Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside India 14 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 31 times as long as Romania’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,042 m above Romania’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 77 times as many people as Romania.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 6 times as densely populated as Romania.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 11.3 cm taller than in India.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 9.5 cm taller than in India.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 15 years older than in India.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.6 more children on average than in Romania.
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Romania 1.
India: 3 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 9.2 times the size of Romania’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 4.3 times as much per person as India.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in India (Gini 4.3 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.2% in India.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania and India are practically level.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 12 times as much on health per person as India.
India: $85 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 4.2 years longer than in India.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 5 times as many doctors per person as India.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 23% in India.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 2.09 points higher than in India.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in India.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 8.9 times as much meat per person as India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 980 kcal more food per person per day than India.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 557 more hours a year than in Romania.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 4.7 years longer than in India.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 104 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 70% in India.
India: 70% (2025) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and India are practically level.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 36% in India.
India: 36% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Romania’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 20% more passengers per resident than those from India.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 25% of India.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 64% more CO₂ than someone in India.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Romania.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Romania.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 52% deadlier than in Romania.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 13.5 °C warmer than Romania.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 67% more rain than Romania.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Romania?
India is larger. Romania fits inside India 14 times.
Which has more people, India or Romania?
India has 77 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Romania?
People in Romania live 4.2 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in India or Romania?
Men in Romania are 11.3 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
