How much coast is there?

Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Serbia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Romania’s highest peak towers 375 m above Serbia’s.

Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Serbia: 2,169 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Romania has 2.9 times as many people as Serbia.

Romania: 19 million (2025) · Serbia: 6.55 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 6% more densely populated than Serbia.

Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Serbia: 78 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Serbia is 1.3 years older than in Romania.

Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Serbia: 43.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Serbia: 1.64 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in Serbia are 65 or older, versus 20% in Romania.

Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Serbia: 23.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Serbia 0.0.

Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Serbia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Romania and Serbia are practically level.

Romania: 1 (2026) · Serbia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Serbia’s.

Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Serbia: $100 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Romania produces 50% more per person than Serbia.

Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Serbia: Int$33,910 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Serbia than in Romania (Gini 3 points higher).

Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Serbia: 32.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.1% in Serbia, versus 6.0% in Romania.

Romania: 6% (2025) · Serbia: 7.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Serbia and Romania are practically level.

Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Serbia: 2.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Serbia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Romania’s.

Romania: 44% (2025) · Serbia: 45% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Romania spends 7% more on health per person than Serbia.

Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Serbia: $984 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Romania is 30% more likely to die before turning one than in Serbia.

Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Serbia: 4.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 17% more doctors per person than Serbia.

Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Serbia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

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

Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Serbia: 25.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

40% of adults in Serbia smoke, versus 30% in Romania.

Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Serbia: 39.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Serbia rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Romania.

Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Serbia: 6.69 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 52% more alcohol than in Serbia.

Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Serbia: 11.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Serbia has 16% more meat per person than Romania.

Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Serbia: 84.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Serbia has 230 kcal more food per person per day than Romania.

Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Serbia: 3,879 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Serbia put in 169 more hours a year than in Romania.

Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Serbia: 1,995 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Serbia went to school 0.09 years longer than in Romania.

Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Serbia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Romania welcomed 94% more tourists per resident than Serbia (2019).

Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Serbia: 0.36 (2024)

How many people are online?

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 88% in Serbia.

Romania: 91% (2024) · Serbia: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Romania and Serbia are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Serbia live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Romania: 52% (2025) · Serbia: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Serbia has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.

Romania: 120 (2024) · Serbia: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Serbia’s.

Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Serbia: 3,348 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Serbia fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.

Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Serbia: 0.59 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Serbia, but only 30% of Romania.

Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Serbia: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Serbia emits 73% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.

Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Serbia: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 28% in Serbia.

Romania: 47% (2025) · Serbia: 27.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Serbia carries 23% more fine dust than in Romania.

Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Serbia: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 17% more likely to be murdered in Serbia than in Romania.

Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Serbia: 1.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Romania are 30% deadlier than in Serbia.

Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Serbia: 7.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Serbia is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Romania.

Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 12°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Serbia gets 3% more rain than Romania.

Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 782 mm (2016–2025 avg)