Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland is 42% bigger than Romania.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as Romania’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Romania’s highest peak towers 1,216 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Romania has 3.4 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 4.5 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 2.8 cm taller than in Romania.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 1.8 cm taller than in Romania.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Finland and Romania are practically level.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Romania have 0.1 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 20% in Romania.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Romania 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 35% larger than Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 29% more per person than Romania.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in Finland (Gini 2.4 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland and Romania are practically level.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Romania’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as Romania.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 5.9 years longer than in Romania.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania and Finland are nearly identical here.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.14 points higher than in Romania.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 82% more alcohol than in Finland.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 4% more meat per person than Finland.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 303 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 329 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 1.4 years longer than in Romania.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 14% more tourists per resident than Romania (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 91% in Romania.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Romania are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 82% longer than Finland’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 30% of Romania.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 47% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Romania carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 2.3 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Romania is on average 7.4 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania and Finland are nearly identical here.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Romania?
Finland is larger. Finland is 42% bigger than Romania.
Which has more people, Finland or Romania?
Romania has 3.4 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Romania?
People in Finland live 5.9 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Finland or Romania?
Men in Finland are 2.8 cm taller than in Romania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
