How much coast is there?

Iran’s coastline is 11 times as long as Romania’s.

Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iran’s highest peak towers 3,081 m above Romania’s.

Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iran has 4.9 times as many people as Romania.

Iran: 92.4 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 45% more densely populated than Iran.

Iran: 57 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 9.8 years older than in Iran.

Iran: 32.9 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iran have 0.3 more children on average than in Romania.

Iran: 1.68 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 8.6% in Iran.

Iran: 8.6% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iran 0.3.

Iran: 0.3 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iran and Romania are practically level.

Iran: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 18% larger than Iran’s.

Iran: $363 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Romania produces 2.6 times as much per person as Iran.

Iran: Int$19,699 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Iran than in Romania (Gini 6.1 points higher).

Iran: 35.9 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Iran, versus 6.0% in Romania.

Iran: 8.3% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania and Iran are practically level.

Iran: 2% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Iran’s.

Iran: 20% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Romania spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Iran.

Iran: $267 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iran is 72% more likely to die before turning one than in Romania.

Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 2 times as many doctors per person as Iran.

Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 26% in Iran.

Iran: 25.7% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 12% in Iran.

Iran: 11.9% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Romania rate their lives 1.48 points higher than in Iran.

Iran: 5.15 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 826 times as much alcohol as in Iran.

Iran: 0.021 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Iran.

Iran: 29.9 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 774 kcal more food per person per day than Iran.

Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iran put in 420 more hours a year than in Romania.

Iran: 2,246 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Romania went to school 0.7 years longer than in Iran.

Iran: 10.8 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iran: no data · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

How many people are online?

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 85% in Iran.

Iran: 85% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Iran and Romania are practically level.

Iran: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Iran live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Iran: 77% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Iran has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.

Iran: 174 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 14% longer than Iran’s.

Iran: 9,455 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Iran fly 32% more passengers per resident than those from Romania.

Iran: 0.2 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 6.6% of Iran.

Iran: 6.6% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iran emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Romania.

Iran: 8.7 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran.

Iran: 3.8% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iran carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Romania.

Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Iran as in Romania.

Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iran are 2.1 times as deadly as in Romania.

Iran: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iran is on average 8.3 °C warmer than Romania.

Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Romania gets 2.8 times as much rain as Iran.

Iran: 272 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)