Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Romania 3.6 times.
Romania: 238,400 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sri Lanka’s coastline is 6 times as long as Romania’s.
Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Romania’s highest peak towers 20 m above Sri Lanka’s.
Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sri Lanka has 14% more people than Romania.
Romania: 19 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 4.3 times as densely populated as Romania.
Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 9.8 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 8.8 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 9.8 years older than in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sri Lanka have 0.6 more children on average than in Romania.
Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 12% in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka 0.0.
Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Romania 1.
Romania: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.
Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 3 times as much per person as Sri Lanka.
Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Romania (Gini 7.9 points higher).
Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.4%.
Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Sri Lanka’s.
Romania: 44% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 7.8 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.
Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 1.2 years longer than in Romania.
Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.
Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 21% in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 2.62 points higher than in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 6.8 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 6.3 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.
Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 974 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sri Lanka put in 227 more hours a year than in Romania.
Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 0.78 years longer than in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).
Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 91% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Romania: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 52% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Romania: 120 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 6.9 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 20% more passengers per resident than those from Romania.
Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 30% of Romania.
Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.
Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Romania: 47% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 45% more fine dust than in Romania.
Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Romania.
Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sri Lanka are 20% deadlier than in Romania.
Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 15.9 °C warmer than Romania.
Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 2.4 times as much rain as Romania.
Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Romania bigger than Sri Lanka?
Romania is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Romania 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Romania or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has 14% more people than Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Romania or Sri Lanka?
People in Sri Lanka live 1.2 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Romania or Sri Lanka?
Men in Romania are 9.8 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
