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Norway vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 62nd vs. 80th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Romania
Population
5642662
18962595
Population rank 119/197 69/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Norway and Romania: Comparison Charts

Norway and Romania economies compared

GDP
Norway

Romania
Year GDP
Norway Romania
1960 $5,197,398,721 -
1961 $5,669,689,210 -
1962 $6,107,076,929 -
1963 $6,553,269,536 -
1964 $7,206,522,122 -
1965 $8,111,945,661 -
1966 $8,753,940,267 -
1967 $9,577,383,653 -
1968 $10,227,087,165 -
1969 $11,136,187,440 -
1970 $12,814,123,115 -
1971 $14,583,114,840 -
1972 $17,358,610,850 -
1973 $22,534,253,703 -
1974 $27,145,693,810 -
1975 $32,877,805,200 -
1976 $35,942,270,686 -
1977 $41,508,030,431 -
1978 $46,522,900,254 -
1979 $53,132,244,624 -
1980 $64,439,382,896 -
1981 $63,596,654,761 -
1982 $62,647,195,538 -
1983 $61,627,240,831 -
1984 $62,057,955,033 -
1985 $65,416,879,914 -
1986 $78,693,118,044 -
1987 $94,229,907,236 $38,067,567,568
1988 $101,900,260,856 $40,424,528,302
1989 $102,633,934,391 $41,450,777,202
1990 $119,791,843,060 $38,247,882,300
1991 $121,872,464,483 $28,850,634,900
1992 $130,838,040,068 $25,121,666,667
1993 $120,579,213,713 $26,361,160,450
1994 $127,131,319,429 $30,072,805,104
1995 $152,029,612,325 $37,430,162,103
1996 $163,520,109,151 $36,937,074,278
1997 $161,356,631,888 $35,575,214,078
1998 $154,230,295,158 $41,696,091,974
1999 $162,383,706,021 $35,953,156,754
2000 $171,457,201,936 $37,253,739,511
2001 $174,239,354,071 $40,395,116,581
2002 $195,914,852,576 $46,065,502,703
2003 $229,385,469,337 $57,806,384,143
2004 $265,268,662,473 $74,973,656,852
2005 $309,978,579,744 $98,454,380,120
2006 $346,915,160,682 $122,023,735,993
2007 $402,643,260,488 $174,588,782,939
2008 $464,917,553,191 $214,315,932,061
2009 $387,976,400,617 $174,110,532,659
2010 $431,052,143,940 $170,064,350,672
2011 $501,360,549,669 $192,623,977,894
2012 $512,777,309,841 $179,117,323,107
2013 $526,014,468,085 $189,798,603,751
2014 $501,736,471,833 $199,722,319,676
2015 $388,159,512,246 $177,885,131,240
2016 $370,956,547,619 $185,290,759,249
2017 $401,745,275,035 $210,147,385,855
2018 $439,788,625,884 $243,468,683,030
2019 $408,742,840,909 $251,677,082,534
2020 $367,633,418,887 $252,033,792,712
2021 $503,367,986,030 $286,578,196,368
2022 $596,297,651,036 $296,354,358,293
2023 $482,949,731,777 $350,775,856,415
2024 $483,727,398,216 $382,767,571,329

Norway and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Norway Romania
1960 $1,451 -
1961 $1,571 -
1962 $1,678 -
1963 $1,787 -
1964 $1,951 -
1965 $2,179 -
1966 $2,333 -
1967 $2,531 -
1968 $2,680 -
1969 $2,894 -
1970 $3,306 -
1971 $3,736 -
1972 $4,414 -
1973 $5,690 -
1974 $6,812 -
1975 $8,204 -
1976 $8,927 -
1977 $10,266 -
1978 $11,463 -
1979 $13,047 -
1980 $15,772 -
1981 $15,513 -
1982 $15,225 -
1983 $14,928 -
1984 $14,989 -
1985 $15,754 -
1986 $18,883 -
1987 $22,506 $1,659
1988 $24,207 $1,753
1989 $24,281 $1,790
1990 $28,243 $1,648
1991 $28,597 $1,254
1992 $30,524 $1,102
1993 $27,964 $1,158
1994 $29,316 $1,323
1995 $34,876 $1,650
1996 $37,322 $1,633
1997 $36,629 $1,577
1998 $34,803 $1,853
1999 $36,393 $1,600
2000 $38,178 $1,660
2001 $38,602 $1,825
2002 $43,171 $2,120
2003 $50,250 $2,679
2004 $57,769 $3,495
2005 $67,047 $4,618
2006 $74,434 $5,758
2007 $85,502 $8,360
2008 $97,504 $10,435
2009 $80,348 $8,548
2010 $88,163 $8,400
2011 $101,222 $9,561
2012 $102,176 $8,930
2013 $103,554 $9,498
2014 $97,667 $10,032
2015 $74,810 $8,977
2016 $70,867 $9,405
2017 $76,132 $10,728
2018 $82,793 $12,502
2019 $76,431 $12,992
2020 $68,340 $13,082
2021 $93,073 $14,987
2022 $109,270 $15,558
2023 $87,497 $18,404
2024 $86,810 $20,072

