How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 112 times as long as Romania’s.

Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Romania’s highest peak towers 75 m above Norway’s.

Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Romania has 3.4 times as many people as Norway.

Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 5.4 times as densely populated as Norway.

Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 3.1 years older than in Norway.

Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Norway have 0.1 more children on average than in Romania.

Norway: 1.45 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 19% in Norway.

Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1.

Norway: 23.2 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Romania 1.

Norway: 3 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 24% larger than Romania’s.

Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 2 times as much per person as Romania.

Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in Norway (Gini 3.3 points higher).

Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.6% in Norway.

Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania and Norway are practically level.

Norway: 2.1% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Romania’s.

Norway: 91% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 7.9 times as much on health per person as Romania.

Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Romania is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 37% more doctors per person than Romania.

Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 21% in Norway.

Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Romania.

Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Norway.

Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 3% more meat per person than Norway.

Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 173 kcal more food per person per day than Norway.

Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Romania put in 414 more hours a year than in Norway.

Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 1.6 years longer than in Romania.

Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 30% more tourists per resident than Romania (2019).

Norway: 0.91 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 91% in Romania.

Norway: 99% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Norway and Romania are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Norway: 84% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Norway: 109 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Norway’s.

Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Norway: no data · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 30% of Romania.

Norway: 33.5% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 85% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.

Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.

Norway: 99% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Romania carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 55% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Norway.

Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Romania are 6.4 times as deadly as in Norway.

Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Romania is on average 9.4 °C warmer than Norway.

Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Norway gets 66% more rain than Romania.

Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)