How much coast is there?

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

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)

How many people live there?

Romania has 2.1 times as many people as Switzerland.

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

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 2.8 times as densely populated as Romania.

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

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)

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)

How many people are 65 or older?

Switzerland and Romania are practically level.

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

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Romania 1.

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

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)

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)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Romania (Gini 4 points higher).

Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

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)

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

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

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)

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)

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)

How common is obesity?

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

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

How many adults smoke?

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

How many tourists visit?

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

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

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

Romania and Switzerland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.

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

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)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

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

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

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

Romania and Switzerland are nearly identical here.

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

How green is the power grid?

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

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

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)

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)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Romania are 4 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

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)

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)