Türkiye’s coastline is 32 times as long as Romania’s

Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,593 m above Romania’s

Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 50% of Türkiye

Romania: 55.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 4.5 times as many people as Romania

Romania: 19 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 35% more densely populated than Romania

Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Romania is 10 years older than in Türkiye

Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

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

Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 2.6 times as many refugees per resident as Romania

Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Romania: 2.1 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Romania and Türkiye are practically level

Romania: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Romania’s

Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Romania produces 12% more per person than Türkiye

Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Romania (Gini 13.9 points higher)

Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Romania and Türkiye are practically level

Romania: 0.7% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 6.0% in Romania

Romania: 6% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Romania and Türkiye are practically level

Romania: 2.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Romania’s 16%

Romania: 16.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Türkiye’s

Romania: 44% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Romania spends 92% more on health per person than Türkiye

Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 33% more likely to die before turning one than in Romania

Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Romania has 62% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Romania has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Türkiye

Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Romania is 2.2 times that in Türkiye

Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 30% in Türkiye

Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 30% in Romania

Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Romania rate their lives 1.33 points higher than in Türkiye

Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Romania drink 7.7 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Romania has 47% more meat per person than Türkiye

Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 243 kcal more food per person per day than Romania

Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Romania put in 78 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Romania went to school 2.6 years longer than in Türkiye

Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Romania welcomed 18% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019)

Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 11 more World Heritage sites than Romania (22 against 11)

Romania: 11 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Romania: 318 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Romania: 91% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Romania is 54% faster than in Türkiye

Romania: 316 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Romania and Türkiye are practically level

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

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 52% in Romania

Romania: 52% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Romania: 120 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Romania’s railway network is 2% longer than Türkiye’s

Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Türkiye fly 9.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania

Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 29% of Türkiye

Romania: 30.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Türkiye emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in Romania

Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Romania: 47% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 79% more fine dust than in Romania

Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Romania

Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Romania are 18% deadlier than in Türkiye

Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Romania

Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Romania gets 11% more rain than Türkiye

Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)