Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania is 81% bigger than Greece.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 61 times as long as Romania’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 373 m above Romania’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Romania has 83% more people than Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 2% more densely populated than Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 1.4 cm taller than in Romania.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 1.1 cm taller than in Romania.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 3.1 years older than in Romania.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Romania have 0.1 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 20% in Romania.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Greece and Romania are practically level.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 53% larger than Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 12% more per person than Greece.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Romania (Gini 3.6 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Romania’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 87% more on health per person than Romania.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 5.4 years longer than in Romania.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 88% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 81% more doctors per person than Romania.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 34% in Greece.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 30% in Romania.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.93 points higher than in Greece.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Greece.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 13% more meat per person than Romania.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 267 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 67 more hours a year than in Romania.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Greece and Romania are practically level.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 3.8 times as many tourists per resident as Romania (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 86% in Greece.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Romania are practically level.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 4.6 times as long as Greece’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Greece and Romania are practically level.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 47% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 6% more fine dust than in Romania.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 32% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Romania.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 6% more rain than Romania.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Romania?
Romania is larger. Romania is 81% bigger than Greece.
Which has more people, Greece or Romania?
Romania has 83% more people than Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Romania?
People in Greece live 5.4 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Greece or Romania?
Men in Greece are 1.4 cm taller than in Romania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
