Romania vs Russia
Romania vs Russia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Romania and 10.9 years in Russia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Russia, by 2.5 years, or 1.3 times that in Romania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Romania ranked 78 and Russia ranked 29 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Romania | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 10.9 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 11.9 |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 9.8 |
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
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