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Jordan vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 110th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Romania
Population
11575983
18962595
Population rank 85/197 69/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Jordan and Romania: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Romania economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Romania
Year GDP
Jordan Romania
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 -
1971 $678,159,729 -
1972 $788,479,685 -
1973 $943,783,840 -
1974 $1,197,483,949 -
1975 $1,363,073,498 -
1976 $1,708,521,219 -
1977 $2,096,778,602 -
1978 $2,602,208,589 -
1979 $3,271,368,781 -
1980 $3,910,044,474 -
1981 $4,383,944,703 -
1982 $4,681,240,993 -
1983 $4,920,692,191 -
1984 $4,967,162,160 -
1985 $4,993,601,520 -
1986 $6,402,050,485 -
1987 $6,756,209,762 $38,067,567,568
1988 $6,277,451,829 $40,424,528,302
1989 $4,221,373,674 $41,450,777,202
1990 $4,160,087,508 $38,247,882,300
1991 $4,344,467,193 $28,850,634,900
1992 $5,310,833,194 $25,121,666,667
1993 $5,606,400,222 $26,361,160,450
1994 $6,236,295,978 $30,072,805,104
1995 $6,727,597,032 $37,430,162,103
1996 $6,927,503,526 $36,937,074,278
1997 $7,245,839,210 $35,575,214,078
1998 $7,912,270,804 $41,696,091,974
1999 $8,149,929,478 $35,953,156,754
2000 $8,460,789,845 $37,253,739,511
2001 $8,975,814,653 $40,395,116,581
2002 $9,582,510,578 $46,065,502,703
2003 $10,195,627,645 $57,806,384,143
2004 $11,411,706,629 $74,973,656,852
2005 $12,588,998,590 $98,454,380,120
2006 $15,056,981,664 $122,023,735,993
2007 $17,110,437,236 $174,588,782,939
2008 $22,658,715,989 $214,315,932,061
2009 $24,537,876,056 $174,110,532,659
2010 $27,133,804,225 $170,064,350,672
2011 $29,524,149,155 $192,623,977,894
2012 $31,634,561,690 $179,117,323,107
2013 $34,454,440,141 $189,798,603,751
2014 $36,847,643,521 $199,722,319,676
2015 $38,587,017,887 $177,885,131,240
2016 $39,892,551,127 $185,290,759,249
2017 $41,608,435,915 $210,147,385,855
2018 $43,370,860,704 $243,468,683,030
2019 $44,503,006,338 $251,677,082,534
2020 $43,700,383,099 $252,033,792,712
2021 $46,296,100,141 $286,578,196,368
2022 $48,764,963,380 $296,354,358,293
2023 $51,088,476,338 $350,775,856,415
2024 $53,352,289,577 $382,767,571,329

Jordan and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Romania
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 -
1971 $412 -
1972 $460 -
1973 $531 -
1974 $651 -
1975 $718 -
1976 $873 -
1977 $1,039 -
1978 $1,249 -
1979 $1,519 -
1980 $1,750 -
1981 $1,885 -
1982 $1,929 -
1983 $1,939 -
1984 $1,871 -
1985 $1,797 -
1986 $2,200 -
1987 $2,217 $1,659
1988 $1,966 $1,753
1989 $1,260 $1,790
1990 $1,149 $1,648
1991 $1,110 $1,254
1992 $1,287 $1,102
1993 $1,289 $1,158
1994 $1,367 $1,323
1995 $1,416 $1,650
1996 $1,410 $1,633
1997 $1,436 $1,577
1998 $1,532 $1,853
1999 $1,545 $1,600
2000 $1,571 $1,660
2001 $1,632 $1,825
2002 $1,706 $2,120
2003 $1,776 $2,679
2004 $1,940 $3,495
2005 $2,088 $4,618
2006 $2,343 $5,758
2007 $2,506 $8,360
2008 $3,242 $10,435
2009 $3,436 $8,548
2010 $3,718 $8,400
2011 $3,947 $9,561
2012 $4,170 $8,930
2013 $4,311 $9,498
2014 $4,191 $10,032
2015 $4,043 $8,977
2016 $3,987 $9,405
2017 $4,066 $10,728
2018 $4,145 $12,502
2019 $4,170 $12,992
2020 $4,022 $13,082
2021 $4,183 $14,987
2022 $4,332 $15,558
2023 $4,466 $18,404
2024 $4,618 $20,072

