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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Uzbekistan is 88% bigger than Romania.

Romania: 238,400 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.

Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Romania 1.

Romania: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%.

Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)

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 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)

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)

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 8.5% of Uzbekistan.

Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 3% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.

Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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