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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Switzerland fits inside Romania 5.8 times

Romania: 238,397 km² (2024) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

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

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 2,090 m above Romania’s

Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 38% of Switzerland

Romania: 55.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 37.7% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Romania has 2.1 times as many people as Switzerland

Romania: 19 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 2.8 times as densely populated as Romania

Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Switzerland are 0.9 cm taller than in Romania

Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Romania and Switzerland are practically level

Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 0.29 years older than in Switzerland

Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Romania have 0.1 more children on average than in Switzerland

Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Switzerland and Romania are practically level

Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Switzerland hosts 2.1 times as many refugees per resident as Romania

Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Switzerland: 22.9 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1

Romania: 2.1 (2026) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Romania 1

Romania: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Romania’s

Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 2 times as much per person as Romania

Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Romania (Gini 3.7 points higher)

Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.5 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.7% of people in Romania live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Switzerland

Romania: 0.7% (2023) · Switzerland: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.9% in Switzerland

Romania: 6% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.8%

Romania: 2.3% (2025) · Switzerland: 0.8% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Romania’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Switzerland’s 9.5%

Romania: 16.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 9.5% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Romania’s

Romania: 44% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 11 times as much on health per person as Romania

Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Switzerland live 7.9 years longer than in Romania

Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Romania is 76% more likely to die before turning one than in Switzerland

Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 24% more doctors per person than Romania

Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Romania has 65% more hospital beds per person than Switzerland

Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Switzerland is 41% higher than in Romania

Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 11.6 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland

Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland

Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.39 points higher than in Romania

Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 95% more alcohol than in Switzerland

Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 13% more meat per person than Switzerland

Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 247 kcal more food per person per day than Switzerland

Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Romania put in 297 more hours a year than in Switzerland

Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 2.4 years longer than in Romania

Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 49% more tourists per resident than Romania (2019)

Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Switzerland has 2 more World Heritage sites than Romania (13 against 11)

Romania: 11 (2026) · Switzerland: 13 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Switzerland has won 403 Olympic medals, Romania 318

Romania: 318 (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 403 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 91% in Romania

Romania: 91% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Switzerland is 26% faster than in Romania

Romania: 316 Mbps (2026) · Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Romania and Switzerland are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 52% in Romania

Romania: 52% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120

Romania: 120 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Switzerland’s

Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania

Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 30% of Romania

Romania: 30.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 32% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

Romania and Switzerland are nearly identical here

Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania

Romania: 47% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Romania carries 59% more fine dust than in Switzerland

Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 87% more likely to be murdered in Romania than in Switzerland

Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Romania are 3.5 times as deadly as in Switzerland

Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 3.9 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Romania is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Switzerland

Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 2.1 times as much rain as Romania

Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Romania bigger than Switzerland?

Romania is larger. Switzerland fits inside Romania 5.8 times.

Which has more people, Romania or Switzerland?

Romania has 2.1 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Romania or Switzerland?

People in Switzerland live 7.9 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 84.4 in Switzerland.

Are people taller in Romania or Switzerland?

Men in Switzerland are 0.9 cm taller than in Romania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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