Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Mexico 8.2 times.
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 41 times as long as Romania’s.
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,092 m above Romania’s.
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 6.9 times as many people as Romania.
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 22% more densely populated than Mexico.
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 7.5 cm taller than in Mexico.
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 6.8 cm taller than in Mexico.
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 14 years older than in Mexico.
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.5 more children on average than in Romania.
Mexico: 1.89 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 8.5% in Mexico.
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Mexico and Romania are practically level.
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Romania’s.
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 2 times as much per person as Mexico.
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Romania (Gini 12.8 points higher).
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Romania’s.
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 38% more on health per person than Mexico.
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 1.2 years longer than in Mexico.
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 40% more doctors per person than Mexico.
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Romania and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Romania.
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Mexico.
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 8% more meat per person than Romania.
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 344 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 197 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 2.2 years longer than in Mexico.
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019).
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 83% in Mexico.
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Romania’s.
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 30% of Romania.
Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico.
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 28% more fine dust than in Romania.
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 22 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Romania.
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 25% deadlier than in Romania.
Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 10.4 °C warmer than Romania.
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 4% more rain than Romania.
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Romania?
Mexico is larger. Romania fits inside Mexico 8.2 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or Romania?
Mexico has 6.9 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Romania?
People in Romania live 1.2 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Mexico or Romania?
Men in Romania are 7.5 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
