Greece vs Romania
Greece vs Romania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10 years in Greece and 8.4 years in Romania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.6 years, or 1.19 times that in Romania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Greece ranked 40 and Romania ranked 78 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Greece | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 8.8 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 8.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025