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New Zealand vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 74th vs. 80th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Romania
Population
5406623
18962595
Population rank 124/197 69/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

New Zealand and Romania: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Romania economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Romania
Year GDP
New Zealand Romania
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 -
1971 $7,911,136,757 -
1972 $9,567,331,065 -
1973 $12,802,281,898 -
1974 $13,940,981,798 -
1975 $12,861,983,284 -
1976 $13,604,832,424 -
1977 $15,446,825,318 -
1978 $18,530,518,395 -
1979 $20,731,243,113 -
1980 $23,244,547,385 -
1981 $24,417,617,184 -
1982 $24,164,603,059 -
1983 $24,309,279,706 -
1984 $21,665,975,319 -
1985 $24,679,795,396 -
1986 $30,604,668,357 -
1987 $40,376,354,070 $38,067,567,568
1988 $45,176,811,594 $40,424,528,302
1989 $43,920,222,525 $41,450,777,202
1990 $45,495,129,385 $38,247,882,300
1991 $42,745,329,732 $28,850,634,900
1992 $41,649,829,860 $25,121,666,667
1993 $46,775,620,817 $26,361,160,450
1994 $55,314,732,279 $30,072,805,104
1995 $63,918,703,507 $37,430,162,103
1996 $70,140,835,299 $36,937,074,278
1997 $66,075,143,415 $35,575,214,078
1998 $56,227,169,851 $41,696,091,974
1999 $58,762,260,626 $35,953,156,754
2000 $52,623,281,957 $37,253,739,511
2001 $53,872,425,917 $40,395,116,581
2002 $66,627,729,311 $46,065,502,703
2003 $88,250,885,550 $57,806,384,143
2004 $103,905,210,084 $74,973,656,852
2005 $114,720,129,550 $98,454,380,120
2006 $111,538,810,713 $122,023,735,993
2007 $137,188,946,866 $174,588,782,939
2008 $133,437,126,590 $214,315,932,061
2009 $121,663,439,315 $174,110,532,659
2010 $146,887,902,524 $170,064,350,672
2011 $168,484,908,960 $192,623,977,894
2012 $176,560,711,239 $179,117,323,107
2013 $191,012,364,177 $189,798,603,751
2014 $201,518,402,787 $199,722,319,676
2015 $178,224,167,088 $177,885,131,240
2016 $189,100,085,275 $185,290,759,249
2017 $206,745,969,246 $210,147,385,855
2018 $211,985,631,173 $243,468,683,030
2019 $213,006,341,102 $251,677,082,534
2020 $213,029,554,654 $252,033,792,712
2021 $253,977,931,815 $286,578,196,368
2022 $249,509,991,440 $296,354,358,293
2023 $255,194,972,673 $350,775,856,415
2024 $260,235,932,559 $382,767,571,329

New Zealand and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Romania
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Romania
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 -
1971 $2,773 -
1972 $3,295 -
1973 $4,323 -
1974 $4,611 -
1975 $4,172 -
1976 $4,374 -
1977 $4,951 -
1978 $5,937 -
1979 $6,668 -
1980 $7,467 -
1981 $7,814 -
1982 $7,656 -
1983 $7,598 -
1984 $6,714 -
1985 $7,601 -
1986 $9,428 -
1987 $12,331 $1,659
1988 $13,759 $1,753
1989 $13,312 $1,790
1990 $13,663 $1,648
1991 $12,230 $1,254
1992 $11,793 $1,102
1993 $13,094 $1,158
1994 $15,280 $1,323
1995 $17,400 $1,650
1996 $18,794 $1,633
1997 $17,474 $1,577
1998 $14,738 $1,853
1999 $15,322 $1,600
2000 $13,641 $1,660
2001 $13,883 $1,825
2002 $16,874 $2,120
2003 $21,914 $2,679
2004 $25,420 $3,495
2005 $27,751 $4,618
2006 $26,655 $5,758
2007 $32,480 $8,360
2008 $31,325 $10,435
2009 $28,277 $8,548
2010 $33,762 $8,400
2011 $38,432 $9,561
2012 $40,054 $8,930
2013 $43,000 $9,498
2014 $44,618 $10,032
2015 $38,665 $8,977
2016 $40,114 $9,405
2017 $42,950 $10,728
2018 $43,257 $12,502
2019 $42,779 $12,992
2020 $41,851 $13,082
2021 $49,689 $14,987
2022 $48,760 $15,558
2023 $48,655 $18,404
2024 $48,747 $20,072

