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Japan vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 61st vs. 80th).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Romania
Population
123324642
18962595
Population rank 12/197 69/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 4/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Japan and Romania: Comparison Charts

Japan and Romania economies compared

GDP
Japan

Romania
Year GDP
Japan Romania
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 -
1971 $245,364,056,622 -
1972 $324,933,841,269 -
1973 $441,460,582,536 -
1974 $490,035,789,970 -
1975 $532,861,438,885 -
1976 $598,883,902,156 -
1977 $737,069,290,928 -
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 -
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 -
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 -
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 -
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 -
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 -
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 -
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 -
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 -
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 $38,067,567,568
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 $40,424,528,302
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 $41,450,777,202
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $38,247,882,300
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $28,850,634,900
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $25,121,666,667
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $26,361,160,450
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $30,072,805,104
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $37,430,162,103
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $36,937,074,278
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $35,575,214,078
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $41,696,091,974
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $35,953,156,754
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $37,253,739,511
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $40,395,116,581
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $46,065,502,703
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $57,806,384,143
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $74,973,656,852
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $98,454,380,120
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $122,023,735,993
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $174,588,782,939
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $214,315,932,061
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $174,110,532,659
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $170,064,350,672
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $192,623,977,894
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $179,117,323,107
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $189,798,603,751
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $199,722,319,676
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $177,885,131,240
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $185,290,759,249
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $210,147,385,855
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $243,468,683,030
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $251,677,082,534
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $252,033,792,712
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $286,578,196,368
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $296,354,358,293
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $350,775,856,415
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $382,767,571,329

Japan and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Japan Romania
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 -
1971 $2,321 -
1972 $3,031 -
1973 $4,061 -
1974 $4,448 -
1975 $4,776 -
1976 $5,310 -
1977 $6,473 -
1978 $9,012 -
1979 $9,301 -
1980 $9,669 -
1981 $10,583 -
1982 $9,780 -
1983 $10,652 -
1984 $11,207 -
1985 $11,809 -
1986 $17,452 -
1987 $21,142 $1,659
1988 $25,500 $1,753
1989 $25,266 $1,790
1990 $25,801 $1,648
1991 $29,428 $1,254
1992 $31,993 $1,102
1993 $36,345 $1,158
1994 $39,934 $1,323
1995 $44,198 $1,650
1996 $39,150 $1,633
1997 $35,638 $1,577
1998 $32,424 $1,853
1999 $36,610 $1,600
2000 $39,169 $1,660
2001 $34,406 $1,825
2002 $32,821 $2,120
2003 $35,387 $2,679
2004 $38,299 $3,495
2005 $37,813 $4,618
2006 $35,992 $5,758
2007 $35,779 $8,360
2008 $39,876 $10,435
2009 $41,309 $8,548
2010 $44,968 $8,400
2011 $48,760 $9,561
2012 $49,145 $8,930
2013 $40,899 $9,498
2014 $38,475 $10,032
2015 $34,961 $8,977
2016 $39,375 $9,405
2017 $38,834 $10,728
2018 $39,751 $12,502
2019 $40,416 $12,992
2020 $40,029 $13,082
2021 $40,095 $14,987
2022 $34,066 $15,558
2023 $33,836 $18,404
2024 $32,476 $20,072

Japan vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Romania
1950 59.3 60.5
1951 61 61.2
1952 63 61.8
1953 63.3 62.5
1954 64.5 63
1955 65.7 63.3
1956 65.6 63.6
1957 65.4 64
1958 67 64.4
1959 67.5 64.9
1960 67.7 65.6
1961 68.4 66.4
1962 68.7 67.2
1963 69.7 67.8
1964 70.2 68.4
1965 70.3 68.4
1966 71.1 68.2
1967 71.4 68.1
1968 71.7 67.9
1969 71.9 67.2
1970 72 67.9
1971 72.8 68.4
1972 73.3 69
1973 73.4 68.7
1974 73.8 69.5
1975 74.4 69.6
1976 74.8 69.9
1977 75.3 69.5
1978 75.7 69.8
1979 76.2 69.5
1980 76.1 69.2
1981 76.6 69.5
1982 77.1 69.8
1983 77.1 69.8
1984 77.5 69.9
1985 77.8 69.4
1986 78.2 69.7
1987 78.6 69.1
1988 78.5 69.4
1989 79 69.5
1990 79 69.8
1991 79.3 70
1992 79.3 69.5
1993 79.4 69.5
1994 79.8 69.3
1995 79.7 69.3
1996 80.4 68.8
1997 80.6 69.1
1998 80.6 69.9
1999 80.6 70.6
2000 81.2 71.2
2001 81.5 71.1
2002 81.8 70.8
2003 81.9 70.8
2004 82.1 71.1
2005 82 71.6
2006 82.4 72.2
2007 82.5 72.8
2008 82.6 73.2
2009 83 73.5
2010 82.9 73.6
2011 82.7 74.3
2012 83.2 74.3
2013 83.4 74.9
2014 83.6 74.8
2015 83.9 74.7
2016 84.1 75
2017 84.2 75
2018 84.3 75.1
2019 84.4 75.3
2020 84.7 74
2021 84.6 72.7
2022 84.1 75.3
2023 84.7 75.9
2024 84.9 76.1
2025 85 76.2

