Romania
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Identity
Name origin: the name derives from the Latin Romani, meaning "people from Rome.
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Romania vs Serbia
123 shared metrics.
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Serbia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Serbia.
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Identity
Name origin: the country takes its name from the Serb people.
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Analysis
Romania leads in 67 of 123 shared metrics, while Serbia leads in 56.
Romania's Solar Electricity Share is 21.3x that of Serbia (9.8% vs 0.44%).
Romania's Tourist Arrivals is 10.3x that of Serbia (5.02M vs 446.0K).
Romania's Irrigated Land is 8.6x that of Serbia (5.3K km² vs 550 km²).
Romania's Domestic Patents is 4.6x that of Serbia (772 vs 138).
Romania's GDP (Nominal) is 3.3x that of Serbia ($382,564,217,988.87 vs $90,097,765,959.11).
Key Comparisons
Solar Electricity ShareRomania leads
Romania
9.8%
Serbia
0.44%
Tourist ArrivalsRomania leads
Romania
5.02M
Serbia
446.0K
Irrigated LandRomania leads
Romania
5.3K km²
Serbia
550 km²
Domestic PatentsRomania leads
Romania
772
Serbia
138
GDP (Nominal)Romania leads
Romania
$382,564,217,988.87
Serbia
$90,097,765,959.11
Armed Forces PersonnelRomania leads
Romania
128.0K
Serbia
32.0K
All Metrics
Solar Electricity Share
RomaniaRomania
9.8%
Serbia
0.44%
2127% higher
Tourist Arrivals
RomaniaRomania
5.02M
Serbia
446.0K
1026% higher
Irrigated Land
RomaniaRomania
5.3K km²
Serbia
550 km²
860% higher
Domestic Patents
RomaniaRomania
772
Serbia
138
459% higher
GDP (Nominal)
RomaniaRomania
$382,564,217,988.87
Serbia
$90,097,765,959.11
325% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
RomaniaRomania
128.0K
Serbia
32.0K
300% higher
Railway Network
RomaniaRomania
10.8K km
Serbia
3.3K km
222% higher
Railway Length
RomaniaRomania
10.6K km
Serbia
3.3K km
219% higher
Wind Electricity Share
RomaniaRomania
11.99%
Serbia
4.0%
199% higher
Land Area
RomaniaRomania
230.1K km²
Serbia
84.1K km²
174% higher
Population
RomaniaRomania
18.15M
Serbia
6.65M
173% higher
Forest Area
RomaniaRomania
69.3K km²
Serbia
27.2K km²
154% higher
Foreign Patents
RomaniaRomania
45
Serbia
18
150% higher
Teen Birth Rate
RomaniaRomania
33.75 per 1k
Serbia
13.67 per 1k
147% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
RomaniaRomania
19.75M kW
Serbia
8.20M kW
141% higher
Airports
RomaniaRomania
108
Serbia
46
135% higher
Alcohol Consumption
RomaniaRomania
16.8 L/adult/yr
Serbia
7.5 L/adult/yr
126% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
RomaniaRomania
0.46
Serbia
0.21
123% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
RomaniaRomania
11 sites
Serbia
5.0 sites
120% higher
Scientific Publications
RomaniaRomania
11.7K
Serbia
5.4K
117% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
RomaniaRomania
3.3 per 100k people
Serbia
1.6 per 100k people
106% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
RomaniaRomania
0.60
Serbia
0.30
102% higher
Informal Employment Share
SerbiaRomania
2.4% of employed people
Serbia
17.14% of employed people
86% lower
Protected Land (%)
RomaniaRomania
24.6%
Serbia
13.4%
84% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
RomaniaRomania
0.78
Serbia
0.42
83% higher
Coal Electricity Share
SerbiaRomania
13.41%
Serbia
65.05%
79% lower
GDP Growth Rate
SerbiaRomania
0.92%
Serbia
3.9%
77% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
1.9% of GDP
Serbia
6.2% of GDP
70% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
SerbiaRomania
1.9% of firms
Serbia
6.4% of firms
70% lower
Water Stress (%)
SerbiaRomania
19.23%
Serbia
60.56%
68% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SerbiaRomania
250.75 gCO2/kWh
Serbia
695.8 gCO2/kWh
64% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
RomaniaRomania
238.33 kg/person/yr
Serbia
148.53 kg/person/yr
60% higher
Water Withdrawal
RomaniaRomania
8.2 B m³
Serbia
5.1 B m³
60% higher
Researchers
SerbiaRomania
998.73 per 1M
Serbia
2.5K per 1M
60% lower
Beer Consumption
RomaniaRomania
5.1 L/person/yr
Serbia
3.2 L/person/yr
58% higher
GNI Per Capita
RomaniaRomania
$17,600
Serbia
$11,610
52% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
0.46% of GDP
Serbia
0.95% of GDP
52% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
RomaniaRomania
$48,731.32
Serbia
$32,233.76
51% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
SerbiaRomania
19.21%
Serbia
38%
49% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
SerbiaRomania
2.6K kWh/person
Serbia
5.1K kWh/person
49% lower
Obesity Rate
RomaniaRomania
38.24%
Serbia
26.05%
47% higher
Political Corruption Index
SerbiaRomania
0.42
Serbia
0.79
47% lower
Food Waste per Person
RomaniaRomania
181 kg/person/yr
Serbia
122.81 kg/person/yr
47% higher
CO2 Per Capita
SerbiaRomania
3.6 t/person/yr
Serbia
6.2 t/person/yr
42% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
SerbiaRomania
26.38% of adults
Serbia
45.49% of adults
42% lower
Electricity Generation
RomaniaRomania
52.86 TWh
Serbia
37.12 TWh
42% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
5.7% of GDP
Serbia
9.7% of GDP
40% lower
Capital Elevation
SerbiaRomania
70 m
Serbia
117 m
40% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
RomaniaRomania
55.26%
Serbia
40.39%
37% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
RomaniaRomania
45 pts
Serbia
33 pts
36% higher
Nurses & Midwives
RomaniaRomania
8.1 per 1k
Serbia
5.9 per 1k
36% higher
Suicide Rate
SerbiaRomania
9.6 per 100k
Serbia
15.14 per 100k
36% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
35.6% of GDP
Serbia
53.58% of GDP
34% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SerbiaRomania
14.85 µg/m³
Serbia
22.51 µg/m³
34% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
SerbiaRomania
1.6K kg oil eq/person
Serbia
2.4K kg oil eq/person
33% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
16.21% of GDP
Serbia
23.89% of GDP
32% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RomaniaRomania
7.1 per 1k
Serbia
5.4 per 1k
31% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
RomaniaRomania
2.7% of firms
Serbia
2.0% of firms
30% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
50.9% of GDP
Serbia
73.1% of GDP
30% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
RomaniaRomania
9.6 per 100k
Serbia
7.4 per 100k
30% higher
Border Neighbors
SerbiaRomania
5.0
Serbia
7.0
29% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
41.61% of GDP
Serbia
58.14% of GDP
28% lower
Air Passengers
SerbiaRomania
2.81M
Serbia
3.87M
27% lower
Child Mortality
RomaniaRomania
6.6 per 1k births
Serbia
5.2 per 1k births
27% higher
Unemployment Rate
SerbiaRomania
5.4%
Serbia
7.4%
27% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
SerbiaRomania
29.5% of adults
Serbia
39.6% of adults
26% lower
University Enrollment Rate
SerbiaRomania
55.17%
Serbia
73.21%
25% lower
Smoking Rate
SerbiaRomania
30%
Serbia
39.5%
24% lower
Land Border Length
RomaniaRomania
2.8K km
Serbia
2.3K km
22% higher
Inflation Rate
RomaniaRomania
5.7%
Serbia
4.7%
21% higher
Infant Mortality
RomaniaRomania
5.4 per 1k births
Serbia
4.5 per 1k births
20% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
RomaniaRomania
63.92 kg/person/yr
Serbia
53.49 kg/person/yr
19% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RomaniaRomania
63.78 per 100k
Serbia
54.43 per 100k
17% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
RomaniaRomania
3.6 per 1k
Serbia
3.1 per 1k
17% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
RomaniaRomania
24.54% of youth labor force
Serbia
20.93% of youth labor force
17% higher
Highest Elevation
RomaniaRomania
2.5K m
Serbia
2.2K m
17% higher
Digital Payments Used
SerbiaRomania
63.61% of adults
Serbia
77.05% of adults
17% lower
Homicide Rate
SerbiaRomania
1.1 per 100k
