Year of the religious toleration act
1579 (Utrecht) + 1568 (Turda, Transylvania)
Population of the country (2019)
17.28 million + 19.41 million
National dish
Stamppot/hutspot (mashed potato, vegetables and sausage) + Sarmale (ground pork and rice, wrapped in cabbage leaves)
Largest airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol + Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport
Largest religion
Roman Catholicism (23.7%) + Romanian Orthodoxy (85.9%)
Number of Unesco World Heritage Sites
10 + 8
Best-selling souvenir
Custom clogs + clay mug
Heraldic animal
lion + aquila/eagle
Most popular national sweet treat
stroopwafel (syrup sandwiched between two thin layers of baked waffle batter) + papanasi (doughnuts served with sour cream and blueberry sauce)
The largest port/harbour
Rotterdam + Constanta
Average height in cm
175.62 + 171.3
Oldest university
Leiden (1575) + Cluj Napoca (1581)
Most iconic building
windmill + monastery
Most popular sportswoman
Mariann Vos (cyclist) + Nadia Comaneci (gymnast)
The most profitable agricultural export sector
ornamental plants and flowers + wheat
Internationally best-known musician of the 20th and 21st century
Eddie Van Halen + Inna
Top export product
Machinery including computers + vehicle parts
Largest music festival
Amsterdam Music Festival + Untold in Cluj Napoca
EU member state since...
1952 + 2007
National flower
tulip + dog rose
Longest river
Rhine + Danube
Largest ethnic group
Indo 4.9% + Hungarians 6.5%
Best-known mythical evil character
Kludde/Kleure (shape-shifter) + Dracula (vampire)
Highest point of mainland
Vaalserberg (322.4 m) + Moldoveanu (2544 m)
Average income per month (in euros gross)
2.816 + 625
Internationally best-known band
Golden Earring + Phoenix
Greatest painter
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn + Nicolae Grigorescu
Most popular food item
cheese + mici (grilled ground meat rolls)
Place in the 'most competitive economy in the world' rank
5 + 52
Oldest beer (still brewed)
Grolsch (1615) + Timişoreana (1718)
The most popular spirit/beverage has a taste of ...
juniper + plums
Most appreciated satirical writer
Multatuli (Eduard Douwes Dekker) + I.L.Caragiale
Best-known footballer
Johan Cruyff + George Hagi
Top-rated tourist attraction
Jordaan and Amsterdam's Canals + Bran Castle
Best-selling car
Tesla Model 3 + Dacia LOGAN
Most prolific famous author
Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch + Mihai Eminescu
Km of motorway/highway
3,530 + 850.1
Number of billionaires
11 + 4
Best known philosopher
Spinoza + Emil Cioran
Greatest classical music composer
Johannes Bernardus van Bree + George Enescu
The largest land-based predator
badger + brown bear
Most populous city
Amsterdam + Bucharest