Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Brazil 36 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 33 times as long as Romania’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 450 m above Romania’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 11 times as many people as Romania
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 3.2 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 2.1 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 2.3 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 8.7 years older than in Brazil
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.2 more children on average than in Romania
Brazil: 1.61 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 11% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 8.3 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 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, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Romania are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Romania’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 2.2 times as much per person as Brazil
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Romania (Gini 20.5 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.7% in Romania
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Romania: 0.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Romania and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Romania’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Romania: 16.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Romania’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 4% more on health per person than Brazil
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 0.44 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 54% more doctors per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 7% higher than in Romania
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 31% in Brazil
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Brazil and Romania are practically level
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 65% more alcohol than in Brazil
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 44% more meat per person than Romania
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 225 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 168 more hours a year than in Romania
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 3.1 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 15 more World Heritage sites than Romania (26 against 11)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Brazil 171
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 84% in Brazil
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 8% faster than in Brazil
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 52% in Romania
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Romania’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 30% of Romania
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 58% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 7% more fine dust than in Romania
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Romania
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 90% deadlier than in Romania
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 14.3 °C warmer than Romania
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.2 times as much rain as Romania
Brazil: 1,661 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 Brazil bigger than Romania?
Brazil is larger. Romania fits inside Brazil 36 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Romania?
Brazil has 11 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Romania?
People in Romania live 0.44 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Brazil or Romania?
Men in Romania are 2.1 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