Norway vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Romania
1950 71.6 60.5
1951 72.5 61.2
1952 72.7 61.8
1953 73.1 62.5
1954 73.2 63
1955 73.4 63.3
1956 73.5 63.6
1957 73.4 64
1958 73.4 64.4
1959 73.6 64.9
1960 73.6 65.6
1961 73.6 66.4
1962 73.5 67.2
1963 73.1 67.8
1964 73.6 68.4
1965 73.7 68.4
1966 74 68.2
1967 74.1 68.1
1968 73.9 67.9
1969 73.7 67.2
1970 74.1 67.9
1971 74.2 68.4
1972 74.3 69
1973 74.4 68.7
1974 74.8 69.5
1975 74.8 69.6
1976 75 69.9
1977 75.4 69.5
1978 75.4 69.8
1979 75.4 69.5
1980 75.7 69.2
1981 75.9 69.5
1982 76 69.8
1983 76.1 69.8
1984 76.2 69.9
1985 75.9 69.4
1986 76.3 69.7
1987 76.1 69.1
1988 76.3 69.4
1989 76.5 69.5
1990 76.6 69.8
1991 77 70
1992 77.2 69.5
1993 77.2 69.5
1994 77.8 69.3
1995 77.8 69.3
1996 78.2 68.8
1997 78.2 69.1
1998 78.4 69.9
1999 78.4 70.6
2000 78.7 71.2
2001 78.9 71.1
2002 79 70.8
2003 79.5 70.8
2004 80 71.1
2005 80.2 71.6
2006 80.4 72.2
2007 80.5 72.8
2008 80.7 73.2
2009 80.9 73.5
2010 81 73.6
2011 81.2 74.3
2012 81.4 74.3
2013 81.7 74.9
2014 82.1 74.8
2015 82.3 74.7
2016 82.4 75
2017 82.6 75
2018 82.8 75.1
2019 83 75.3
2020 83.2 74
2021 83.2 72.7
2022 82.6 75.3
2023 83.3 75.9
2024 83.5 76.1
2025 83.6 76.2

Norway and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Romania
Year Population
Norway Romania
1960 3,581,239 18,406,905
1961 3,609,800 18,555,250
1962 3,638,918 18,676,550
1963 3,666,537 18,797,850
1964 3,694,339 18,919,126
1965 3,723,168 19,031,576
1966 3,753,012 19,215,450
1967 3,784,539 19,534,242
1968 3,816,486 19,799,831
1969 3,847,707 20,009,141
1970 3,875,763 20,250,398
1971 3,903,039 20,461,567
1972 3,933,004 20,657,957
1973 3,960,612 20,835,681
1974 3,985,258 21,029,429
1975 4,007,313 21,293,583
1976 4,026,152 21,551,634
1977 4,043,205 21,756,096
1978 4,058,671 21,951,464
1979 4,072,517 22,090,488
1980 4,085,620 22,207,282
1981 4,099,702 22,353,070
1982 4,114,787 22,475,741
1983 4,128,432 22,560,478
1984 4,140,099 22,640,547
1985 4,152,516 22,732,999
1986 4,167,354 22,836,841
1987 4,186,905 22,949,430
1988 4,209,488 23,057,662
1989 4,226,901 23,161,458
1990 4,241,473 23,201,835
1991 4,261,732 23,001,155
1992 4,286,401 22,794,284
1993 4,311,991 22,763,280
1994 4,336,613 22,730,211
1995 4,359,184 22,684,270
1996 4,381,336 22,619,004
1997 4,405,157 22,553,978
1998 4,431,464 22,507,344
1999 4,461,913 22,472,040
2000 4,490,967 22,442,971
2001 4,513,751 22,131,970
2002 4,538,159 21,730,496
2003 4,564,855 21,574,326
2004 4,591,910 21,451,748
2005 4,623,291 21,319,685
2006 4,660,677 21,193,760
2007 4,709,153 20,882,982
2008 4,768,212 20,537,875
2009 4,828,726 20,367,487
2010 4,889,252 20,246,871
2011 4,953,088 20,147,528
2012 5,018,573 20,058,035
2013 5,079,623 19,983,693
2014 5,137,232 19,908,979
2015 5,188,607 19,815,616
2016 5,234,519 19,702,267
2017 5,276,968 19,588,715
2018 5,311,916 19,473,970
2019 5,347,896 19,371,648
2020 5,379,475 19,265,250
2021 5,408,320 19,122,059
2022 5,457,127 19,048,502
2023 5,519,594 19,059,479
2024 5,572,272 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Norway and Romania

