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Romania rankings 2026: where Romania places in 180 global Top 10s

Romania is #1 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 11 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Romania across Top10Earth: 180 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person, where it is measured at 16.8 litres of pure alcohol per person (Alcohol consumption) as of 2026-11-02. Romania holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 11 rankings.

Where Romania is number one

These are the rankings Romania currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Romania is inside the top 10 of 10 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Romania by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Romania holds 50 positions: #16 of 50 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power (20.48 %), #19 of 50 in Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from gas (3,000.33 million tonnes), #19 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports (1.23 %) and #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (48.34 %). 46 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Romania holds 45 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (8,175.51 BoP, current US$ million), #19 of 50 in Countries by reserves and related items (5,480.59 BoP, current US$ million), #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports (79.34 % of merchandise exports) and #21 of 50 in Biggest exporters of ICT services (13.0k BoP, current US$ million). 41 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Romania holds 30 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries that drink the most beer per person (4.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year), #14 of 50 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (45.7 %), #15 of 50 in Countries with the most organic agricultural land (694 thousand hectares) and #18 of 50 in Countries producing the most soybeans (316.76 thousand tonnes). 26 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Romania holds 21 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person (16.8 litres of pure alcohol per person), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate (3.75 deaths per 100,000 people), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate (329.57 deaths per 100,000 people) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases (45.51 per 100,000 people). 17 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Romania holds 21 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates (15.59 per 100,000 people), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest overall death rates (1.7 per 100,000 people), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone (99.1 %) and #8 of 50 in Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol (16.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year). 17 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Romania holds 6 positions: #16 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) (78.47 %), #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (99.16 %), #37 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (0.75 thousand) and #41 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (10.71 thousand). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Romania holds 5 positions: #32 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (6.81 million subscriptions), #40 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (35.8 per 100 people), #42 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (49.14 % of service imports, BoP) and #48 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (91.29 %). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Travel

In travel, Romania holds 2 positions: #33 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.01 million) and #37 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (5.02 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Romania moved in 161 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Romania ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Romania's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries emitting the most CO2 (68.55 million tonnes), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions (68.55 million tonnes) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales (0.82 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Romania

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Romania's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Romania

What is Romania's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person, with 16.8 litres of pure alcohol per person (Alcohol consumption) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Romania?

180 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Romania in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 11 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person, #4 in Countries by net capital account and #6 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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