Skip to content

Italy vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Italy has a population of 59M (ranked 25/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Italy's land area is 114,178 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 72nd vs. 80th).

By GDP, Italy ranks 8/197 ($2.37T) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Italy ranks 29/197 ($40,226), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Italy Romania
Population
58790597
18962595
Population rank 25/197 69/197
GDP
$2.37T
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 8/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$40,226
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 29/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$60,847
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$3.21T
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
137.3%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$54,420
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 6/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,309
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
114,178 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
517 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
48.8 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Italy and Romania: Comparison Charts

Italy and Romania economies compared

GDP
Italy

Romania
Year GDP
Italy Romania
1960 $42,012,422,612 -
1961 $46,649,487,320 -
1962 $52,413,872,628 -
1963 $60,035,924,618 -
1964 $65,720,771,779 -
1965 $70,717,012,186 -
1966 $76,622,444,787 -
1967 $84,401,995,573 -
1968 $91,485,448,148 -
1969 $100,996,667,239 -
1970 $113,656,669,765 -
1971 $124,959,712,859 -
1972 $145,594,833,997 -
1973 $175,896,529,392 -
1974 $200,024,444,775 -
1975 $228,220,643,535 -
1976 $225,235,205,862 -
1977 $258,190,019,750 -
1978 $315,784,469,541 -
1979 $394,584,507,108 -
1980 $478,356,755,596 -
1981 $431,695,533,981 -
1982 $428,257,421,618 -
1983 $444,063,496,940 -
1984 $438,896,930,791 -
1985 $453,259,761,687 -
1986 $641,862,313,287 -
1987 $807,570,134,449 $38,067,567,568
1988 $893,663,934,841 $40,424,528,302
1989 $930,801,709,004 $41,450,777,202
1990 $1,183,945,130,899 $38,247,882,300
1991 $1,249,092,439,519 $28,850,634,900
1992 $1,323,204,350,354 $25,121,666,667
1993 $1,067,412,587,671 $26,361,160,450
1994 $1,101,750,159,702 $30,072,805,104
1995 $1,177,369,428,266 $37,430,162,103
1996 $1,314,776,508,972 $36,937,074,278
1997 $1,244,988,176,444 $35,575,214,078
1998 $1,272,729,786,997 $41,696,091,974
1999 $1,255,004,736,464 $35,953,156,754
2000 $1,149,661,363,439 $37,253,739,511
2001 $1,172,041,488,806 $40,395,116,581
2002 $1,281,746,271,196 $46,065,502,703
2003 $1,582,930,016,539 $57,806,384,143
2004 $1,812,808,753,295 $74,973,656,852
2005 $1,864,982,261,287 $98,454,380,120
2006 $1,958,563,654,386 $122,023,735,993
2007 $2,222,524,108,128 $174,588,782,939
2008 $2,417,508,414,187 $214,315,932,061
2009 $2,209,484,319,013 $174,110,532,659
2010 $2,144,936,254,535 $170,064,350,672
2011 $2,306,974,020,278 $192,623,977,894
2012 $2,097,929,495,122 $179,117,323,107
2013 $2,153,225,581,941 $189,798,603,751
2014 $2,173,255,507,986 $199,722,319,676
2015 $1,845,428,048,839 $177,885,131,240
2016 $1,887,111,188,177 $185,290,759,249
2017 $1,970,720,904,585 $210,147,385,855
2018 $2,099,435,266,459 $243,468,683,030
2019 $2,019,606,796,584 $251,677,082,534
2020 $1,907,481,094,079 $252,033,792,712
2021 $2,179,207,773,596 $286,578,196,368
2022 $2,104,067,630,319 $296,354,358,293
2023 $2,304,605,139,863 $350,775,856,415
2024 $2,372,774,547,793 $382,767,571,329

Italy and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Italy

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Italy Romania
1960 $837 -
1961 $923 -
1962 $1,030 -
1963 $1,171 -
1964 $1,272 -
1965 $1,357 -
1966 $1,459 -
1967 $1,595 -
1968 $1,718 -
1969 $1,886 -
1970 $2,112 -
1971 $2,311 -
1972 $2,677 -
1973 $3,213 -
1974 $3,629 -
1975 $4,116 -
1976 $4,042 -
1977 $4,614 -
1978 $5,623 -
1979 $7,006 -
1980 $8,476 -
1981 $7,640 -
1982 $7,574 -
1983 $7,851 -
1984 $7,758 -
1985 $8,009 -
1986 $11,341 -
1987 $14,268 $1,659
1988 $15,781 $1,753
1989 $16,424 $1,790
1990 $20,874 $1,648
1991 $22,007 $1,254
1992 $23,297 $1,102
1993 $18,782 $1,158
1994 $19,382 $1,323
1995 $20,712 $1,650
1996 $23,123 $1,633
1997 $21,884 $1,577
1998 $22,365 $1,853
1999 $22,050 $1,600
2000 $20,190 $1,660
2001 $20,570 $1,825
2002 $22,451 $2,120
2003 $27,578 $2,679
2004 $31,348 $3,495
2005 $32,063 $4,618
2006 $33,537 $5,758
2007 $37,826 $8,360
2008 $40,829 $10,435
2009 $37,100 $8,548
2010 $35,857 $8,400
2011 $38,432 $9,561
2012 $34,854 $8,930
2013 $35,702 $9,498
2014 $36,028 $10,032
2015 $30,640 $8,977
2016 $31,392 $9,405
2017 $32,844 $10,728
2018 $34,904 $12,502
2019 $33,813 $12,992
2020 $32,091 $13,082
2021 $36,853 $14,987
2022 $35,654 $15,558
2023 $39,065 $18,404
2024 $40,226 $20,072

