Romania vs Switzerland

Switzerland scores 80.6 in the NationsTree Index (4th in the world) and Romania scores 58.3 (60th), a gap of 22.3 points. Their trees are 19 m and 21 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Romania has 2.1 times the population of Switzerland. Romania is 5.8 times larger than Switzerland by land area. Romania and Switzerland have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Romania 19.0 million and Switzerland 9.1 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $102,513 in Switzerland and $50,895 in Romania (2025, international dollars). People in Switzerland live on average 7.9 years longer (84.4 vs 76.5 years).

Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Romania ranks higher in the world on 3 and Switzerland on 34. Romania is clearly stronger in military and natural resources. Switzerland is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, economy and science & innovation.

As a nation, Switzerland is the older of the two (statehood since 1291, 735 years), compared with Romania (since 1330). Over the last five years Switzerland improved faster (direction score 48 vs 16 out of 100).