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Papua New Guinea vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Papua New Guinea has a population of 10.6M (ranked 92/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Papua New Guinea's land area is 174,850 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 54th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Papua New Guinea Romania
Population
10911445
18962595
Population rank 90/197 69/197
GDP
$32.5B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 109/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$3,076
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 140/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,889
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$17.5B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,652
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 123/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,561
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
174,850 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.1
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
23.6 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Papua New Guinea and Romania: Comparison Charts

Papua New Guinea and Romania economies compared

GDP
Papua New Guinea

Romania
Year GDP
Papua New Guinea Romania
1960 $230,496,037 -
1961 $244,832,039 -
1962 $261,184,042 -
1963 $275,968,044 -
1964 $305,312,049 -
1965 $344,176,055 -
1966 $390,992,063 -
1967 $441,728,183 -
1968 $485,184,190 -
1969 $551,263,864 -
1970 $645,568,215 -
1971 $717,750,278 -
1972 $858,761,926 -
1973 $1,299,079,410 -
1974 $1,467,417,672 -
1975 $1,356,603,608 -
1976 $1,511,843,235 -
1977 $1,640,746,619 -
1978 $1,947,878,831 -
1979 $2,293,760,511 -
1980 $2,545,808,456 -
1981 $2,498,190,847 -
1982 $2,368,719,683 -
1983 $2,562,351,551 -
1984 $2,552,662,617 -
1985 $2,423,339,172 -
1986 $2,647,995,602 -
1987 $3,143,851,794 $38,067,567,568
1988 $3,656,177,881 $40,424,528,302
1989 $3,546,472,566 $41,450,777,202
1990 $3,219,729,083 $38,247,882,300
1991 $3,787,394,958 $28,850,634,900
1992 $4,377,980,510 $25,121,666,667
1993 $4,974,550,286 $26,361,160,450
1994 $5,502,786,070 $30,072,805,104
1995 $4,636,057,476 $37,430,162,103
1996 $5,155,311,077 $36,937,074,278
1997 $4,936,615,299 $35,575,214,078
1998 $3,789,443,015 $41,696,091,974
1999 $3,477,038,204 $35,953,156,754
2000 $3,521,339,699 $37,253,739,511
2001 $3,081,024,212 $40,395,116,581
2002 $2,999,511,040 $46,065,502,703
2003 $3,536,411,824 $57,806,384,143
2004 $3,927,157,867 $74,973,656,852
2005 $4,865,892,972 $98,454,380,120
2006 $8,354,911,041 $122,023,735,993
2007 $9,545,028,944 $174,588,782,939
2008 $11,670,892,801 $214,315,932,061
2009 $11,619,456,449 $174,110,532,659
2010 $14,250,786,675 $170,064,350,672
2011 $17,985,138,066 $192,623,977,894
2012 $21,295,168,666 $179,117,323,107
2013 $21,261,338,065 $189,798,603,751
2014 $23,210,823,987 $199,722,319,676
2015 $21,723,437,010 $177,885,131,240
2016 $20,758,876,953 $185,290,759,249
2017 $22,742,699,138 $210,147,385,855
2018 $24,109,780,708 $243,468,683,030
2019 $24,750,626,030 $251,677,082,534
2020 $23,848,447,850 $252,033,792,712
2021 $26,109,413,521 $286,578,196,368
2022 $31,653,185,953 $296,354,358,293
2023 $30,816,367,067 $350,775,856,415
2024 $32,538,480,024 $382,767,571,329

Papua New Guinea and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea Romania
1960 $115.5 -
1961 $119.7 -
1962 $124.7 -
1963 $128.9 -
1964 $139.5 -
1965 $153.9 -
1966 $171.1 -
1967 $189 -
1968 $202.9 -
1969 $225.3 -
1970 $257.6 -
1971 $279.7 -
1972 $327 -
1973 $483 -
1974 $533 -
1975 $482 -
1976 $525 -
1977 $558 -
1978 $648 -
1979 $748 -
1980 $813 -
1981 $781 -
1982 $726 -
1983 $769 -
1984 $750 -
1985 $697 -
1986 $745 -
1987 $865 $1,659
1988 $985 $1,753
1989 $934 $1,790
1990 $826 $1,648
1991 $942 $1,254
1992 $1,051 $1,102
1993 $1,151 $1,158
1994 $1,228 $1,323
1995 $998 $1,650
1996 $1,071 $1,633
1997 $990 $1,577
1998 $733 $1,853
1999 $650 $1,600
2000 $636 $1,660
2001 $538 $1,825
2002 $506 $2,120
2003 $577 $2,679
2004 $621 $3,495
2005 $744 $4,618
2006 $1,238 $5,758
2007 $1,371 $8,360
2008 $1,625 $10,435
2009 $1,569 $8,548
2010 $1,867 $8,400
2011 $2,288 $9,561
2012 $2,635 $8,930
2013 $2,561 $9,498
2014 $2,723 $10,032
2015 $2,485 $8,977
2016 $2,316 $9,405
2017 $2,478 $10,728
2018 $2,566 $12,502
2019 $2,576 $12,992
2020 $2,430 $13,082
2021 $2,608 $14,987
2022 $3,102 $15,558
2023 $2,966 $18,404
2024 $3,076 $20,072

