Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside the United States 41 times.
Romania: 238,400 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 89 times as long as Romania’s.
Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 3,646 m above Romania’s.
Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 18 times as many people as Romania.
Romania: 19 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 2.2 times as densely populated as the United States.
Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Romania and the United States are practically level.
Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 1.4 cm taller than in the United States.
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 4.6 years older than in the United States.
Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United States have 0.2 more children on average than in Romania.
Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 18% in the United States.
Romania: 20.1% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Romania 2.1.
Romania: 2.1 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Romania and the United States are practically level.
Romania: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 72 times the size of Romania’s.
Romania: $429 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 77% more per person than Romania.
Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Romania (Gini 12 points higher).
Romania: 29.8 (2023) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.2% in the United States.
Romania: 6% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%.
Romania: 2.3% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Romania’s.
Romania: 44% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 13 times as much on health per person as Romania.
Romania: $1,051 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 2.4 years longer than in Romania.
Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Romania is 9% more likely to die before turning one than in the United States.
Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 2% more doctors per person than Romania.
Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 38% in Romania.
Romania: 37.7% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 16% in the United States.
Romania: 29.7% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 0.19 points higher than in Romania.
Romania: 6.63 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 79% more alcohol than in the United States.
Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 68% more meat per person than Romania.
Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 298 kcal more food per person per day than Romania.
Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 37 more hours a year than in the United States.
Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 2.4 years longer than in Romania.
Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as the United States (2019).
Romania: 0.7 (2024) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 91% in Romania.
Romania: 91% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and the United States are practically level.
Romania: 100% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Romania: 52% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United States 113.
Romania: 120 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 14 times as long as Romania’s.
Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Romania: 0.15 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 30% of Romania.
Romania: 30.1% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Romania.
Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States.
Romania: 47% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Romania carries 91% more fine dust than in the United States.
Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in the United States as in Romania.
Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the United States are 48% deadlier than in Romania.
Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Romania is on average 0.7 °C warmer than the United States.
Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 12% more rain than Romania.
Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Romania bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Romania fits inside the United States 41 times.
Which has more people, Romania or the United States?
The United States has 18 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Romania or the United States?
People in the United States live 2.4 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Romania or the United States?
Romania and the United States are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
