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Portugal vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Portugal has a population of 10.7M (ranked 90/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Portugal's land area is 35,369 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 108th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Portugal Romania
Population
10687819
18962595
Population rank 92/197 69/197
GDP
$309B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 47/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$28,844
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 44/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,617
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$293B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.8%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$27,381
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 26/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,657
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
35,369 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
47.5 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Portugal and Romania: Comparison Charts

Portugal and Romania economies compared

GDP
Portugal

Romania
Year GDP
Portugal Romania
1960 $3,339,150,158 -
1961 $3,573,719,085 -
1962 $3,835,883,663 -
1963 $4,084,251,593 -
1964 $4,429,202,657 -
1965 $4,901,711,248 -
1966 $5,370,108,031 -
1967 $6,002,607,030 -
1968 $6,644,693,214 -
1969 $7,287,555,035 -
1970 $8,108,235,704 -
1971 $9,201,604,240 -
1972 $11,239,117,865 -
1973 $15,090,564,186 -
1974 $17,512,391,476 -
1975 $19,347,607,843 -
1976 $20,332,831,565 -
1977 $21,439,523,311 -
1978 $23,487,614,051 -
1979 $26,622,819,672 -
1980 $32,896,519,824 -
1981 $31,977,276,873 -
1982 $30,527,754,793 -
1983 $27,239,650,742 -
1984 $25,217,969,050 -
1985 $27,115,807,742 -
1986 $38,745,901,354 -
1987 $48,182,925,857 $38,067,567,568
1988 $56,347,250,696 $40,424,528,302
1989 $60,594,092,182 $41,450,777,202
1990 $78,713,860,217 $38,247,882,300
1991 $89,233,599,278 $28,850,634,900
1992 $107,592,098,307 $25,121,666,667
1993 $95,009,751,901 $26,361,160,450
1994 $99,688,641,304 $30,072,805,104
1995 $118,122,007,430 $37,430,162,103
1996 $122,630,089,680 $36,937,074,278
1997 $117,016,535,163 $35,575,214,078
1998 $123,946,327,916 $41,696,091,974
1999 $127,470,385,557 $35,953,156,754
2000 $118,605,192,877 $37,253,739,511
2001 $121,604,107,165 $40,395,116,581
2002 $134,795,565,549 $46,065,502,703
2003 $165,226,175,537 $57,806,384,143
2004 $189,382,122,532 $74,973,656,852
2005 $197,253,876,705 $98,454,380,120
2006 $208,756,449,276 $122,023,735,993
2007 $240,496,147,317 $174,588,782,939
2008 $263,416,394,624 $214,315,932,061
2009 $244,667,762,836 $174,110,532,659
2010 $238,443,864,993 $170,064,350,672
2011 $245,426,767,676 $192,623,977,894
2012 $216,536,676,772 $179,117,323,107
2013 $226,677,408,292 $189,798,603,751
2014 $230,078,616,300 $199,722,319,676
2015 $199,038,523,120 $177,885,131,240
2016 $206,305,431,242 $185,290,759,249
2017 $220,862,990,767 $210,147,385,855
2018 $242,092,894,543 $243,468,683,030
2019 $240,115,970,063 $251,677,082,534
2020 $229,618,773,423 $252,033,792,712
2021 $256,055,879,091 $286,578,196,368
2022 $256,898,675,069 $296,354,358,293
2023 $289,696,962,620 $350,775,856,415
2024 $308,683,317,393 $382,767,571,329

Portugal and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Portugal

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Portugal Romania
1960 $377 -
1961 $400 -
1962 $426 -
1963 $452 -
1964 $490 -
1965 $545 -
1966 $601 -
1967 $676 -
1968 $752 -
1969 $832 -
1970 $934 -
1971 $1,065 -
1972 $1,302 -
1973 $1,748 -
1974 $2,000 -
1975 $2,128 -
1976 $2,173 -
1977 $2,267 -
1978 $2,457 -
1979 $2,756 -
1980 $3,368 -
1981 $3,246 -
1982 $3,080 -
1983 $2,735 -
1984 $2,523 -
1985 $2,705 -
1986 $3,862 -
1987 $4,804 $1,659
1988 $5,624 $1,753
1989 $6,056 $1,790
1990 $7,885 $1,648
1991 $8,959 $1,254
1992 $10,811 $1,102
1993 $9,535 $1,158
1994 $9,977 $1,323
1995 $11,781 $1,650
1996 $12,185 $1,633
1997 $11,576 $1,577
1998 $12,199 $1,853
1999 $12,475 $1,600
2000 $11,526 $1,660
2001 $11,735 $1,825
2002 $12,937 $2,120
2003 $15,798 $2,679
2004 $18,064 $3,495
2005 $18,780 $4,618
2006 $19,839 $5,758
2007 $22,811 $8,360
2008 $24,949 $10,435
2009 $23,151 $8,548
2010 $22,552 $8,400
2011 $23,247 $9,561
2012 $20,593 $8,930
2013 $21,676 $9,498
2014 $22,121 $10,032
2015 $19,216 $8,977
2016 $19,980 $9,405
2017 $21,442 $10,728
2018 $23,541 $12,502
2019 $23,343 $12,992
2020 $22,299 $13,082
2021 $24,711 $14,987
2022 $24,621 $15,558
2023 $27,386 $18,404
2024 $28,844 $20,072

Portugal vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Portugal

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Portugal Romania
1950 58.5 60.5
1951 58.7 61.2
1952 59.8 61.8
1953 61.1 62.5
1954 62.2 63
1955 61.4 63.3
1956 61.2 63.6
1957 61.4 64
1958 63.7 64.4
1959 62.9 64.9
1960 64.1 65.6
1961 62.8 66.4
1962 64.3 67.2
1963 64.9 67.8
1964 65.1 68.4
1965 66.1 68.4
1966 65.6 68.2
1967 66.5 68.1
1968 66.8 67.9
1969 66.4 67.2
1970 67.1 67.9
1971 66.8 68.4
1972 69.2 69
1973 68.6 68.7
1974 69.1 69.5
1975 68.8 69.6
1976 69.1 69.9
1977 70.3 69.5
1978 70.8 69.8
1979 71.6 69.5
1980 71.7 69.2
1981 71.9 69.5
1982 72.7 69.8
1983 72.7 69.8
1984 72.9 69.9
1985 73.2 69.4
1986 73.6 69.7
1987 74.1 69.1
1988 74.1 69.4
1989 74.7 69.5
1990 74.3 69.8
1991 74.2 70
1992 74.9 69.5
1993 74.8 69.5
1994 75.7 69.3
1995 75.5 69.3
1996 75.5 68.8
1997 75.9 69.1
1998 76.1 69.9
1999 76.3 70.6
2000 76.8 71.2
2001 77.2 71.1
2002 77.4 70.8
2003 77.6 70.8
2004 78.4 71.1
2005 78.3 71.6
2006 79.1 72.2
2007 79.3 72.8
2008 79.6 73.2
2009 79.8 73.5
2010 80.1 73.6
2011 80.6 74.3
2012 80.6 74.3
2013 80.9 74.9
2014 81.3 74.8
2015 81.3 74.7
2016 81.4 75
2017 81.7 75
2018 81.6 75.1
2019 82 75.3
2020 81.4 74
2021 81.4 72.7
2022 81.2 75.3
2023 82.4 75.9
2024 82.6 76.1
2025 82.7 76.2

