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Nepal vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 92nd vs. 80th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Romania
Population
29627185
18962595
Population rank 52/197 69/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Nepal and Romania: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Romania economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Romania
Year GDP
Nepal Romania
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 -
1971 $882,765,472 -
1972 $1,024,098,400 -
1973 $972,101,725 -
1974 $1,217,953,547 -
1975 $1,575,789,254 -
1976 $1,452,788,985 -
1977 $1,382,400,000 -
1978 $1,604,162,497 -
1979 $1,851,250,008 -
1980 $1,945,916,583 -
1981 $2,275,583,317 -
1982 $2,395,423,742 -
1983 $2,447,174,803 -
1984 $2,581,207,388 -
1985 $2,619,913,956 -
1986 $2,850,782,044 -
1987 $2,957,255,380 $38,067,567,568
1988 $3,487,009,748 $40,424,528,302
1989 $3,525,225,787 $41,450,777,202
1990 $3,627,560,239 $38,247,882,300
1991 $3,921,476,085 $28,850,634,900
1992 $3,401,211,581 $25,121,666,667
1993 $3,660,041,667 $26,361,160,450
1994 $4,066,775,510 $30,072,805,104
1995 $4,401,104,418 $37,430,162,103
1996 $4,521,580,381 $36,937,074,278
1997 $4,918,691,917 $35,575,214,078
1998 $4,856,255,044 $41,696,091,974
1999 $5,033,642,384 $35,953,156,754
2000 $5,494,252,208 $37,253,739,511
2001 $6,007,055,042 $40,395,116,581
2002 $6,050,875,807 $46,065,502,703
2003 $6,330,473,097 $57,806,384,143
2004 $7,273,938,315 $74,973,656,852
2005 $8,130,258,378 $98,454,380,120
2006 $9,043,715,356 $122,023,735,993
2007 $10,325,618,017 $174,588,782,939
2008 $12,545,438,605 $214,315,932,061
2009 $12,854,985,464 $174,110,532,659
2010 $16,002,656,434 $170,064,350,672
2011 $21,573,872,421 $192,623,977,894
2012 $21,703,100,877 $179,117,323,107
2013 $22,162,204,925 $189,798,603,751
2014 $22,731,612,922 $199,722,319,676
2015 $24,360,801,287 $177,885,131,240
2016 $24,524,109,484 $185,290,759,249
2017 $28,971,588,940 $210,147,385,855
2018 $33,111,525,237 $243,468,683,030
2019 $34,186,180,699 $251,677,082,534
2020 $33,433,659,301 $252,033,792,712
2021 $36,924,841,394 $286,578,196,368
2022 $41,182,939,601 $296,354,358,293
2023 $41,047,772,331 $350,775,856,415
2024 $42,914,268,287 $382,767,571,329

Nepal and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Romania
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 -
1971 $69.5 -
1972 $78.8 -
1973 $73.2 -
1974 $89.8 -
1975 $113.6 -
1976 $102.5 -
1977 $95.3 -
1978 $108.1 -
1979 $121.9 -
1980 $125.1 -
1981 $142.9 -
1982 $147 -
1983 $146.6 -
1984 $151.1 -
1985 $149.9 -
1986 $159.5 -
1987 $162 $1,659
1988 $187.1 $1,753
1989 $185 $1,790
1990 $185.8 $1,648
1991 $195.7 $1,254
1992 $165 $1,102
1993 $172.8 $1,158
1994 $187.3 $1,323
1995 $197.8 $1,650
1996 $198.8 $1,633
1997 $211.8 $1,577
1998 $205.1 $1,853
1999 $208.6 $1,600
2000 $223.8 $1,660
2001 $240.8 $1,825
2002 $238.9 $2,120
2003 $246.4 $2,679
2004 $279.6 $3,495
2005 $309 $4,618
2006 $340 $5,758
2007 $385 $8,360
2008 $465 $10,435
2009 $473 $8,548
2010 $585 $8,400
2011 $786 $9,561
2012 $788 $8,930
2013 $803 $9,498
2014 $821 $10,032
2015 $876 $8,977
2016 $877 $9,405
2017 $1,034 $10,728
2018 $1,179 $12,502
2019 $1,203 $12,992
2020 $1,154 $13,082
2021 $1,253 $14,987
2022 $1,386 $15,558
2023 $1,382 $18,404
2024 $1,447 $20,072

