Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Romania 3 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Romania’s highest peak towers 942 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Romania has 75% more people than Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 71% more densely populated than Romania.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 3.4 cm taller than in Romania.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 3.2 cm taller than in Romania.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Czechia and Romania are practically level.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Romania have 0.0 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 20% in Romania.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Romania 1.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 10% larger than Czechia’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 19% more per person than Romania.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in Czechia (Gini 4.1 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Romania’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Romania.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 3.5 years longer than in Romania.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 20% more doctors per person than Romania.
Czechia: 4.4 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 Czechia.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 28% in Czechia.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.19 points higher than in Romania.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 26% more alcohol than in Czechia.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 14% more meat per person than Romania.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 265 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 52 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 1.4 years longer than in Romania.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Romania (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 88% in Czechia.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Romania are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 15% longer than Czechia’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 35% more passengers per resident than those from Romania.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 30% of Romania.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Romania.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Romania carries 18% more fine dust than in Czechia.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 46% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 85% deadlier than in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Romania is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 6% more rain than Romania.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Romania?
Romania is larger. Czechia fits inside Romania 3 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Romania?
Romania has 75% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Romania?
People in Czechia live 3.5 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Czechia or Romania?
Men in Czechia are 3.4 cm taller than in Romania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).