Italy vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Italy

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Italy Romania
1950 65.7 60.5
1951 65.3 61.2
1952 65.9 61.8
1953 66.6 62.5
1954 67.9 63
1955 68.3 63.3
1956 67.6 63.6
1957 67.8 64
1958 68.9 64.4
1959 69.3 64.9
1960 69.2 65.6
1961 69.8 66.4
1962 69.2 67.2
1963 69.3 67.8
1964 70.4 68.4
1965 70.3 68.4
1966 71 68.2
1967 71 68.1
1968 70.9 67.9
1969 70.9 67.2
1970 71.6 67.9
1971 71.9 68.4
1972 72.1 69
1973 72.1 68.7
1974 72.8 69.5
1975 72.7 69.6
1976 73.1 69.9
1977 73.4 69.5
1978 73.8 69.8
1979 74.1 69.5
1980 74.1 69.2
1981 74.4 69.5
1982 74.9 69.8
1983 74.7 69.8
1984 75.5 69.9
1985 75.6 69.4
1986 75.9 69.7
1987 76.3 69.1
1988 76.5 69.4
1989 76.9 69.5
1990 77 69.8
1991 77 70
1992 77.4 69.5
1993 77.7 69.5
1994 77.9 69.3
1995 78.1 69.3
1996 78.4 68.8
1997 78.7 69.1
1998 78.8 69.9
1999 79.2 70.6
2000 79.6 71.2
2001 79.9 71.1
2002 80.1 70.8
2003 80.2 70.8
2004 81 71.1
2005 81 71.6
2006 81.4 72.2
2007 81.5 72.8
2008 81.6 73.2
2009 81.8 73.5
2010 82.1 73.6
2011 82.2 74.3
2012 82.3 74.3
2013 82.7 74.9
2014 82.9 74.8
2015 82.5 74.7
2016 83 75
2017 82.7 75
2018 83.2 75.1
2019 83.3 75.3
2020 82.2 74
2021 82.9 72.7
2022 82.1 75.3
2023 83.7 75.9
2024 83.9 76.1
2025 84 76.2

Italy and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Italy

Romania
Year Population
Italy Romania
1960 50,199,700 18,406,905
1961 50,536,350 18,555,250
1962 50,879,450 18,676,550
1963 51,252,000 18,797,850
1964 51,675,350 18,919,126
1965 52,112,350 19,031,576
1966 52,519,000 19,215,450
1967 52,900,500 19,534,242
1968 53,235,750 19,799,831
1969 53,537,950 20,009,141
1970 53,821,850 20,250,398
1971 54,073,490 20,461,567
1972 54,381,345 20,657,957
1973 54,751,406 20,835,681
1974 55,110,868 21,029,429
1975 55,441,001 21,293,583
1976 55,718,260 21,551,634
1977 55,955,411 21,756,096
1978 56,155,143 21,951,464
1979 56,317,749 22,090,488
1980 56,433,883 22,207,282
1981 56,501,675 22,353,070
1982 56,543,548 22,475,741
1983 56,564,074 22,560,478
1984 56,576,718 22,640,547
1985 56,593,071 22,732,999
1986 56,596,155 22,836,841
1987 56,601,931 22,949,430
1988 56,629,288 23,057,662
1989 56,671,781 23,161,458
1990 56,719,240 23,201,835
1991 56,758,521 23,001,155
1992 56,797,087 22,794,284
1993 56,831,821 22,763,280
1994 56,843,400 22,730,211
1995 56,844,303 22,684,270
1996 56,860,281 22,619,004
1997 56,890,372 22,553,978
1998 56,906,744 22,507,344
1999 56,916,317 22,472,040
2000 56,942,108 22,442,971
2001 56,976,981 22,131,970
2002 57,089,824 21,730,496
2003 57,399,184 21,574,326
2004 57,828,179 21,451,748
2005 58,166,682 21,319,685
2006 58,399,861 21,193,760
2007 58,756,247 20,882,982
2008 59,211,181 20,537,875
2009 59,555,454 20,367,487
2010 59,819,407 20,246,871
2011 60,026,841 20,147,528
2012 60,191,247 20,058,035
2013 60,311,613 19,983,693
2014 60,320,707 19,908,979
2015 60,229,605 19,815,616
2016 60,115,223 19,702,267
2017 60,002,252 19,588,715
2018 60,148,658 19,473,970
2019 59,729,081 19,371,648
2020 59,438,851 19,265,250
2021 59,133,173 19,122,059
2022 59,013,667 19,048,502
2023 58,993,475 19,059,479
2024 58,986,023 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Italy and Romania