Nepal vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Romania
1950 37.6 60.5
1951 37.6 61.2
1952 37.7 61.8
1953 37.7 62.5
1954 37.8 63
1955 37.9 63.3
1956 37.9 63.6
1957 38 64
1958 38.1 64.4
1959 38.4 64.9
1960 38.7 65.6
1961 39 66.4
1962 39.3 67.2
1963 39.6 67.8
1964 40.2 68.4
1965 40.7 68.4
1966 41.2 68.2
1967 41.7 68.1
1968 42.2 67.9
1969 42.7 67.2
1970 43.2 67.9
1971 43.6 68.4
1972 44.1 69
1973 44.5 68.7
1974 44.9 69.5
1975 45.5 69.6
1976 46 69.9
1977 46.6 69.5
1978 47.2 69.8
1979 47.8 69.5
1980 48.3 69.2
1981 48.7 69.5
1982 49.2 69.8
1983 49.7 69.8
1984 50.2 69.9
1985 50.9 69.4
1986 51.6 69.7
1987 52.4 69.1
1988 53.1 69.4
1989 54 69.5
1990 54.8 69.8
1991 55.6 70
1992 56.7 69.5
1993 57.6 69.5
1994 58.6 69.3
1995 59.3 69.3
1996 60 68.8
1997 60.8 69.1
1998 61.5 69.9
1999 62 70.6
2000 62.6 71.2
2001 63.3 71.1
2002 63.5 70.8
2003 64.2 70.8
2004 64.7 71.1
2005 65.3 71.6
2006 65.9 72.2
2007 66.2 72.8
2008 66.4 73.2
2009 66.6 73.5
2010 66.8 73.6
2011 67.1 74.3
2012 67.4 74.3
2013 67.6 74.9
2014 67.8 74.8
2015 67.4 74.7
2016 68.4 75
2017 68.7 75
2018 69 75.1
2019 69.3 75.3
2020 69.1 74
2021 68.4 72.7
2022 70.1 75.3
2023 70.4 75.9
2024 70.6 76.1
2025 70.9 76.2

Nepal and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Romania
Year Population
Nepal Romania
1960 10,123,658 18,406,905
1961 10,318,396 18,555,250
1962 10,521,116 18,676,550
1963 10,729,818 18,797,850
1964 10,946,392 18,919,126
1965 11,173,411 19,031,576
1966 11,408,710 19,215,450
1967 11,652,716 19,534,242
1968 11,906,266 19,799,831
1969 12,167,036 20,009,141
1970 12,436,190 20,250,398
1971 12,710,061 20,461,567
1972 12,989,099 20,657,957
1973 13,275,239 20,835,681
1974 13,568,435 21,029,429
1975 13,870,695 21,293,583
1976 14,177,649 21,551,634
1977 14,499,175 21,756,096
1978 14,839,695 21,951,464
1979 15,190,590 22,090,488
1980 15,553,105 22,207,282
1981 15,922,423 22,353,070
1982 16,297,987 22,475,741
1983 16,689,119 22,560,478
1984 17,085,242 22,640,547
1985 17,477,692 22,732,999
1986 17,868,124 22,836,841
1987 18,250,505 22,949,430
1988 18,638,661 23,057,662
1989 19,057,807 23,161,458
1990 19,524,573 23,201,835
1991 20,036,500 23,001,155
1992 20,609,707 22,794,284
1993 21,180,159 22,763,280
1994 21,717,479 22,730,211
1995 22,245,439 22,684,270
1996 22,741,862 22,619,004
1997 23,219,463 22,553,978
1998 23,680,357 22,507,344
1999 24,125,199 22,472,040
2000 24,546,509 22,442,971
2001 24,946,748 22,131,970
2002 25,328,981 21,730,496
2003 25,688,758 21,574,326
2004 26,016,656 21,451,748
2005 26,309,458 21,319,685
2006 26,565,425 21,193,760
2007 26,788,492 20,882,982
2008 26,990,037 20,537,875
2009 27,173,035 20,367,487
2010 27,341,952 20,246,871
2011 27,464,494 20,147,528
2012 27,534,915 20,058,035
2013 27,589,996 19,983,693
2014 27,672,370 19,908,979
2015 27,823,629 19,815,616
2016 27,955,462 19,702,267
2017 28,011,258 19,588,715
2018 28,079,689 19,473,970
2019 28,414,064 19,371,648
2020 28,966,574 19,265,250
2021 29,475,010 19,122,059
2022 29,715,436 19,048,502
2023 29,694,614 19,059,479
2024 29,651,054 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Nepal and Romania