Fertility rate
Norway

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Norway Romania
1960 2.85 2.34
1961 2.94 2.17
1962 2.91 2.04
1963 2.93 2.01
1964 2.98 1.96
1965 2.94 1.91
1966 2.9 1.9
1967 2.81 3.66
1968 2.75 3.63
1969 2.7 3.19
1970 2.5 2.89
1971 2.49 2.67
1972 2.38 2.55
1973 2.23 2.44
1974 2.13 2.71
1975 1.98 2.59
1976 1.86 2.54
1977 1.75 2.57
1978 1.77 2.52
1979 1.75 2.49
1980 1.72 2.43
1981 1.7 2.36
1982 1.71 2.17
1983 1.66 2.06
1984 1.66 2.26
1985 1.68 2.31
1986 1.71 2.39
1987 1.74 2.38
1988 1.84 2.3
1989 1.89 2.22
1990 1.93 1.83
1991 1.92 1.59
1992 1.88 1.51
1993 1.86 1.43
1994 1.87 1.4
1995 1.87 1.33
1996 1.89 1.3
1997 1.86 1.32
1998 1.81 1.32
1999 1.85 1.3
2000 1.85 1.31
2001 1.78 1.27
2002 1.75 1.27
2003 1.8 1.3
2004 1.83 1.33
2005 1.84 1.4
2006 1.9 1.42
2007 1.9 1.45
2008 1.96 1.6
2009 1.98 1.66
2010 1.95 1.59
2011 1.88 1.47
2012 1.85 1.52
2013 1.78 1.46
2014 1.75 1.56
2015 1.72 1.62
2016 1.71 1.69
2017 1.62 1.78
2018 1.56 1.76
2019 1.53 1.77
2020 1.48 1.8
2021 1.55 1.81
2022 1.41 1.71
2023 1.4 1.71

Norway and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Romania
Year Median age, years
Norway Romania
1960 34.3 28.5
1961 34.4 28.9
1962 34.4 29.3
1963 34.3 29.7
1964 34.2 30.2
1965 34.1 30.6
1966 33.9 31
1967 33.7 31.3
1968 33.5 31.3
1969 33.2 31.3
1970 32.9 31.4
1971 32.7 31.4
1972 32.5 31.5
1973 32.4 31.5
1974 32.4 31.6
1975 32.5 31.7
1976 32.6 31.8
1977 32.7 31.8
1978 32.9 31.7
1979 33.1 31.7
1980 33.3 31.8
1981 33.6 31.9
1982 33.9 32
1983 34.1 32.1
1984 34.4 32.3
1985 34.6 32.5
1986 34.8 32.7
1987 34.9 32.8
1988 35.1 32.8
1989 35.2 32.9
1990 35.4 33
1991 35.5 33.1
1992 35.7 33.3
1993 35.8 33.6
1994 35.9 33.8
1995 36.1 34
1996 36.2 34.2
1997 36.4 34.4
1998 36.5 34.6
1999 36.7 34.7
2000 36.9 34.8
2001 37.1 34.8
2002 37.3 35.3
2003 37.5 36
2004 37.7 36.6
2005 37.9 37
2006 38.1 37.3
2007 38.3 37.7
2008 38.4 38.2
2009 38.5 38.8
2010 38.6 39.3
2011 38.7 39.8
2012 38.8 40.2
2013 38.9 40.5
2014 39 40.9
2015 39.2 41.3
2016 39.3 41.7
2017 39.4 42
2018 39.6 42.3
2019 39.8 42.6
2020 40 42.9
2021 40.3 43.2
2022 40.4 43.3
2023 40.5 43.5
2024 40.7 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Norway Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Norway Romania
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
99.2%
2021
English speaking
87.6%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Norway Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Romania
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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