Serbia
1.3 per 100k
16% lower
Urban Population (%)
SerbiaRomania
52.17%
Serbia
62.38%
16% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SerbiaRomania
23.6%
Serbia
27.2%
13% lower
Broadband Access (%)
RomaniaRomania
35 per 100 people
Serbia
31 per 100 people
13% higher
Tourism Revenue
RomaniaRomania
$1,611,000,000
Serbia
$1,422,000,000
13% higher
Elderly Population (%)
SerbiaRomania
19.98%
Serbia
22.69%
12% lower
Fertility Rate
RomaniaRomania
1.6 children/woman
Serbia
1.5 children/woman
11% higher
Military Spending
SerbiaRomania
2.3% of GDP
Serbia
2.6% of GDP
11% lower
Spirits Consumption
SerbiaRomania
2.1 L/person/yr
Serbia
2.4 L/person/yr
10% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
RomaniaRomania
82.18%
Serbia
74.97%
10% higher
Youth Population (%)
RomaniaRomania
15.72%
Serbia
14.31%
10% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
RomaniaRomania
356.03 per 1k people
Serbia
323.36 per 1k people
10% higher
Inequality (Gini)
SerbiaRomania
29.8
Serbia
32.8
9% lower
Women in Senior Management
RomaniaRomania
34.66% of managers
Serbia
31.91% of managers
9% higher
Credit Card Ownership
SerbiaRomania
22.19% of adults
Serbia
24.29% of adults
9% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
SerbiaRomania
19.04% of firms
Serbia
20.89% of firms
9% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
SerbiaRomania
90.54%
Serbia
97.94%
8% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
SerbiaRomania
29.99% of firms
Serbia
32.6% of firms
8% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
SerbiaRomania
30.12%
Serbia
32.39%
7% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
SerbiaRomania
86.27% of adults
Serbia
91.38% of adults
6% lower
Population Density
RomaniaRomania
82.85 /km²
Serbia
78.76 /km²
5% higher
Dependency Ratio
SerbiaRomania
55.51% of working-age pop.
Serbia
58.72% of working-age pop.
5% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
SerbiaRomania
38.2 hrs/week
Serbia
40.37 hrs/week
5% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RomaniaRomania
47.8% of adults
Serbia
46% of adults
4% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SerbiaRomania
123.25 per 100 people
Serbia
128.47 per 100 people
4% lower
Internet Users (%)
RomaniaRomania
91.29%
Serbia
87.69%
4% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaRomania
3.3% of GDP
Serbia
3.4% of GDP
4% lower
Median Age
SerbiaRomania
42.6 years
Serbia
43.9 years
3% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
RomaniaRomania
8.2 kg/person/yr
Serbia
8.0 kg/person/yr
3% higher
Birth Rate
SerbiaRomania
8.4 per 1k
Serbia
8.7 per 1k
3% lower
Death Rate
SerbiaRomania
14.28 per 1k
Serbia
14.66 per 1k
3% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SerbiaRomania
5.8 per 1M people
Serbia
6.0 per 1M people
3% lower
Human Development Index
RomaniaRomania
0.84
Serbia
0.83
1% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
RomaniaRomania
0.87
Serbia
0.86
1% higher
Life Expectancy
RomaniaRomania
76.6 years
Serbia
76.2 years
1% higher
Life Evaluation Score
SerbiaRomania
6.6 pts
Serbia
6.7 pts
1% lower
Time Zones Count
RomaniaRomania
1.0 time zones
Serbia
1.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RomaniaRomania
20 days/yr
Serbia
20 days/yr
equal
Coastline Length
RomaniaRomania
225 km
Serbia
0 km
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
RomaniaRomania
100%
Serbia
100%
equal
Adult Literacy Rate
SerbiaRomania
99.16%
Serbia
99.34%
equal
Health Spending Per Capita
SerbiaRomania
$902.27
Serbia
$903.12
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
RomaniaRomania
0.22 per 1M people
Serbia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SerbiaRomania
0 m
Serbia
35 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
RomaniaRomania
1.0
Serbia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SerbiaRomania
-8% of GDP
Serbia
-4.9% of GDP
ranked lower
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