Jordan vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Romania
1950 40.9 60.5
1951 42 61.2
1952 43.2 61.8
1953 44.4 62.5
1954 45.6 63
1955 46.8 63.3
1956 48 63.6
1957 49.2 64
1958 50.4 64.4
1959 51.6 64.9
1960 52.7 65.6
1961 53.7 66.4
1962 54.6 67.2
1963 55.5 67.8
1964 56.5 68.4
1965 57.3 68.4
1966 57.8 68.2
1967 59 68.1
1968 59.8 67.9
1969 60.5 67.2
1970 59.8 67.9
1971 61.8 68.4
1972 62.5 69
1973 63.1 68.7
1974 63.6 69.5
1975 64.1 69.6
1976 64.7 69.9
1977 65.1 69.5
1978 65.6 69.8
1979 66 69.5
1980 66.5 69.2
1981 66.9 69.5
1982 67.4 69.8
1983 67.8 69.8
1984 68.2 69.9
1985 68.6 69.4
1986 69 69.7
1987 69.3 69.1
1988 69.6 69.4
1989 69.9 69.5
1990 70.1 69.8
1991 70.2 70
1992 70.4 69.5
1993 70.6 69.5
1994 70.7 69.3
1995 70.9 69.3
1996 71.1 68.8
1997 71.3 69.1
1998 71.5 69.9
1999 71.7 70.6
2000 71.9 71.2
2001 72.1 71.1
2002 72.4 70.8
2003 72.6 70.8
2004 72.8 71.1
2005 73 71.6
2006 73.2 72.2
2007 73.4 72.8
2008 73.6 73.2
2009 73.7 73.5
2010 73.8 73.6
2011 73.9 74.3
2012 74.1 74.3
2013 74.3 74.9
2014 74.6 74.8
2015 75.1 74.7
2016 75.6 75
2017 76.1 75
2018 76.5 75.1
2019 76.9 75.3
2020 75.6 74
2021 74.2 72.7
2022 77.1 75.3
2023 77.8 75.9
2024 78 76.1
2025 78.1 76.2

Jordan and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Romania
Year Population
Jordan Romania
1960 853,471 18,406,905
1961 897,591 18,555,250
1962 940,554 18,676,550
1963 984,714 18,797,850
1964 1,035,640 18,919,126
1965 1,099,440 19,031,576
1966 1,178,360 19,215,450
1967 1,271,183 19,534,242
1968 1,372,460 19,799,831
1969 1,473,100 20,009,141
1970 1,565,163 20,250,398
1971 1,645,145 20,461,567
1972 1,714,555 20,657,957
1973 1,778,094 20,835,681
1974 1,839,182 21,029,429
1975 1,899,055 21,293,583
1976 1,958,177 21,551,634
1977 2,019,002 21,756,096
1978 2,083,595 21,951,464
1979 2,153,882 22,090,488
1980 2,234,186 22,207,282
1981 2,325,517 22,353,070
1982 2,426,927 22,475,741
1983 2,537,307 22,560,478
1984 2,654,688 22,640,547
1985 2,778,810 22,732,999
1986 2,909,887 22,836,841
1987 3,047,634 22,949,430
1988 3,193,039 23,057,662
1989 3,349,627 23,161,458
1990 3,621,908 23,201,835
1991 3,915,149 23,001,155
1992 4,127,693 22,794,284
1993 4,348,020 22,763,280
1994 4,561,406 22,730,211
1995 4,752,096 22,684,270
1996 4,912,516 22,619,004
1997 5,046,285 22,553,978
1998 5,164,284 22,507,344
1999 5,276,444 22,472,040
2000 5,386,945 22,442,971
2001 5,498,894 22,131,970
2002 5,616,066 21,730,496
2003 5,741,828 21,574,326
2004 5,882,061 21,451,748
2005 6,029,587 21,319,685
2006 6,427,371 21,193,760
2007 6,827,227 20,882,982
2008 6,989,866 20,537,875
2009 7,141,753 20,367,487
2010 7,297,043 20,246,871
2011 7,480,424 20,147,528
2012 7,587,127 20,058,035
2013 7,991,809 19,983,693
2014 8,791,710 19,908,979
2015 9,544,729 19,815,616
2016 10,006,367 19,702,267
2017 10,234,226 19,588,715
2018 10,462,306 19,473,970
2019 10,671,891 19,371,648
2020 10,865,228 19,265,250
2021 11,066,356 19,122,059
2022 11,256,263 19,048,502
2023 11,439,213 19,059,479
2024 11,552,876 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Jordan and Romania

