Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Canada 66 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 898 times as long as Romania’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,415 m above Romania’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 2.2 times as many people as Romania.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 17 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 0.9 cm taller than in Romania.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Canada and Romania are practically level.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 2.3 years older than in Canada.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Romania have 0.1 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Canada and Romania are practically level.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Romania 1.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 5.4 times the size of Romania’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 31% more per person than Romania.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Romania (Gini 1.7 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Romania’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 6.1 times as much on health per person as Romania.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 5.6 years longer than in Romania.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 28% more likely to die before turning one than in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 29% more doctors per person than Canada.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 27% in Canada.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Romania.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 85% more alcohol than in Canada.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 31% more meat per person than Romania.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 59 kcal more food per person per day than Canada.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 95 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 2.3 years longer than in Romania.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 45% more tourists per resident than Canada (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 91% in Romania.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Romania are practically level.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as Romania’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 30% of Romania.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Romania.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Romania carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 77% more likely to be murdered in Canada than in Romania.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 2 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Romania is on average 13.9 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 11% more rain than Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Romania?
Canada is larger. Romania fits inside Canada 66 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Romania?
Canada has 2.2 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Romania?
People in Canada live 5.6 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Canada or Romania?
Men in Canada are 0.9 cm taller than in Romania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
