Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Yemen 2.2 times
Romania: 238,397 km² (2024) · Yemen: 527,968 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Yemen’s coastline is 8.5 times as long as Romania’s
Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Yemen: 1,906 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Yemen’s highest peak towers 1,122 m above Romania’s
Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Yemen: 3,666 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 44% of Yemen
Romania: 55.2% (2024) · Yemen: 44.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Yemen has 2.2 times as many people as Romania
Romania: 19 million (2025) · Yemen: 41.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 4% more densely populated than Yemen
Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Yemen: 79 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 13.4 cm taller than in Yemen
Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Yemen: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 10.0 cm taller than in Yemen
Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Yemen: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 24 years older than in Yemen
Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Yemen: 18.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Yemen have 3.1 more children on average than in Romania
Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Yemen: 4.5 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 2.5% in Yemen
Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Yemen: 2.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Romania hosts 9.2 times as many refugees per resident as Yemen
Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Yemen: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Yemen 0.2
Romania: 2.1 (2026) · Yemen: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Romania and Yemen are practically level
Romania: 1 (2026) · Yemen: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 20 times the size of Yemen’s
Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Yemen: $21.6 billion (2018)
How much is produced per person?
Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Yemen: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Yemen than in Romania (Gini 6.9 points higher)
Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Yemen: 36.7 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Romania: 0.7% (2023) · Yemen: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 17% in Yemen, versus 6.0% in Romania
Romania: 6% (2025) · Yemen: 17.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Yemen spends 4.0% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%
Romania: 2.3% (2025) · Yemen: 4% (2014)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Romania: 16.2% (2024) · Yemen: no data
How expensive is it?
Romania: 44% (2025) · Yemen: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 22 times as much on health per person as Yemen
Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Yemen: $48 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 7 years longer than in Yemen
Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Yemen: 69.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Yemen is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania
Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Yemen: 33.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 37 times as many doctors per person as Yemen
Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Yemen: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Romania has 16 times as many hospital beds per person as Yemen
Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Yemen: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Romania is 49% higher than in Yemen
Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023) · Yemen: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 12% in Yemen
Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Yemen: 11.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Yemen: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 3.10 points higher than in Yemen
Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Yemen: 3.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 15,953 times as much alcohol as in Yemen
Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Yemen: 0.0011 litres (2015)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 5.3 times as much meat per person as Yemen
Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Yemen: 13.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 1,838 kcal more food per person per day than Yemen
Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Yemen: 1,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Romania put in 444 more hours a year than in Yemen
Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Yemen: 1,382 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 6.1 years longer than in Yemen
Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Yemen: 5.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 60 times as many tourists per resident as Yemen (2019)
Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Yemen: 0.01 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Romania has 6 more World Heritage sites than Yemen (11 against 5)
Romania: 11 (2026) · Yemen: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Yemen none
Romania: 318 (2026 edition) · Yemen: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 17% in Yemen
Romania: 91% (2024) · Yemen: 17% (2019)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Romania is 8 times as fast as in Yemen
Romania: 316 Mbps (2026) · Yemen: 39 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 86% in Yemen
Romania: 100% (2024) · Yemen: 86.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 37% in Yemen
Romania: 52% (2025) · Yemen: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Yemen 51
Romania: 120 (2024) · Yemen: 51 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Yemen: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Yemen
Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Yemen: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 1.0% of Yemen
Romania: 30.2% (2024) · Yemen: 1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Yemen
Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Yemen: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 11% in Yemen
Romania: 47% (2025) · Yemen: 11.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Yemen carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Romania
Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Yemen: 35 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Yemen: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Yemen are 3.3 times as deadly as in Romania
Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023) · Yemen: 44.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Yemen is on average 15.2 °C warmer than Romania
Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Yemen: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 5.1 times as much rain as Yemen
Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Yemen: 148 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Romania bigger than Yemen?
Yemen is larger. Romania fits inside Yemen 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Romania or Yemen?
Yemen has 2.2 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Romania or Yemen?
People in Romania live 7 years longer than in Yemen. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 69.4 in Yemen.
Are people taller in Romania or Yemen?
Men in Romania are 13.4 cm taller than in Yemen (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
