Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Pakistan 3.3 times
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 4.6 times as long as Romania’s
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,067 m above Romania’s
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 47% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 47.2% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 13 times as many people as Romania
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 4 times as densely populated as Romania
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 10.5 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 10.0 cm taller than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 22 years older than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.2 more children on average than in Romania
Pakistan: 3.55 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 4.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 2.4 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Pakistan: 0.1 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Romania 1
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 5% larger than Pakistan’s
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 7.7 times as much per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Romania (Gini 3.7 points higher)
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.7% in Romania
Pakistan: 23% (2024) · Romania: 0.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%
Pakistan: 2.9% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Pakistan: no data · Romania: 16.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 34 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 8.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 11 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 11% higher than in Romania
Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 1.76 points higher than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 197 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 1,135 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 645 more hours a year than in Romania
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 7.2 years longer than in Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Romania has 5 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (11 against 6)
Pakistan: 6 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 13 times as fast as in Pakistan
Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 38% longer than Pakistan’s
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Pakistan: 4.1% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.8 times as much fine dust as in Romania
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Romania
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 23% deadlier than in Romania
Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Romania
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 82% more rain than Pakistan
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Romania?
Pakistan is larger. Romania fits inside Pakistan 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Romania?
Pakistan has 13 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Romania?
People in Romania live 8.7 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Romania?
Men in Romania are 10.5 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