Papua New Guinea vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Papua New Guinea

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Papua New Guinea Romania
1950 39.4 60.5
1951 35.5 61.2
1952 40.7 61.8
1953 41.3 62.5
1954 42 63
1955 42.6 63.3
1956 43.3 63.6
1957 43.9 64
1958 44.6 64.4
1959 45.1 64.9
1960 45.8 65.6
1961 46.4 66.4
1962 46.7 67.2
1963 47.7 67.8
1964 48.3 68.4
1965 48.9 68.4
1966 49.6 68.2
1967 50.2 68.1
1968 50.9 67.9
1969 51.5 67.2
1970 52.1 67.9
1971 52.6 68.4
1972 53.3 69
1973 53.9 68.7
1974 54.4 69.5
1975 55 69.6
1976 55.5 69.9
1977 56 69.5
1978 56.5 69.8
1979 57 69.5
1980 57.4 69.2
1981 57.8 69.5
1982 58.1 69.8
1983 58.3 69.8
1984 58.6 69.9
1985 58.8 69.4
1986 59 69.7
1987 59.2 69.1
1988 59.4 69.4
1989 59.6 69.5
1990 59.8 69.8
1991 59.9 70
1992 60.3 69.5
1993 60.5 69.5
1994 60.7 69.3
1995 60.9 69.3
1996 61.1 68.8
1997 61.3 69.1
1998 60.4 69.9
1999 61.5 70.6
2000 61.6 71.2
2001 61.6 71.1
2002 61.6 70.8
2003 61.7 70.8
2004 61.8 71.1
2005 61.9 71.6
2006 62 72.2
2007 62.2 72.8
2008 62.5 73.2
2009 62.8 73.5
2010 63.1 73.6
2011 63.4 74.3
2012 63.6 74.3
2013 63.9 74.9
2014 64.2 74.8
2015 64.5 74.7
2016 64.7 75
2017 64.9 75
2018 65.1 75.1
2019 65.3 75.3
2020 65.1 74
2021 64.4 72.7
2022 65.3 75.3
2023 66.1 75.9
2024 66.3 76.1
2025 66.4 76.2

Papua New Guinea and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Papua New Guinea

Romania
Year Population
Papua New Guinea Romania
1960 1,995,110 18,406,905
1961 2,046,127 18,555,250
1962 2,093,919 18,676,550
1963 2,141,376 18,797,850
1964 2,188,325 18,919,126
1965 2,235,820 19,031,576
1966 2,285,774 19,215,450
1967 2,337,532 19,534,242
1968 2,390,803 19,799,831
1969 2,446,927 20,009,141
1970 2,505,628 20,250,398
1971 2,566,421 20,461,567
1972 2,628,432 20,657,957
1973 2,690,629 20,835,681
1974 2,752,671 21,029,429
1975 2,814,820 21,293,583
1976 2,877,327 21,551,634
1977 2,940,327 21,756,096
1978 3,003,714 21,951,464
1979 3,067,341 22,090,488
1980 3,131,512 22,207,282
1981 3,197,019 22,353,070
1982 3,264,291 22,475,741
1983 3,333,633 22,560,478
1984 3,405,198 22,640,547
1985 3,478,936 22,732,999
1986 3,554,793 22,836,841
1987 3,632,543 22,949,430
1988 3,711,880 23,057,662
1989 3,796,078 23,161,458
1990 3,896,481 23,201,835
1991 4,021,837 23,001,155
1992 4,166,699 22,794,284
1993 4,320,872 22,763,280
1994 4,480,208 22,730,211
1995 4,644,278 22,684,270
1996 4,813,361 22,619,004
1997 4,987,883 22,553,978
1998 5,166,390 22,507,344
1999 5,349,333 22,472,040
2000 5,537,064 22,442,971
2001 5,728,435 22,131,970
2002 5,924,003 21,730,496
2003 6,123,997 21,574,326
2004 6,328,041 21,451,748
2005 6,535,905 21,319,685
2006 6,747,720 21,193,760
2007 6,963,345 20,882,982
2008 7,183,002 20,537,875
2009 7,406,438 20,367,487
2010 7,633,523 20,246,871
2011 7,859,346 20,147,528
2012 8,081,390 20,058,035
2013 8,302,698 19,983,693
2014 8,523,441 19,908,979
2015 8,743,246 19,815,616
2016 8,961,718 19,702,267
2017 9,178,714 19,588,715
2018 9,394,513 19,473,970
2019 9,609,010 19,371,648
2020 9,815,746 19,265,250
2021 10,012,896 19,122,059
2022 10,203,169 19,048,502
2023 10,389,635 19,059,479
2024 10,576,502 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Papua New Guinea and Romania

