How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,006 m above Romania’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 7.1 times as many people as Romania.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 45% more densely populated than Romania.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 24 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.5 more children on average than in Romania.

Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Romania are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Romania produces 14 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Romania (Gini 1.3 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Romania spends 30 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 25 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Romania rate their lives 2.64 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 7.5 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 10 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 1,091 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Romania put in 227 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Romania went to school 9.1 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Romania welcomed 173 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

How many people are online?

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 14 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Romania fly 31% more passengers per resident than those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Romania emits 27 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 41% more fine dust than in Romania.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 84% deadlier than in Romania.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 12.9 °C warmer than Romania.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 27% more rain than Romania.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)