Fertility rate
Nepal

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Romania
1960 6.07 2.34
1961 6.09 2.17
1962 6.08 2.04
1963 6.06 2.01
1964 6.04 1.96
1965 6.01 1.91
1966 5.98 1.9
1967 5.95 3.66
1968 5.94 3.63
1969 5.89 3.19
1970 5.87 2.89
1971 5.85 2.67
1972 5.8 2.55
1973 5.7 2.44
1974 5.75 2.71
1975 5.73 2.59
1976 5.72 2.54
1977 5.69 2.57
1978 5.68 2.52
1979 5.64 2.49
1980 5.6 2.43
1981 5.58 2.36
1982 5.55 2.17
1983 5.54 2.06
1984 5.51 2.26
1985 5.46 2.31
1986 5.4 2.39
1987 5.35 2.38
1988 5.31 2.3
1989 5.26 2.22
1990 5.21 1.83
1991 5.15 1.59
1992 5.07 1.51
1993 5.04 1.43
1994 4.96 1.4
1995 4.87 1.33
1996 4.67 1.3
1997 4.44 1.32
1998 4.28 1.32
1999 4.13 1.3
2000 3.98 1.31
2001 3.79 1.27
2002 3.6 1.27
2003 3.44 1.3
2004 3.28 1.33
2005 3.12 1.4
2006 2.97 1.42
2007 2.86 1.45
2008 2.74 1.6
2009 2.63 1.66
2010 2.54 1.59
2011 2.46 1.47
2012 2.42 1.52
2013 2.36 1.46
2014 2.32 1.56
2015 2.27 1.62
2016 2.23 1.69
2017 2.17 1.78
2018 2.12 1.76
2019 2.08 1.77
2020 2.05 1.8
2021 2.03 1.81
2022 2 1.71
2023 1.98 1.71

Nepal and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Romania
Year Median age, years
Nepal Romania
1960 19.5 28.5
1961 19.5 28.9
1962 19.6 29.3
1963 19.6 29.7
1964 19.6 30.2
1965 19.6 30.6
1966 19.6 31
1967 19.7 31.3
1968 19.7 31.3
1969 19.7 31.3
1970 19.7 31.4
1971 19.7 31.4
1972 19.7 31.5
1973 19.7 31.5
1974 19.7 31.6
1975 19.7 31.7
1976 19.7 31.8
1977 19.7 31.8
1978 19.6 31.7
1979 19.6 31.7
1980 19.6 31.8
1981 19.5 31.9
1982 19.5 32
1983 19.5 32.1
1984 19.5 32.3
1985 19.4 32.5
1986 19.4 32.7
1987 19.3 32.8
1988 19.2 32.8
1989 19.2 32.9
1990 19.2 33
1991 19.2 33.1
1992 19.2 33.3
1993 19.2 33.6
1994 19.2 33.8
1995 19.2 34
1996 19.2 34.2
1997 19.2 34.4
1998 19.2 34.6
1999 19.3 34.7
2000 19.3 34.8
2001 19.4 34.8
2002 19.5 35.3
2003 19.7 36
2004 19.8 36.6
2005 20 37
2006 20.3 37.3
2007 20.5 37.7
2008 20.8 38.2
2009 21 38.8
2010 21.3 39.3
2011 21.6 39.8
2012 21.8 40.2
2013 22 40.5
2014 22.2 40.9
2015 22.4 41.3
2016 22.7 41.7
2017 22.9 42
2018 23.2 42.3
2019 23.7 42.6
2020 24.5 42.9
2021 25 43.2
2022 25.4 43.3
2023 25.7 43.5
2024 26 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
60%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Nepal Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal Romania
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
3%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Nepal Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Romania
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
53,679 mi
2023

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