New Zealand vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Romania
1950 69.3 60.5
1951 69.1 61.2
1952 69.4 61.8
1953 70.2 62.5
1954 70.3 63
1955 70.5 63.3
1956 70.7 63.6
1957 70.3 64
1958 70.9 64.4
1959 70.8 64.9
1960 71.2 65.6
1961 70.9 66.4
1962 71.2 67.2
1963 71.3 67.8
1964 71.3 68.4
1965 71.2 68.4
1966 71.1 68.2
1967 71.4 68.1
1968 71.1 67.9
1969 71.5 67.2
1970 71.2 67.9
1971 71.7 68.4
1972 71.8 69
1973 71.7 68.7
1974 71.9 69.5
1975 72.2 69.6
1976 72.4 69.9
1977 72.1 69.5
1978 73 69.8
1979 73.1 69.5
1980 72.9 69.2
1981 73.6 69.5
1982 73.7 69.8
1983 73.8 69.8
1984 74.4 69.9
1985 73.9 69.4
1986 74.1 69.7
1987 74.2 69.1
1988 74.5 69.4
1989 74.9 69.5
1990 75.4 69.8
1991 76.1 70
1992 76.2 69.5
1993 76.5 69.5
1994 76.9 69.3
1995 76.8 69.3
1996 76.8 68.8
1997 77.3 69.1
1998 78.2 69.9
1999 77.9 70.6
2000 78.7 71.2
2001 78.7 71.1
2002 78.9 70.8
2003 79.1 70.8
2004 79.4 71.1
2005 80 71.6
2006 80 72.2
2007 80.1 72.8
2008 80.2 73.2
2009 80.5 73.5
2010 81.1 73.6
2011 80.8 74.3
2012 81.2 74.3
2013 81.6 74.9
2014 81.4 74.8
2015 81.6 74.7
2016 82 75
2017 81.6 75
2018 81.9 75.1
2019 81.8 75.3
2020 82.7 74
2021 82.3 72.7
2022 81 75.3
2023 82.1 75.9
2024 82.2 76.1
2025 82.4 76.2

New Zealand and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Romania
Year Population
New Zealand Romania
1960 2,371,800 18,406,905
1961 2,419,700 18,555,250
1962 2,482,000 18,676,550
1963 2,531,800 18,797,850
1964 2,585,400 18,919,126
1965 2,628,400 19,031,576
1966 2,675,900 19,215,450
1967 2,724,100 19,534,242
1968 2,748,100 19,799,831
1969 2,772,800 20,009,141
1970 2,810,700 20,250,398
1971 2,853,000 20,461,567
1972 2,903,900 20,657,957
1973 2,961,300 20,835,681
1974 3,023,700 21,029,429
1975 3,083,100 21,293,583
1976 3,110,500 21,551,634
1977 3,120,200 21,756,096
1978 3,121,200 21,951,464
1979 3,109,000 22,090,488
1980 3,112,900 22,207,282
1981 3,124,900 22,353,070
1982 3,156,100 22,475,741
1983 3,199,300 22,560,478
1984 3,227,100 22,640,547
1985 3,247,100 22,732,999
1986 3,246,300 22,836,841
1987 3,274,400 22,949,430
1988 3,283,400 23,057,662
1989 3,299,200 23,161,458
1990 3,329,800 23,201,835
1991 3,495,100 23,001,155
1992 3,531,700 22,794,284
1993 3,572,200 22,763,280
1994 3,620,000 22,730,211
1995 3,673,400 22,684,270
1996 3,732,000 22,619,004
1997 3,781,300 22,553,978
1998 3,815,000 22,507,344
1999 3,835,100 22,472,040
2000 3,857,700 22,442,971
2001 3,880,500 22,131,970
2002 3,948,500 21,730,496
2003 4,027,200 21,574,326
2004 4,087,500 21,451,748
2005 4,133,900 21,319,685
2006 4,184,600 21,193,760
2007 4,223,800 20,882,982
2008 4,259,800 20,537,875
2009 4,302,600 20,367,487
2010 4,350,700 20,246,871
2011 4,384,000 20,147,528
2012 4,408,100 20,058,035
2013 4,442,100 19,983,693
2014 4,516,500 19,908,979
2015 4,609,400 19,815,616
2016 4,714,100 19,702,267
2017 4,813,600 19,588,715
2018 4,900,600 19,473,970
2019 4,979,200 19,371,648
2020 5,090,200 19,265,250
2021 5,111,300 19,122,059
2022 5,117,100 19,048,502
2023 5,245,000 19,059,479
2024 5,338,500 19,069,340

