Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Hungary fits inside Romania 2.6 times
Hungary: 93,030 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Hungary: 0 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Romania’s highest peak towers 1,530 m above Hungary’s
Hungary: 1,014 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Hungary and Romania are practically level
Hungary: 55.5% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Romania has 2 times as many people as Hungary
Hungary: 9.51 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Hungary is 26% more densely populated than Romania
Hungary: 104 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 1.2 cm taller than in Hungary
Hungary: 176.6 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 2.2 cm taller than in Hungary
Hungary: 162.6 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Hungary is 0.7 years older than in Romania
Hungary: 43.3 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Hungary and Romania are practically level
Hungary: 1.41 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Hungary are 65 or older, versus 20% in Romania
Hungary: 21.2% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 45% more refugees per resident than Hungary
Hungary: 7.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Hungary has produced 12.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1
Hungary: 12.6 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Hungary and Romania are practically level
Hungary: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 74% larger than Hungary’s
Hungary: $246 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 2% more per person than Hungary
Hungary: Int$49,838 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Hungary than in Romania (Gini 0.8 points higher)
Hungary: 30.6 (2017) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Hungary and Romania are practically level
Hungary: 0.9% (2017) · Romania: 0.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.5% in Hungary
Hungary: 4.5% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania and Hungary are practically level
Hungary: 2% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Hungary’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Romania’s 16%
Hungary: 22.7% (2024) · Romania: 16.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Hungary’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Romania’s
Hungary: 52% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Hungary spends 35% more on health per person than Romania
Hungary: $1,420 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
Hungary and Romania are practically level
Hungary: 76.7 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 94% more likely to die before turning one than in Hungary
Hungary: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 5% more doctors per person than Hungary
Hungary: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 9% more hospital beds per person than Hungary
Hungary: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Hungary is 90% higher than in Romania
Hungary: 15.6 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 37% in Hungary
Hungary: 36.9% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Hungary smoke, versus 30% in Romania
Hungary: 30.8% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.69 points higher than in Hungary
Hungary: 5.94 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 50% more alcohol than in Hungary
Hungary: 11.4 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Hungary has 5% more meat per person than Romania
Hungary: 76.3 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 100 kcal more food per person per day than Hungary
Hungary: 3,549 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 158 more hours a year than in Hungary
Hungary: 1,668 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Hungary went to school 0.78 years longer than in Romania
Hungary: 12.3 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Hungary welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Romania (2019)
Hungary: 1.38 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Romania has 3 more World Heritage sites than Hungary (11 against 8)
Hungary: 8 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Hungary has won 540 Olympic medals, Romania 318
Hungary: 540 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Hungary are online, versus 91% in Romania
Hungary: 94% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Hungary is 4% faster than in Romania
Hungary: 330 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Hungary and Romania are practically level
Hungary: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Hungary live in cities, versus 52% in Romania
Hungary: 71% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Hungary 105
Hungary: 105 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 34% longer than Hungary’s
Hungary: 8,037 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Hungary fly 40 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania
Hungary: 5.85 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 23% of Hungary
Hungary: 22.8% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Hungary emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Romania
Hungary: 4.1 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Hungary
Hungary: 35.3% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Romania carries 7% more fine dust than in Hungary
Hungary: 13.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 55% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Hungary
Hungary: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 42% deadlier than in Hungary
Hungary: 9.6 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Hungary is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Romania
Hungary: 12.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 9% more rain than Hungary
Hungary: 694 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Hungary bigger than Romania?
Romania is larger. Hungary fits inside Romania 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Hungary or Romania?
Romania has 2 times as many people as Hungary (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Hungary or Romania?
Hungary and Romania are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 76.7 years in Hungary and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Hungary or Romania?
Men in Romania are 1.2 cm taller than in Hungary (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
