Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Romania 2.2 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Guatemala’s coastline is 78% longer than Romania’s.
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,676 m above Romania’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Romania has 2% more people than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 2.1 times as densely populated as Romania.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 13.5 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 13.8 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 20 years older than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.9 more children on average than in Romania.
Guatemala: 2.29 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 5.0% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Guatemala and Romania are practically level.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 3.3 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Romania (Gini 15.4 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 3.7 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 5.6 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 34% more meat per person than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 826 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 325 more hours a year than in Romania.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 5.7 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 8.4 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 13 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 30% of Romania.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 94% more fine dust than in Romania.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Romania.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 31% deadlier than in Romania.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 12.7 °C warmer than Romania.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 2.4 times as much rain as Romania.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Romania?
Romania is larger. Guatemala fits inside Romania 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Romania?
Romania has 2% more people than Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Romania?
People in Romania live 3.7 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Romania?
Men in Romania are 13.5 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
