Austria vs Romania: Bathing sites with excellent water quality
Austria
96.5%
in 2025
Romania
100.0%
in 2025
Austria rank
4th
Romania rank
1st
Bathing sites with excellent water quality over time
- Austria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 100.0% against 96.5% in Austria, a difference of 3.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 4th and Romania ranks 1st of 27 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.2% | 28.6% | 64.6% | Austria |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 66.7% | 30.3% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bathing sites with excellent water quality, Austria or Romania?
- Romania, at 100.0% against 96.5% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in bathing sites with excellent water quality between Austria and Romania?
- 3.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Romania rank globally for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Austria ranks 4th and Romania ranks 1st of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Bathing sites with excellent water quality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of bathing water sites in lakes or rivers that are of excellent quality. This means contamination levels of certain bacteria are below a strict threshold.