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Finland vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 70th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Romania
Population
5643254
18962595
Population rank 118/197 69/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Finland and Romania: Comparison Charts

Finland and Romania economies compared

GDP
Finland

Romania
Year GDP
Finland Romania
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 -
1971 $12,528,522,307 -
1972 $14,744,499,570 -
1973 $19,474,098,335 -
1974 $24,851,036,710 -
1975 $29,475,251,333 -
1976 $31,852,352,670 -
1977 $33,502,784,418 -
1978 $36,259,392,058 -
1979 $44,469,218,440 -
1980 $53,649,984,061 -
1981 $52,440,066,134 -
1982 $52,784,013,815 -
1983 $50,956,447,481 -
1984 $52,870,993,273 -
1985 $55,856,676,899 -
1986 $73,511,611,541 -
1987 $91,564,993,913 $38,067,567,568
1988 $109,039,090,263 $40,424,528,302
1989 $118,991,270,611 $41,450,777,202
1990 $141,446,120,355 $38,247,882,300
1991 $127,794,441,994 $28,850,634,900
1992 $112,537,828,511 $25,121,666,667
1993 $89,112,105,756 $26,361,160,450
1994 $103,182,697,780 $30,072,805,104
1995 $134,060,457,516 $37,430,162,103
1996 $131,991,975,149 $36,937,074,278
1997 $126,862,902,302 $35,575,214,078
1998 $133,990,876,725 $41,696,091,974
1999 $135,234,241,918 $35,953,156,754
2000 $125,967,821,111 $37,253,739,511
2001 $129,519,672,869 $40,395,116,581
2002 $140,360,963,812 $46,065,502,703
2003 $171,612,867,736 $57,806,384,143
2004 $197,458,297,640 $74,973,656,852
2005 $204,859,368,791 $98,454,380,120
2006 $217,044,068,234 $122,023,735,993
2007 $256,360,251,538 $174,588,782,939
2008 $285,698,662,071 $214,315,932,061
2009 $253,480,783,439 $174,110,532,659
2010 $249,429,613,683 $170,064,350,672
2011 $275,126,915,516 $192,623,977,894
2012 $257,443,384,493 $179,117,323,107
2013 $270,268,036,626 $189,798,603,751
2014 $273,478,528,955 $199,722,319,676
2015 $233,210,733,506 $177,885,131,240
2016 $238,777,818,793 $185,290,759,249
2017 $253,846,138,440 $210,147,385,855
2018 $273,869,255,596 $243,468,683,030
2019 $267,014,821,129 $251,677,082,534
2020 $270,000,311,606 $252,033,792,712
2021 $294,223,210,496 $286,578,196,368
2022 $280,253,099,309 $296,354,358,293
2023 $294,950,618,733 $350,775,856,415
2024 $299,835,625,551 $382,767,571,329

Finland and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Finland Romania
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 -
1971 $2,716 -
1972 $3,178 -
1973 $4,174 -
1974 $5,298 -
1975 $6,256 -
1976 $6,740 -
1977 $7,070 -
1978 $7,629 -
1979 $9,333 -
1980 $11,225 -
1981 $10,925 -
1982 $10,935 -
1983 $10,494 -
1984 $10,830 -
1985 $11,394 -
1986 $14,947 -
1987 $18,565 $1,659
1988 $22,044 $1,753
1989 $23,969 $1,790
1990 $28,366 $1,648
1991 $25,489 $1,254
1992 $22,320 $1,102
1993 $17,589 $1,158
1994 $20,278 $1,323
1995 $26,246 $1,650
1996 $25,757 $1,633
1997 $24,682 $1,577
1998 $26,000 $1,853
1999 $26,180 $1,600
2000 $24,336 $1,660
2001 $24,965 $1,825
2002 $26,989 $2,120
2003 $32,920 $2,679
2004 $37,768 $3,495
2005 $39,050 $4,618
2006 $41,214 $5,758
2007 $48,473 $8,360
2008 $53,769 $10,435
2009 $47,478 $8,548
2010 $46,506 $8,400
2011 $51,060 $9,561
2012 $47,552 $8,930
2013 $49,691 $9,498
2014 $50,074 $10,032
2015 $42,560 $8,977
2016 $43,451 $9,405
2017 $46,085 $10,728
2018 $49,654 $12,502
2019 $48,358 $12,992
2020 $48,829 $13,082
2021 $53,099 $14,987
2022 $50,441 $15,558
2023 $52,822 $18,404
2024 $53,189 $20,072

