Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 88% bigger than Romania
Romania: 238,397 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 2,099 m above Romania’s
Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 55% of Romania
Romania: 55.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 95% more people than Romania
Romania: 19 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 2% more densely populated than Romania
Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 6.9 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 4.4 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 16 years older than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Romania
Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 80,523 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Romania: 2.1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Romania 1
Romania: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 3.7 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Romania (Gini 2.9 points higher)
Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.7% in Romania
Romania: 0.7% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Romania: 6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan and Romania are practically level
Romania: 2.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Romania’s central government collects 16% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Romania: 16.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Uzbekistan’s
Romania: 44% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 5.5 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 3.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania
Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 29% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 48% more hospital beds per person than Uzbekistan
Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Romania is 5% higher than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan
Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.35 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 8.2 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 53% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 352 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 273 more hours a year than in Romania
Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 0.36 years longer than in Romania
Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Romania has 3 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (11 against 8)
Romania: 11 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Romania: 318 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Romania: 91% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 47% faster than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 316 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Romania and Uzbekistan are practically level
Romania: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Romania: 52% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Romania: 120 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Uzbekistan’s
Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 13% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan
Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Romania: 30.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 6% more CO₂ than someone in Romania
Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Romania: 47% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Romania
Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 25% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Romania
Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Romania are 5% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Romania
Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 3.4 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Romania bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 88% bigger than Romania.
Which has more people, Romania or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 95% more people than Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Romania or Uzbekistan?
People in Romania live 3.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Romania or Uzbekistan?
Men in Romania are 6.9 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).