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Palestine vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 164th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Romania
Population
5459557
18962595
Population rank 122/197 69/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt n/a
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Palestine and Romania: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Romania economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Romania
Year GDP
Palestine Romania
1987 - $38,067,567,568
1988 - $40,424,528,302
1989 - $41,450,777,202
1990 - $38,247,882,300
1991 - $28,850,634,900
1992 - $25,121,666,667
1993 - $26,361,160,450
1994 $2,843,300,000 $30,072,805,104
1995 $3,282,800,000 $37,430,162,103
1996 $3,409,600,000 $36,937,074,278
1997 $3,759,800,000 $35,575,214,078
1998 $4,067,800,000 $41,696,091,974
1999 $4,271,200,000 $35,953,156,754
2000 $4,313,600,000 $37,253,739,511
2001 $4,003,700,000 $40,395,116,581
2002 $3,555,800,000 $46,065,502,703
2003 $3,968,000,000 $57,806,384,143
2004 $4,603,100,000 $74,973,656,852
2005 $5,125,700,000 $98,454,380,120
2006 $5,348,300,000 $122,023,735,993
2007 $5,815,700,000 $174,588,782,939
2008 $7,310,400,000 $214,315,932,061
2009 $8,085,700,000 $174,110,532,659
2010 $9,681,500,000 $170,064,350,672
2011 $11,186,100,000 $192,623,977,894
2012 $12,208,400,000 $179,117,323,107
2013 $13,515,500,000 $189,798,603,751
2014 $13,989,700,000 $199,722,319,676
2015 $13,972,400,000 $177,885,131,240
2016 $15,405,400,000 $185,290,759,249
2017 $16,128,000,000 $210,147,385,855
2018 $16,276,600,000 $243,468,683,030
2019 $17,133,500,000 $251,677,082,534
2020 $15,531,700,000 $252,033,792,712
2021 $18,109,000,000 $286,578,196,368
2022 $19,165,500,000 $296,354,358,293
2023 $17,847,900,000 $350,775,856,415
2024 $13,711,100,000 $382,767,571,329

Palestine and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Romania
1987 - $1,659
1988 - $1,753
1989 - $1,790
1990 - $1,648
1991 - $1,254
1992 - $1,102
1993 - $1,158
1994 $1,202 $1,323
1995 $1,327 $1,650
1996 $1,317 $1,633
1997 $1,389 $1,577
1998 $1,465 $1,853
1999 $1,499 $1,600
2000 $1,476 $1,660
2001 $1,336 $1,825
2002 $1,156 $2,120
2003 $1,258 $2,679
2004 $1,422 $3,495
2005 $1,544 $4,618
2006 $1,570 $5,758
2007 $1,664 $8,360
2008 $2,035 $10,435
2009 $2,192 $8,548
2010 $2,557 $8,400
2011 $2,881 $9,561
2012 $3,067 $8,930
2013 $3,315 $9,498
2014 $3,352 $10,032
2015 $3,272 $8,977
2016 $3,528 $9,405
2017 $3,620 $10,728
2018 $3,562 $12,502
2019 $3,657 $12,992
2020 $3,234 $13,082
2021 $3,679 $14,987
2022 $3,800 $15,558
2023 $3,455 $18,404
2024 $2,592 $20,072

Palestine vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Romania
1950 45.7 60.5
1951 46 61.2
1952 46.3 61.8
1953 46.6 62.5
1954 46.9 63
1955 47.2 63.3
1956 47.6 63.6
1957 48 64
1958 48.4 64.4
1959 48.8 64.9
1960 49.3 65.6
1961 49.8 66.4
1962 50.4 67.2
1963 51 67.8
1964 51.6 68.4
1965 52.2 68.4
1966 52.8 68.2
1967 50.9 68.1
1968 54.1 67.9
1969 54.7 67.2
1970 55.4 67.9
1971 56 68.4
1972 56.7 69
1973 57.6 68.7
1974 58 69.5
1975 58.7 69.6
1976 59.4 69.9
1977 60.1 69.5
1978 60.8 69.8
1979 61.5 69.5
1980 62.2 69.2
1981 62.8 69.5
1982 63.5 69.8
1983 64.1 69.8
1984 64.7 69.9
1985 65.3 69.4
1986 65.7 69.7
1987 66.3 69.1
1988 66.7 69.4
1989 67.1 69.5
1990 67.8 69.8
1991 68.2 70
1992 68.5 69.5
1993 68.8 69.5
1994 69.3 69.3
1995 69.6 69.3
1996 70 68.8
1997 70.3 69.1
1998 70.6 69.9
1999 70.8 70.6
2000 70.3 71.2
2001 69.8 71.1
2002 70.9 70.8
2003 71 70.8
2004 71.1 71.1
2005 72 71.6
2006 71.8 72.2
2007 72.1 72.8
2008 72.2 73.2
2009 72.3 73.5
2010 73.3 73.6
2011 73.6 74.3
2012 73.7 74.3
2013 74.1 74.9
2014 72.8 74.8
2015 74.6 74.7
2016 74.9 75
2017 75.2 75
2018 75.4 75.1
2019 75.8 75.3
2020 75 74
2021 73.9 72.7
2022 76.7 75.3
2023 65.2 75.9
2024 69.2 76.1
2025 73.1 76.2