Fertility rate
Jordan

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Romania
1960 7.6 2.34
1961 7.7 2.17
1962 7.79 2.04
1963 7.85 2.01
1964 7.91 1.96
1965 7.93 1.91
1966 7.99 1.9
1967 8.06 3.66
1968 8.14 3.63
1969 8.19 3.19
1970 8.18 2.89
1971 8.15 2.67
1972 8.12 2.55
1973 8.06 2.44
1974 8 2.71
1975 7.93 2.59
1976 7.83 2.54
1977 7.72 2.57
1978 7.59 2.52
1979 7.45 2.49
1980 7.29 2.43
1981 7.12 2.36
1982 6.96 2.17
1983 6.81 2.06
1984 6.67 2.26
1985 6.53 2.31
1986 6.39 2.39
1987 6.2 2.38
1988 6.01 2.3
1989 5.8 2.22
1990 5.54 1.83
1991 5.33 1.59
1992 5.14 1.51
1993 4.97 1.43
1994 4.82 1.4
1995 4.68 1.33
1996 4.51 1.3
1997 4.32 1.32
1998 4.11 1.32
1999 3.97 1.3
2000 3.86 1.31
2001 3.8 1.27
2002 3.81 1.27
2003 3.82 1.3
2004 3.73 1.33
2005 3.65 1.4
2006 3.71 1.42
2007 3.8 1.45
2008 3.88 1.6
2009 3.84 1.66
2010 3.78 1.59
2011 3.69 1.47
2012 3.57 1.52
2013 3.45 1.46
2014 3.3 1.56
2015 3.14 1.62
2016 3.07 1.69
2017 2.99 1.78
2018 2.92 1.76
2019 2.86 1.77
2020 2.79 1.8
2021 2.74 1.81
2022 2.68 1.71
2023 2.64 1.71

Jordan and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Romania
Year Median age, years
Jordan Romania
1960 17 28.5
1961 16.8 28.9
1962 16.5 29.3
1963 16.2 29.7
1964 16 30.2
1965 15.7 30.6
1966 15.5 31
1967 15.3 31.3
1968 15.1 31.3
1969 15 31.3
1970 14.9 31.4
1971 14.8 31.4
1972 14.8 31.5
1973 14.8 31.5
1974 14.8 31.6
1975 14.8 31.7
1976 14.8 31.8
1977 14.9 31.8
1978 14.9 31.7
1979 15 31.7
1980 15.1 31.8
1981 15.2 31.9
1982 15.4 32
1983 15.5 32.1
1984 15.6 32.3
1985 15.8 32.5
1986 15.9 32.7
1987 16.1 32.8
1988 16.2 32.8
1989 16.4 32.9
1990 17.2 33
1991 18.1 33.1
1992 18.5 33.3
1993 18.9 33.6
1994 19.3 33.8
1995 19.5 34
1996 19.7 34.2
1997 19.8 34.4
1998 19.8 34.6
1999 19.9 34.7
2000 20 34.8
2001 20.1 34.8
2002 20.2 35.3
2003 20.3 36
2004 20.5 36.6
2005 20.8 37
2006 21 37.3
2007 21.2 37.7
2008 21.4 38.2
2009 21.5 38.8
2010 21.7 39.3
2011 21.9 39.8
2012 22.1 40.2
2013 22.3 40.5
2014 22.4 40.9
2015 22.6 41.3
2016 22.9 41.7
2017 23.2 42
2018 23.5 42.3
2019 23.9 42.6
2020 24.2 42.9
2021 24.6 43.2
2022 24.9 43.3
2023 25.3 43.5
2024 25.5 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Jordan Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jordan Romania
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
99.2%
2021
English speaking
45%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Jordan Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Romania
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
53,679 mi
2023

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