Finland vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Romania
1950 64.2 60.5
1951 65.6 61.2
1952 66.5 61.8
1953 66.6 62.5
1954 67.5 63
1955 67.3 63.3
1956 68 63.6
1957 67.5 64
1958 68.6 64.4
1959 68.8 64.9
1960 69 65.6
1961 69 66.4
1962 68.7 67.2
1963 69.2 67.8
1964 69.4 68.4
1965 69.1 68.4
1966 69.6 68.2
1967 69.8 68.1
1968 69.8 67.9
1969 69.6 67.2
1970 70.3 67.9
1971 70.1 68.4
1972 70.9 69
1973 71.4 68.7
1974 71.3 69.5
1975 71.8 69.6
1976 72 69.9
1977 72.5 69.5
1978 73.1 69.8
1979 73.4 69.5
1980 73.6 69.2
1981 74 69.5
1982 74.5 69.8
1983 74.4 69.8
1984 74.7 69.9
1985 74.4 69.4
1986 74.8 69.7
1987 74.8 69.1
1988 74.8 69.4
1989 75 69.5
1990 75 69.8
1991 75.4 70
1992 75.6 69.5
1993 75.9 69.5
1994 76.6 69.3
1995 76.6 69.3
1996 76.9 68.8
1997 77.1 69.1
1998 77.3 69.9
1999 77.5 70.6
2000 77.7 71.2
2001 78.1 71.1
2002 78.3 70.8
2003 78.5 70.8
2004 78.8 71.1
2005 79 71.6
2006 79.4 72.2
2007 79.4 72.8
2008 79.7 73.2
2009 79.8 73.5
2010 80 73.6
2011 80.4 74.3
2012 80.5 74.3
2013 80.9 74.9
2014 81.1 74.8
2015 81.4 74.7
2016 81.3 75
2017 81.5 75
2018 81.6 75.1
2019 81.9 75.3
2020 81.8 74
2021 81.8 72.7
2022 81.2 75.3
2023 81.9 75.9
2024 82.1 76.1
2025 82.2 76.2

Finland and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Romania
Year Population
Finland Romania
1960 4,429,634 18,406,905
1961 4,461,005 18,555,250
1962 4,491,443 18,676,550
1963 4,523,309 18,797,850
1964 4,548,543 18,919,126
1965 4,563,732 19,031,576
1966 4,580,869 19,215,450
1967 4,605,744 19,534,242
1968 4,626,469 19,799,831
1969 4,623,785 20,009,141
1970 4,606,307 20,250,398
1971 4,612,124 20,461,567
1972 4,639,657 20,657,957
1973 4,666,081 20,835,681
1974 4,690,574 21,029,429
1975 4,711,440 21,293,583
1976 4,725,664 21,551,634
1977 4,738,902 21,756,096
1978 4,752,528 21,951,464
1979 4,764,690 22,090,488
1980 4,779,535 22,207,282
1981 4,799,964 22,353,070
1982 4,826,933 22,475,741
1983 4,855,787 22,560,478
1984 4,881,803 22,640,547
1985 4,902,206 22,732,999
1986 4,918,154 22,836,841
1987 4,932,123 22,949,430
1988 4,946,481 23,057,662
1989 4,964,371 23,161,458
1990 4,986,431 23,201,835
1991 5,013,740 23,001,155
1992 5,041,992 22,794,284
1993 5,066,447 22,763,280
1994 5,088,333 22,730,211
1995 5,107,790 22,684,270
1996 5,124,573 22,619,004
1997 5,139,835 22,553,978
1998 5,153,498 22,507,344
1999 5,165,474 22,472,040
2000 5,176,209 22,442,971
2001 5,188,008 22,131,970
2002 5,200,598 21,730,496
2003 5,213,014 21,574,326
2004 5,228,172 21,451,748
2005 5,246,096 21,319,685
2006 5,266,268 21,193,760
2007 5,288,720 20,882,982
2008 5,313,399 20,537,875
2009 5,338,871 20,367,487
2010 5,363,352 20,246,871
2011 5,388,272 20,147,528
2012 5,413,971 20,058,035
2013 5,438,972 19,983,693
2014 5,461,512 19,908,979
2015 5,479,531 19,815,616
2016 5,495,303 19,702,267
2017 5,508,214 19,588,715
2018 5,515,525 19,473,970
2019 5,521,606 19,371,648
2020 5,529,543 19,265,250
2021 5,541,017 19,122,059
2022 5,556,106 19,048,502
2023 5,583,911 19,059,479
2024 5,637,214 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Finland and Romania