Palestine and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Romania
Year Population
Palestine Romania
1960 - 18,406,905
1961 - 18,555,250
1962 - 18,676,550
1963 - 18,797,850
1964 - 18,919,126
1965 - 19,031,576
1966 - 19,215,450
1967 - 19,534,242
1968 - 19,799,831
1969 - 20,009,141
1970 - 20,250,398
1971 - 20,461,567
1972 - 20,657,957
1973 - 20,835,681
1974 - 21,029,429
1975 - 21,293,583
1976 - 21,551,634
1977 - 21,756,096
1978 - 21,951,464
1979 - 22,090,488
1980 - 22,207,282
1981 - 22,353,070
1982 - 22,475,741
1983 - 22,560,478
1984 - 22,640,547
1985 - 22,732,999
1986 - 22,836,841
1987 - 22,949,430
1988 - 23,057,662
1989 - 23,161,458
1990 1,978,248 23,201,835
1991 2,068,845 23,001,155
1992 2,163,591 22,794,284
1993 2,262,676 22,763,280
1994 2,366,298 22,730,211
1995 2,474,666 22,684,270
1996 2,587,997 22,619,004
1997 2,706,518 22,553,978
1998 2,776,568 22,507,344
1999 2,848,431 22,472,040
2000 2,922,153 22,442,971
2001 2,997,784 22,131,970
2002 3,075,373 21,730,496
2003 3,154,969 21,574,326
2004 3,236,626 21,451,748
2005 3,320,396 21,319,685
2006 3,406,334 21,193,760
2007 3,494,496 20,882,982
2008 3,591,977 20,537,875
2009 3,689,099 20,367,487
2010 3,786,161 20,246,871
2011 3,882,986 20,147,528
2012 3,979,998 20,058,035
2013 4,076,708 19,983,693
2014 4,173,398 19,908,979
2015 4,270,092 19,815,616
2016 4,367,088 19,702,267
2017 4,454,805 19,588,715
2018 4,569,087 19,473,970
2019 4,685,306 19,371,648
2020 4,803,269 19,265,250
2021 4,922,749 19,122,059
2022 5,043,612 19,048,502
2023 5,165,775 19,059,479
2024 5,289,152 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Palestine and Romania

Fertility rate
Palestine

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Romania
1960 - 2.34
1961 - 2.17
1962 - 2.04
1963 - 2.01
1964 - 1.96
1965 - 1.91
1966 - 1.9
1967 - 3.66
1968 - 3.63
1969 - 3.19
1970 - 2.89
1971 - 2.67
1972 - 2.55
1973 - 2.44
1974 - 2.71
1975 - 2.59
1976 - 2.54
1977 - 2.57
1978 - 2.52
1979 - 2.49
1980 - 2.43
1981 - 2.36
1982 - 2.17
1983 - 2.06
1984 - 2.26
1985 - 2.31
1986 - 2.39
1987 - 2.38
1988 - 2.3
1989 - 2.22
1990 6.81 1.83
1991 6.75 1.59
1992 6.65 1.51
1993 6.5 1.43
1994 6.33 1.4
1995 6.16 1.33
1996 5.99 1.3
1997 5.82 1.32
1998 5.69 1.32
1999 5.58 1.3
2000 5.46 1.31
2001 5.34 1.27
2002 5.22 1.27
2003 5.06 1.3
2004 4.97 1.33
2005 4.87 1.4
2006 4.74 1.42
2007 4.63 1.45
2008 4.51 1.6
2009 4.44 1.66
2010 4.43 1.59
2011 4.31 1.47
2012 4.15 1.52
2013 4.05 1.46
2014 4 1.56
2015 3.98 1.62
2016 3.89 1.69
2017 3.77 1.78
2018 3.67 1.76
2019 3.59 1.77
2020 3.51 1.8
2021 3.44 1.81
2022 3.38 1.71
2023 3.31 1.71

Palestine and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Romania
Year Median age, years
Palestine Romania
1960 - 28.5
1961 - 28.9
1962 - 29.3
1963 - 29.7
1964 - 30.2
1965 - 30.6
1966 - 31
1967 - 31.3
1968 - 31.3
1969 - 31.3
1970 - 31.4
1971 - 31.4
1972 - 31.5
1973 - 31.5
1974 - 31.6
1975 - 31.7
1976 - 31.8
1977 - 31.8
1978 - 31.7
1979 - 31.7
1980 - 31.8
1981 - 31.9
1982 - 32
1983 - 32.1
1984 - 32.3
1985 - 32.5
1986 - 32.7
1987 - 32.8
1988 - 32.8
1989 - 32.9
1990 15.4 33
1991 15.4 33.1
1992 15.4 33.3
1993 15.5 33.6
1994 15.5 33.8
1995 15.6 34
1996 15.7 34.2
1997 15.8 34.4
1998 15.9 34.6
1999 16 34.7
2000 16.2 34.8
2001 16.3 34.8
2002 16.5 35.3
2003 16.7 36
2004 16.9 36.6
2005 17.1 37
2006 17.4 37.3
2007 17.6 37.7
2008 17.9 38.2
2009 18.1 38.8
2010 18.4 39.3
2011 18.6 39.8
2012 18.9 40.2
2013 19.1 40.5
2014 19.4 40.9
2015 19.6 41.3
2016 19.8 41.7
2017 19.9 42
2018 20 42.3
2019 20.2 42.6
2020 20.3 42.9
2021 20.4 43.2
2022 20.6 43.3
2023 20.8 43.5
2024 20.9 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Palestine Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palestine Romania
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
46
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
99.2%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Palestine Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Romania
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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