Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Indonesia 8 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 243 times as long as Romania’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,340 m above Romania’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 15 times as many people as Romania.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 83% more densely populated than Romania.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 11.6 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 10.4 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 13 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.7 more children on average than in Romania.
Indonesia: 2.12 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 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Romania are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Romania’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 2.9 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Romania (Gini 4.6 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 8 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 5.2 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 30% in Romania.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 1.01 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 169 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 749 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 133 more hours a year than in Romania.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 2.9 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 2 times as long as Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 30% of Romania.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 29% more fine dust than in Romania.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Romania as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 18% deadlier than in Romania.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 14.6 °C warmer than Romania.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 4.5 times as much rain as Romania.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Romania?
Indonesia is larger. Romania fits inside Indonesia 8 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Romania?
Indonesia has 15 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Romania?
People in Romania live 5.2 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Romania?
Men in Romania are 11.6 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