Fertility rate
Italy

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Italy Romania
1960 2.4 2.34
1961 2.44 2.17
1962 2.46 2.04
1963 2.51 2.01
1964 2.66 1.96
1965 2.6 1.91
1966 2.58 1.9
1967 2.5 3.66
1968 2.46 3.63
1969 2.47 3.19
1970 2.38 2.89
1971 2.4 2.67
1972 2.35 2.55
1973 2.3 2.44
1974 2.28 2.71
1975 2.17 2.59
1976 2.04 2.54
1977 1.93 2.57
1978 1.84 2.52
1979 1.73 2.49
1980 1.64 2.43
1981 1.58 2.36
1982 1.56 2.17
1983 1.51 2.06
1984 1.46 2.26
1985 1.42 2.31
1986 1.35 2.39
1987 1.33 2.38
1988 1.36 2.3
1989 1.33 2.22
1990 1.33 1.83
1991 1.3 1.59
1992 1.3 1.51
1993 1.25 1.43
1994 1.21 1.4
1995 1.19 1.33
1996 1.2 1.3
1997 1.22 1.32
1998 1.22 1.32
1999 1.23 1.3
2000 1.26 1.31
2001 1.25 1.27
2002 1.27 1.27
2003 1.29 1.3
2004 1.34 1.33
2005 1.33 1.4
2006 1.37 1.42
2007 1.39 1.45
2008 1.44 1.6
2009 1.44 1.66
2010 1.44 1.59
2011 1.42 1.47
2012 1.42 1.52
2013 1.39 1.46
2014 1.38 1.56
2015 1.36 1.62
2016 1.36 1.69
2017 1.34 1.78
2018 1.31 1.76
2019 1.27 1.77
2020 1.24 1.8
2021 1.25 1.81
2022 1.24 1.71
2023 1.2 1.71

Italy and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Italy

Romania
Year Median age, years
Italy Romania
1960 31.6 28.5
1961 31.8 28.9
1962 32 29.3
1963 32.1 29.7
1964 32.2 30.2
1965 32.3 30.6
1966 32.4 31
1967 32.5 31.3
1968 32.7 31.3
1969 32.8 31.3
1970 33 31.4
1971 33.1 31.4
1972 33.2 31.5
1973 33.3 31.5
1974 33.4 31.6
1975 33.5 31.7
1976 33.6 31.8
1977 33.7 31.8
1978 33.9 31.7
1979 34 31.7
1980 34.1 31.8
1981 34.3 31.9
1982 34.6 32
1983 34.9 32.1
1984 35.3 32.3
1985 35.6 32.5
1986 35.8 32.7
1987 36.1 32.8
1988 36.4 32.8
1989 36.8 32.9
1990 37.1 33
1991 37.5 33.1
1992 37.9 33.3
1993 38.2 33.6
1994 38.6 33.8
1995 38.9 34
1996 39.1 34.2
1997 39.4 34.4
1998 39.6 34.6
1999 39.9 34.7
2000 40.3 34.8
2001 40.6 34.8
2002 41 35.3
2003 41.3 36
2004 41.6 36.6
2005 41.9 37
2006 42.3 37.3
2007 42.6 37.7
2008 42.8 38.2
2009 43.1 38.8
2010 43.5 39.3
2011 43.9 39.8
2012 44.2 40.2
2013 44.6 40.5
2014 45 40.9
2015 45.4 41.3
2016 45.8 41.7
2017 46.2 42
2018 46.6 42.3
2019 47 42.6
2020 47.4 42.9
2021 47.7 43.2
2022 48.1 43.3
2023 48.4 43.5
2024 48.8 43.8

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Italy and Romania.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Italy Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.26T
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.8%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
338,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.26%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.5%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.6%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.9
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
1,338,142
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.73%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
74
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
290
2014
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$587B
2014
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$291B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
38,419,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.65%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
86%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Italy Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,298 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.2
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
305 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.18 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
17.5%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.95%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
79.6%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,047 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
41%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
15.9%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Italy Romania
% of world population
0.72%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+95,246
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
79.6
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
54
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.55
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.3%
2019
99.2%
2021
English speaking
13.6%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
89.2%
2024
91.3%
2024

Health

Italy Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,228
2023
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$745
2023
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.25
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
31.8 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.8
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.8%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
61
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.4%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.97 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Italy Romania
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,936 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,531 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
37,558 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
303,043 mi
2007
53,679 mi
2023

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Italy vs Romania
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare