Bucharest or Minsk: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Bucharest and Minsk are even: 2 : 2 across 5 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 2:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Bucharest
Indicator
Minsk
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,877,155 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
1,742,124 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,971,350 people
2025
2,093,512 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
260 km²
2025
245 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7,582 people per km²
2025
8,545 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1.5 %
2015–2025
8.3 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (2 : 2)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗68 days per year
2016-2025876% higher
✓7 days per year
2016-202590% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✓8 days per year
2016-202560% lower
✗19 days per year
2016-2025147% higher
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
lower is better
✓0.3 days per year
2016-202588% lower
✗2.4 days per year
2016-2025700% higher
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9 days per year
2016-2025
53 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,542 °C·days per year
2016-2025
3,929 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
570 °C·days per year
2016-2025
144 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
76 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
626 mm per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
8.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
7.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
17.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
73 %
2021-2025
80 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✗8 days per year
2021-2025875% higher
✓1 days per year
2021-202590% lower
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
198 km
2006-2025
418 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Bucharest, Minsk.