Romania vs Russia
Romania vs Russia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Romania and 100% in Russia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 both had 100%.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Romania | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 99.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 100 | 99.8 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 99.8 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 100 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 98.8 | 95.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 98.4 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 98.1 | 100 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 97.8 | 100 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 97.1 | 99.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 96.8 | 98.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 96.5 | 98.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 96.1 | 98.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 95.9 | 98.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 95.6 | 98 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 95.3 | 98 | 80 |
| 2003 | 95.1 | 97.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 94.9 | 97.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 94.6 | 97.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 94.4 | 97.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 100 | 100 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 100 | 100 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1996 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1995 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1994 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1993 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1992 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1991 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1990 | 100 | 100 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Romania vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRomania: 132 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025