26th highest adult obesity37.7% · #26 of 195 · 2024
30th highest median age42.6 years · #30 of 213 · 2023
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COUNTRYDUEL EUROPE
Surprising facts about Romania
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Romania’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Romania among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Romania sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Romania across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Romania
vs Bulgaria 
vs Hungary 
vs Moldova 
vs Serbia 
vs Ukraine