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Southeast Europe · sovereign state

Romania

Capital
Bucharest
Languages
Romanian
Currency
Romanian leu
People
19 million (2025)
Neighbours
5
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Romania

  • 2nd highest alcohol consumption 17.1 litres · #2 of 195 · 2023
  • 8th highest hospital beds 7.2 per 1,000 · #8 of 158 · 2022
  • 23rd highest fixed broadband download speed 316 Mbps · #23 of 197 · 2026

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.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people