Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Egypt 4.2 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 11 times as long as Romania’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 85 m above Romania’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 6.2 times as many people as Romania.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 44% more densely populated than Romania.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 3.3 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 3.8 cm taller than in Egypt.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 19 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.3 more children on average than in Romania.
Egypt: 2.74 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 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Romania are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 17% larger than Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 2.5 times as much per person as Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in Egypt (Gini 1.3 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 7.4 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 4.7 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 38% in Romania.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 25% in Egypt.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 2.77 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 165 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 555 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 543 more hours a year than in Romania.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 1.4 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 6.8 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Romania are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 5% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Romania.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Romania.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 2% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 12.6 °C warmer than Romania.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 62 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Romania?
Egypt is larger. Romania fits inside Egypt 4.2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Romania?
Egypt has 6.2 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Romania?
People in Romania live 4.7 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Egypt or Romania?
Men in Romania are 3.3 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