Japan and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Romania
Year Population
Japan Romania
1960 93,216,000 18,406,905
1961 94,055,000 18,555,250
1962 94,933,000 18,676,550
1963 95,900,000 18,797,850
1964 96,903,000 18,919,126
1965 97,952,000 19,031,576
1966 98,851,000 19,215,450
1967 99,879,000 19,534,242
1968 101,011,000 19,799,831
1969 102,219,000 20,009,141
1970 103,403,000 20,250,398
1971 105,697,000 20,461,567
1972 107,188,000 20,657,957
1973 108,707,000 20,835,681
1974 110,162,000 21,029,429
1975 111,573,000 21,293,583
1976 112,775,000 21,551,634
1977 113,872,000 21,756,096
1978 114,913,000 21,951,464
1979 115,890,000 22,090,488
1980 116,807,000 22,207,282
1981 117,661,000 22,353,070
1982 118,480,000 22,475,741
1983 119,307,000 22,560,478
1984 120,083,000 22,640,547
1985 120,837,000 22,732,999
1986 121,482,000 22,836,841
1987 122,069,000 22,949,430
1988 122,578,000 23,057,662
1989 123,069,000 23,161,458
1990 123,478,000 23,201,835
1991 123,964,000 23,001,155
1992 124,425,000 22,794,284
1993 124,829,000 22,763,280
1994 125,178,000 22,730,211
1995 125,472,000 22,684,270
1996 125,757,000 22,619,004
1997 126,057,000 22,553,978
1998 126,400,000 22,507,344
1999 126,631,000 22,472,040
2000 126,843,000 22,442,971
2001 127,149,000 22,131,970
2002 127,445,000 21,730,496
2003 127,718,000 21,574,326
2004 127,761,000 21,451,748
2005 127,773,000 21,319,685
2006 127,854,000 21,193,760
2007 128,001,000 20,882,982
2008 128,063,000 20,537,875
2009 128,047,000 20,367,487
2010 128,070,000 20,246,871
2011 127,833,000 20,147,528
2012 127,629,000 20,058,035
2013 127,445,000 19,983,693
2014 127,276,000 19,908,979
2015 127,141,000 19,815,616
2016 127,076,000 19,702,267
2017 126,972,000 19,588,715
2018 126,811,000 19,473,970
2019 126,633,000 19,371,648
2020 126,261,000 19,265,250
2021 125,681,593 19,122,059
2022 125,124,989 19,048,502
2023 124,516,650 19,059,479
2024 123,975,371 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Japan and Romania

Fertility rate
Japan

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Japan Romania
1960 2 2.34
1961 1.96 2.17
1962 1.98 2.04
1963 2 2.01
1964 2.05 1.96
1965 2.14 1.91
1966 1.58 1.9
1967 2.23 3.66
1968 2.13 3.63
1969 2.13 3.19
1970 2.13 2.89
1971 2.16 2.67
1972 2.14 2.55
1973 2.14 2.44
1974 2.05 2.71
1975 1.91 2.59
1976 1.85 2.54
1977 1.8 2.57
1978 1.79 2.52
1979 1.77 2.49
1980 1.75 2.43
1981 1.74 2.36
1982 1.77 2.17
1983 1.8 2.06
1984 1.81 2.26
1985 1.76 2.31
1986 1.72 2.39
1987 1.69 2.38
1988 1.66 2.3
1989 1.57 2.22
1990 1.54 1.83
1991 1.53 1.59
1992 1.5 1.51
1993 1.46 1.43
1994 1.5 1.4
1995 1.42 1.33
1996 1.43 1.3
1997 1.39 1.32
1998 1.38 1.32
1999 1.34 1.3
2000 1.36 1.31
2001 1.33 1.27
2002 1.32 1.27
2003 1.29 1.3
2004 1.29 1.33
2005 1.26 1.4
2006 1.32 1.42
2007 1.34 1.45
2008 1.37 1.6
2009 1.37 1.66
2010 1.39 1.59
2011 1.39 1.47
2012 1.41 1.52
2013 1.43 1.46
2014 1.42 1.56
2015 1.45 1.62
2016 1.44 1.69
2017 1.43 1.78
2018 1.42 1.76
2019 1.36 1.77
2020 1.33 1.8
2021 1.3 1.81
2022 1.26 1.71
2023 1.2 1.71

Japan and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Romania
Year Median age, years
Japan Romania
1960 25.8 28.5
1961 26.2 28.9
1962 26.5 29.3
1963 26.9 29.7
1964 27.2 30.2
1965 27.6 30.6
1966 28 31
1967 28.4 31.3
1968 28.6 31.3
1969 28.9 31.3
1970 29.2 31.4
1971 29.6 31.4
1972 29.9 31.5
1973 30.2 31.5
1974 30.4 31.6
1975 30.6 31.7
1976 30.9 31.8
1977 31.5 31.8
1978 32 31.7
1979 32.4 31.7
1980 32.8 31.8
1981 33.1 31.9
1982 33.7 32
1983 34.3 32.1
1984 34.9 32.3
1985 35.4 32.5
1986 35.9 32.7
1987 36.3 32.8
1988 36.8 32.8
1989 37.2 32.9
1990 37.7 33
1991 38.2 33.1
1992 38.7 33.3
1993 39.2 33.6
1994 39.6 33.8
1995 40 34
1996 40.3 34.2
1997 40.7 34.4
1998 41 34.6
1999 41.4 34.7
2000 41.8 34.8
2001 42.1 34.8
2002 42.5 35.3
2003 42.8 36
2004 43.2 36.6
2005 43.6 37
2006 43.9 37.3
2007 44.2 37.7
2008 44.6 38.2
2009 44.9 38.8
2010 45.2 39.3
2011 45.5 39.8
2012 45.8 40.2
2013 46.2 40.5
2014 46.6 40.9
2015 47 41.3
2016 47.3 41.7
2017 47.6 42
2018 48 42.3
2019 48.3 42.6
2020 48.7 42.9
2021 49.1 43.2
2022 49.5 43.3
2023 50 43.5
2024 50.4 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
2.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Japan Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Japan Romania
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
99.2%
2021
English speaking
15%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
87%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Japan Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Romania
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
53,679 mi
2023

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