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Romania vs Ukraine
How Romania and Ukraine compare on 39 measures, from 1820 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Romania was higher: 75.9 years against 73.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Romania was higher: $12,570 against $2,197
- Population · In 2023, Ukraine was higher: 37.7 million people against 19.1 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Ukraine was higher: 39.56% of GDP against 2.28% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Romania was higher: 3.72 tonnes against 3.13 tonnes
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRomania: 132 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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