Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Spain 2.1 times.
Romania: 238,400 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 22 times as long as Romania’s.
Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 1,174 m above Romania’s.
Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 2.6 times as many people as Romania.
Romania: 19 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 19% more densely populated than Romania.
Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 1.7 cm taller than in Spain.
Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 2.7 cm taller than in Spain.
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 2.3 years older than in Romania.
Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Romania have 0.3 more children on average than in Spain.
Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 20% in Romania.
Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Spain 1.4.
Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Romania and Spain are practically level.
Romania: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Romania’s.
Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 18% more per person than Romania.
Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Romania (Gini 3.6 points higher).
Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Romania: 6% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Spain 1.4%.
Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Romania’s.
Romania: 44% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 3 times as much on health per person as Romania.
Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 7.4 years longer than in Romania.
Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 18% more doctors per person than Romania.
Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 28% in Spain.
Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.09 points higher than in Spain.
Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 41% more alcohol than in Spain.
Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 39% more meat per person than Romania.
Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 272 kcal more food per person per day than Spain.
Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 188 more hours a year than in Spain.
Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 0.79 years longer than in Spain.
Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Romania (2019).
Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 91% in Romania.
Romania: 91% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and Spain are practically level.
Romania: 100% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Romania: 52% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Romania: 120 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 48% longer than Romania’s.
Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 30% of Romania.
Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 28% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.
Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Romania: 47% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Romania carries 43% more fine dust than in Spain.
Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 62% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Spain.
Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 2.7 times as deadly as in Spain.
Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Spain is on average 3.8 °C warmer than Romania.
Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 14% more rain than Spain.
Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Romania bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Romania fits inside Spain 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Romania or Spain?
Spain has 2.6 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Romania or Spain?
People in Spain live 7.4 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Romania or Spain?
Men in Romania are 1.7 cm taller than in Spain (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
