Canada vs Romania: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Romania: Romania leads on Oil Imports (193,100) against Canada (1.09); Romania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (232,600) against Canada (2.01); Romania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (103,000) against Canada (1.11). Across 113 compared metrics, Canada wins on 60 and Romania wins on 42.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %89.2 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points66.42 points
Radios32.37.2
Televisions21.55.25
Waterways6361,731

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $16.27B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $442.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %1.75 %
Coal Revenue0.080.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %5.57 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.687.7
Electricity Consumption522.249.64
Electricity Exports73.3511.22
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2347
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5629
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels96
Electricity from Other Renewables1219
Electricity Imports2.684.18
Electricity Installed Capacity143.523.94
Electricity Production649.661.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita59.38 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.932.3
Gross Fixed Investment23.726.4
Gross National Saving20.821.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %5.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.411.58
Natural Gas Exports83.9622.65
Natural Gas Imports26.361.22
Natural Gas Production159.110.87
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06105.5
Oil Consumption2.21196,000
Oil Exports1.9395,500
Oil Imports1.09193,100
Oil Production3.48107,100
Oil Proved Reserves175.2600
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people23.8 people
Public Debt61.350.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45198,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12103,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,70049,420
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01232,600
Remittances02.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.16
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.252.03
Taxes and Other Revenues13.816.2
Unemployment Rate6.5 %5.4 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M685,376
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8561.42
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaurbanization is not particularly high, and the population distribution is fairly even throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year8.46 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9212.01

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43207.5
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km118,778 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km225 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant590.53 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,0455,280

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %63.14 %
Administrative Divisions1041
Independence19
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.479.16
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.77.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP6.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km7.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %12 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.427.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %22.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA19,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000128,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %53.04 %
Human Capital Index0.820.58
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years81.09 years
Median age of population40.75 years43.42 years
Population Change437,571 persons-92,387.5 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km81.9 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons18.80M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.75
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CA-B
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %8.45 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)7.75 %14.28 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons3.98M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.878.26
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years8.2 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days30 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people1.78 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09174.74
Military Manpower at Military Age1620
Military Service Age and Obligation17typically 18-35 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory service ended in 2007 (2025) note: in 2025, the Romanian Government approved a voluntary service plan for citizens aged 18 to 35 to apply for a four-month basic military trai
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %55.21 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km3.63 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %-0.86 %
Population living in slums1.2 %1.91 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons224,274.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %59.15 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.71 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-44,837 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births5.91 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.61
Airports1,459103
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel63659
Heliports50624

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