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 8% more hospital beds per person than Austria
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 55% higher than in Romania
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 1 more World Heritage site than Romania (12 against 11)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Romania 318
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 82% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
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: 47.3% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
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)
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: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).