Ireland vs Romania

Ireland scores 80.4 in the NationsTree Index (5th in the world) and Romania scores 58.3 (60th), a gap of 22.1 points. Their trees are 20 m and 19 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Romania has 3.5 times the population of Ireland. Romania is 3.4 times larger than Ireland by land area. The economy of Romania is 14% larger than that of Ireland (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Ireland 5.5 million and Romania 19.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $155,089 in Ireland and $50,895 in Romania (2025, international dollars). People in Ireland live on average 6.6 years longer (83.0 vs 76.5 years).

Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Ireland ranks higher in the world on 31 and Romania on 6. Ireland is clearly stronger in economy, institutions & safety and trade. Romania is clearly stronger in military and natural resources.

As a nation, Romania is the older of the two (statehood since 1330, 696 years), compared with Ireland (since 1937). Over the last five years Ireland improved faster (direction score 86 vs 16 out of 100).