Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Romania 5.8 times
Romania: 238,397 km² (2024) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 38% of Switzerland
Romania: 55.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 37.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 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)
How tall are the women?
Romania and Switzerland are practically level
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
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 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)
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)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Romania 1
Romania: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 3.7 points higher)
Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.5 (2023)
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)
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 0.8%
Romania: 2.3% (2025) · Switzerland: 0.8% (2025)
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)
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
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 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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Switzerland has 2 more World Heritage sites than Romania (13 against 11)
Romania: 11 (2026) · Switzerland: 13 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 91% in Romania
Romania: 91% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Switzerland is 26% faster than in Romania
Romania: 316 Mbps (2026) · Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 30% of Romania
Romania: 30.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 32% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 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
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).