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Romania

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Romania
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Romania
1960 4.24 2.34
1961 4.31 2.17
1962 4.19 2.04
1963 4.05 2.01
1964 3.8 1.96
1965 3.54 1.91
1966 3.41 1.9
1967 3.35 3.66
1968 3.34 3.63
1969 3.28 3.19
1970 3.17 2.89
1971 3.18 2.67
1972 3 2.55
1973 2.76 2.44
1974 2.58 2.71
1975 2.37 2.59
1976 2.27 2.54
1977 2.21 2.57
1978 2.07 2.52
1979 2.12 2.49
1980 2.03 2.43
1981 2.01 2.36
1982 1.95 2.17
1983 1.92 2.06
1984 1.93 2.26
1985 1.93 2.31
1986 1.96 2.39
1987 2.03 2.38
1988 2.1 2.3
1989 2.12 2.22
1990 2.18 1.83
1991 2.09 1.59
1992 2.06 1.51
1993 2.04 1.43
1994 1.98 1.4
1995 1.98 1.33
1996 1.96 1.3
1997 1.96 1.32
1998 1.89 1.32
1999 1.97 1.3
2000 1.98 1.31
2001 1.97 1.27
2002 1.89 1.27
2003 1.93 1.3
2004 1.98 1.33
2005 1.97 1.4
2006 2.01 1.42
2007 2.18 1.45
2008 2.19 1.6
2009 2.13 1.66
2010 2.17 1.59
2011 2.09 1.47
2012 2.1 1.52
2013 2.01 1.46
2014 1.92 1.56
2015 1.99 1.62
2016 1.87 1.69
2017 1.81 1.78
2018 1.71 1.76
2019 1.72 1.77
2020 1.61 1.8
2021 1.64 1.81
2022 1.66 1.71
2023 1.56 1.71

New Zealand and Romania demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Romania
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Romania
1960 27.5 28.5
1961 27.1 28.9
1962 26.8 29.3
1963 26.4 29.7
1964 26.2 30.2
1965 26 30.6
1966 25.9 31
1967 25.8 31.3
1968 25.7 31.3
1969 25.7 31.3
1970 25.6 31.4
1971 25.7 31.4
1972 25.9 31.5
1973 26 31.5
1974 26.2 31.6
1975 26.3 31.7
1976 26.5 31.8
1977 26.8 31.8
1978 27.1 31.7
1979 27.5 31.7
1980 27.9 31.8
1981 28.2 31.9
1982 28.5 32
1983 28.8 32.1
1984 29.1 32.3
1985 29.4 32.5
1986 29.8 32.7
1987 30.1 32.8
1988 30.4 32.8
1989 30.8 32.9
1990 31.1 33
1991 31.4 33.1
1992 31.7 33.3
1993 32 33.6
1994 32.3 33.8
1995 32.6 34
1996 32.8 34.2
1997 33.2 34.4
1998 33.6 34.6
1999 34 34.7
2000 34.3 34.8
2001 34.6 34.8
2002 34.8 35.3
2003 35 36
2004 35.2 36.6
2005 35.5 37
2006 35.8 37.3
2007 36.1 37.7
2008 36.4 38.2
2009 36.6 38.8
2010 36.8 39.3
2011 37 39.8
2012 37.2 40.2
2013 37.4 40.5
2014 37.5 40.9
2015 37.4 41.3
2016 37.3 41.7
2017 37.2 42
2018 37.3 42.3
2019 37.3 42.6
2020 37.5 42.9
2021 37.8 43.2
2022 38.1 43.3
2023 38.3 43.5
2024 38.6 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
5
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

New Zealand Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

New Zealand Romania
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.2%
2021
English speaking
97.8%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

New Zealand Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Romania
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
53,679 mi
2023

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