Fertility rate
Finland

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Finland Romania
1960 2.72 2.34
1961 2.72 2.17
1962 2.68 2.04
1963 2.68 2.01
1964 2.59 1.96
1965 2.48 1.91
1966 2.41 1.9
1967 2.32 3.66
1968 2.14 3.63
1969 1.93 3.19
1970 1.83 2.89
1971 1.68 2.67
1972 1.58 2.55
1973 1.49 2.44
1974 1.61 2.71
1975 1.68 2.59
1976 1.7 2.54
1977 1.68 2.57
1978 1.64 2.52
1979 1.64 2.49
1980 1.63 2.43
1981 1.64 2.36
1982 1.71 2.17
1983 1.74 2.06
1984 1.69 2.26
1985 1.64 2.31
1986 1.6 2.39
1987 1.59 2.38
1988 1.69 2.3
1989 1.71 2.22
1990 1.78 1.83
1991 1.79 1.59
1992 1.85 1.51
1993 1.81 1.43
1994 1.85 1.4
1995 1.81 1.33
1996 1.78 1.3
1997 1.75 1.32
1998 1.7 1.32
1999 1.73 1.3
2000 1.73 1.31
2001 1.73 1.27
2002 1.72 1.27
2003 1.76 1.3
2004 1.8 1.33
2005 1.8 1.4
2006 1.84 1.42
2007 1.83 1.45
2008 1.85 1.6
2009 1.86 1.66
2010 1.87 1.59
2011 1.83 1.47
2012 1.8 1.52
2013 1.75 1.46
2014 1.71 1.56
2015 1.65 1.62
2016 1.57 1.69
2017 1.49 1.78
2018 1.41 1.76
2019 1.35 1.77
2020 1.37 1.8
2021 1.46 1.81
2022 1.32 1.71
2023 1.26 1.71

Finland and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Romania
Year Median age, years
Finland Romania
1960 28.4 28.5
1961 28.4 28.9
1962 28.5 29.3
1963 28.5 29.7
1964 28.6 30.2
1965 28.7 30.6
1966 28.8 31
1967 28.9 31.3
1968 29 31.3
1969 29.3 31.3
1970 29.6 31.4
1971 29.9 31.4
1972 30.1 31.5
1973 30.2 31.5
1974 30.4 31.6
1975 30.7 31.7
1976 31.2 31.8
1977 31.7 31.8
1978 32.1 31.7
1979 32.4 31.7
1980 32.8 31.8
1981 33.2 31.9
1982 33.5 32
1983 33.9 32.1
1984 34.3 32.3
1985 34.7 32.5
1986 35.1 32.7
1987 35.4 32.8
1988 35.8 32.8
1989 36.1 32.9
1990 36.4 33
1991 36.7 33.1
1992 37 33.3
1993 37.2 33.6
1994 37.5 33.8
1995 37.8 34
1996 38.1 34.2
1997 38.4 34.4
1998 38.7 34.6
1999 39 34.7
2000 39.4 34.8
2001 39.7 34.8
2002 40 35.3
2003 40.3 36
2004 40.6 36.6
2005 40.9 37
2006 41.2 37.3
2007 41.4 37.7
2008 41.6 38.2
2009 41.8 38.8
2010 41.9 39.3
2011 42.1 39.8
2012 42.2 40.2
2013 42.3 40.5
2014 42.4 40.9
2015 42.5 41.3
2016 42.6 41.7
2017 42.7 42
2018 42.8 42.3
2019 43 42.6
2020 43.2 42.9
2021 43.3 43.2
2022 43.5 43.3
2023 43.8 43.5
2024 44 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
7
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Finland Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Finland Romania
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
99.2%
2021
English speaking
70.2%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Finland Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Romania
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
53,679 mi
2023

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