Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Ukraine 2.5 times.
Romania: 238,400 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 12 times as long as Romania’s.
Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Romania’s highest peak towers 483 m above Ukraine’s.
Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 2 times as many people as Romania.
Romania: 19 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 23% more densely populated than Ukraine.
Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 3.2 cm taller than in Romania.
Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 1.9 cm taller than in Romania.
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 0.64 years older than in Ukraine.
Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Romania have 0.4 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Romania and Ukraine are practically level.
Romania: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 2 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 2.7 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in Ukraine (Gini 4.2 points higher).
Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Romania: 6% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%.
Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ukraine’s.
Romania: 44% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 1.8 years longer than in Ukraine.
Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 27% more likely to die before turning one than in Romania.
Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 3% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine.
Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine.
Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 1.97 points higher than in Ukraine.
Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 47% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 863 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 219 more hours a year than in Romania.
Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 0.43 years longer than in Ukraine.
Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Romania: 91% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and Ukraine are practically level.
Romania: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Romania: 52% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Romania: 120 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 2 times as long as Romania’s.
Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.
Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Romania: 47% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
Romania and Ukraine are nearly identical here.
Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Romania.
Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 9% deadlier than in Romania.
Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Romania is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 22% more rain than Ukraine.
Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Romania bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Romania fits inside Ukraine 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Romania or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 2 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Romania or Ukraine?
People in Romania live 1.8 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Romania or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 3.2 cm taller than in Romania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
