Hungary vs Romania

Hungary 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 2 times as many people as Hungary: 19 million against 9.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Hungary ($25,907) is 15% higher than in Romania ($22,538) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Romania (0.7%) than in Hungary (0.5%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Romania (7.2%) than in Hungary (4.4%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Romania (6%) than in Hungary (4.5%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Hungary (76.7 years) and Romania (76.5 years) in 2024.
• The population of Hungary is older: half of its people are over 43.3 years, against 42.6 years in Romania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Hungary (93.8%) than in Romania (91.3%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Hungary (4.5 tonnes) are 22% higher than in Romania (3.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Romania (30.2%) than in Hungary (22.8%), a difference of 7.4 percentage points in 2024.