Greece vs Romania

Greece and Romania compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Romania has about 1.8 times as many people as Greece: 19 million against 10.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Greece ($26,948) is 20% higher than in Romania ($22,538) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Greece (2.1%) than in Romania (0.7%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Romania (7.2%) than in Greece (2.5%), a difference of 4.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Greece (8.5%) than in Romania (6%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Greece can expect to live 5.3 years longer than one born in Romania: 81.8 years against 76.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Greece is older: half of its people are over 45.7 years, against 42.6 years in Romania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Romania (91.3%) than in Greece (86.3%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Greece (5 tonnes) are 35% higher than in Romania (3.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Greece (36.9%) than in Romania (30.2%), a difference of 6.7 percentage points in 2024.