Fertility rate
Papua New Guinea

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Papua New Guinea Romania
1960 6.02 2.34
1961 6.07 2.17
1962 6.14 2.04
1963 6.15 2.01
1964 6.19 1.96
1965 6.2 1.91
1966 6.23 1.9
1967 6.24 3.66
1968 6.25 3.63
1969 6.26 3.19
1970 6.25 2.89
1971 6.23 2.67
1972 6.2 2.55
1973 6.16 2.44
1974 6.11 2.71
1975 6.07 2.59
1976 6.02 2.54
1977 5.96 2.57
1978 5.88 2.52
1979 5.79 2.49
1980 5.71 2.43
1981 5.65 2.36
1982 5.59 2.17
1983 5.56 2.06
1984 5.51 2.26
1985 5.47 2.31
1986 5.42 2.39
1987 5.36 2.38
1988 5.3 2.3
1989 5.24 2.22
1990 5.18 1.83
1991 5.11 1.59
1992 5.03 1.51
1993 4.96 1.43
1994 4.87 1.4
1995 4.78 1.33
1996 4.73 1.3
1997 4.68 1.32
1998 4.63 1.32
1999 4.59 1.3
2000 4.53 1.31
2001 4.47 1.27
2002 4.42 1.27
2003 4.36 1.3
2004 4.28 1.33
2005 4.22 1.4
2006 4.15 1.42
2007 4.08 1.45
2008 4.01 1.6
2009 3.94 1.66
2010 3.88 1.59
2011 3.82 1.47
2012 3.75 1.52
2013 3.68 1.46
2014 3.63 1.56
2015 3.56 1.62
2016 3.5 1.69
2017 3.43 1.78
2018 3.38 1.76
2019 3.32 1.77
2020 3.27 1.8
2021 3.22 1.81
2022 3.17 1.71
2023 3.1 1.71

Papua New Guinea and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Papua New Guinea

Romania
Year Median age, years
Papua New Guinea Romania
1960 18.5 28.5
1961 18.4 28.9
1962 18.3 29.3
1963 18.1 29.7
1964 18 30.2
1965 17.9 30.6
1966 17.8 31
1967 17.6 31.3
1968 17.5 31.3
1969 17.4 31.3
1970 17.3 31.4
1971 17.2 31.4
1972 17.1 31.5
1973 17.2 31.5
1974 17.2 31.6
1975 17.3 31.7
1976 17.4 31.8
1977 17.5 31.8
1978 17.7 31.7
1979 17.8 31.7
1980 18 31.8
1981 18.1 31.9
1982 18.2 32
1983 18.3 32.1
1984 18.3 32.3
1985 18.4 32.5
1986 18.5 32.7
1987 18.5 32.8
1988 18.6 32.8
1989 18.6 32.9
1990 18.7 33
1991 18.8 33.1
1992 18.9 33.3
1993 19 33.6
1994 19.1 33.8
1995 19.2 34
1996 19.4 34.2
1997 19.5 34.4
1998 19.6 34.6
1999 19.7 34.7
2000 19.8 34.8
2001 19.9 34.8
2002 19.9 35.3
2003 20 36
2004 20.2 36.6
2005 20.3 37
2006 20.4 37.3
2007 20.6 37.7
2008 20.7 38.2
2009 20.9 38.8
2010 21 39.3
2011 21.2 39.8
2012 21.3 40.2
2013 21.5 40.5
2014 21.7 40.9
2015 21.9 41.3
2016 22 41.7
2017 22.2 42
2018 22.4 42.3
2019 22.6 42.6
2020 22.8 42.9
2021 23 43.2
2022 23.2 43.3
2023 23.4 43.5
2024 23.6 43.8

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Finance

Papua New Guinea Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$31.1B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.78%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.31%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.61%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.69%
2022
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
41.5%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.2%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2009
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2009
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
6
2016
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.68B
2017
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.9B
2023
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.87M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
39,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.04%
2018
1.73%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.3%
2024

Energy

Papua New Guinea 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
5.95 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.57 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
54.6%
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
40%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.3%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
20.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Papua New Guinea Romania
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-707
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
13.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.15 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
38.9
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
29
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.4
2010
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.6
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.1%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
70.4%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
24.1%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Papua New Guinea Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.1
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.51
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.06
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
189
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
91
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.6%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.13 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Papua New Guinea Romania
% of world land
0.3%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
16,532 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,425 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
138,051 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,809 mi
2011
53,679 mi
2023

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