Portugal and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Portugal

Romania
Year Population
Portugal Romania
1960 8,857,716 18,406,905
1961 8,929,316 18,555,250
1962 8,993,985 18,676,550
1963 9,030,355 18,797,850
1964 9,035,365 18,919,126
1965 8,998,595 19,031,576
1966 8,930,990 19,215,450
1967 8,874,520 19,534,242
1968 8,836,650 19,799,831
1969 8,757,705 20,009,141
1970 8,680,431 20,250,398
1971 8,643,756 20,461,567
1972 8,630,430 20,657,957
1973 8,633,100 20,835,681
1974 8,754,365 21,029,429
1975 9,093,470 21,293,583
1976 9,355,810 21,551,634
1977 9,455,675 21,756,096
1978 9,558,250 21,951,464
1979 9,661,265 22,090,488
1980 9,766,312 22,207,282
1981 9,851,362 22,353,070
1982 9,911,771 22,475,741
1983 9,957,865 22,560,478
1984 9,996,232 22,640,547
1985 10,023,613 22,732,999
1986 10,032,734 22,836,841
1987 10,030,031 22,949,430
1988 10,019,610 23,057,662
1989 10,005,000 23,161,458
1990 9,983,218 23,201,835
1991 9,960,235 23,001,155
1992 9,952,494 22,794,284
1993 9,964,675 22,763,280
1994 9,991,525 22,730,211
1995 10,026,176 22,684,270
1996 10,063,945 22,619,004
1997 10,108,977 22,553,978
1998 10,160,196 22,507,344
1999 10,217,828 22,472,040
2000 10,289,898 22,442,971
2001 10,362,722 22,131,970
2002 10,419,631 21,730,496
2003 10,458,821 21,574,326
2004 10,483,861 21,451,748
2005 10,503,330 21,319,685
2006 10,522,288 21,193,760
2007 10,542,964 20,882,982
2008 10,558,177 20,537,875
2009 10,568,247 20,367,487
2010 10,573,100 20,246,871
2011 10,557,560 20,147,528
2012 10,514,844 20,058,035
2013 10,457,295 19,983,693
2014 10,401,062 19,908,979
2015 10,358,076 19,815,616
2016 10,325,452 19,702,267
2017 10,300,300 19,588,715
2018 10,283,822 19,473,970
2019 10,286,263 19,371,648
2020 10,297,081 19,265,250
2021 10,361,831 19,122,059
2022 10,434,332 19,048,502
2023 10,578,174 19,059,479
2024 10,701,636 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Portugal and Romania

Fertility rate
Portugal

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Portugal Romania
1960 3.16 2.34
1961 3.21 2.17
1962 3.23 2.04
1963 3.12 2.01
1964 3.21 1.96
1965 3.15 1.91
1966 3.16 1.9
1967 3.16 3.66
1968 3.12 3.63
1969 3.12 3.19
1970 3.01 2.89
1971 3 2.67
1972 2.86 2.55
1973 2.77 2.44
1974 2.7 2.71
1975 2.75 2.59
1976 2.82 2.54
1977 2.69 2.57
1978 2.45 2.52
1979 2.31 2.49
1980 2.25 2.43
1981 2.13 2.36
1982 2.07 2.17
1983 1.95 2.06
1984 1.9 2.26
1985 1.72 2.31
1986 1.66 2.39
1987 1.62 2.38
1988 1.61 2.3
1989 1.57 2.22
1990 1.56 1.83
1991 1.56 1.59
1992 1.54 1.51
1993 1.52 1.43
1994 1.45 1.4
1995 1.41 1.33
1996 1.44 1.3
1997 1.47 1.32
1998 1.47 1.32
1999 1.5 1.3
2000 1.55 1.31
2001 1.45 1.27
2002 1.46 1.27
2003 1.44 1.3
2004 1.4 1.33
2005 1.41 1.4
2006 1.37 1.42
2007 1.35 1.45
2008 1.39 1.6
2009 1.34 1.66
2010 1.39 1.59
2011 1.35 1.47
2012 1.28 1.52
2013 1.21 1.46
2014 1.24 1.56
2015 1.31 1.62
2016 1.37 1.69
2017 1.38 1.78
2018 1.42 1.76
2019 1.44 1.77
2020 1.42 1.8
2021 1.35 1.81
2022 1.43 1.71
2023 1.44 1.71

Portugal and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Portugal

Romania
Year Median age, years
Portugal Romania
1960 27.9 28.5
1961 28.1 28.9
1962 28.3 29.3
1963 28.5 29.7
1964 28.7 30.2
1965 28.8 30.6
1966 29 31
1967 29.1 31.3
1968 29.2 31.3
1969 29.4 31.3
1970 29.6 31.4
1971 29.7 31.4
1972 29.6 31.5
1973 29.6 31.5
1974 29.7 31.6
1975 29.7 31.7
1976 29.8 31.8
1977 29.9 31.8
1978 30 31.7
1979 30.3 31.7
1980 30.6 31.8
1981 30.8 31.9
1982 31.1 32
1983 31.4 32.1
1984 31.7 32.3
1985 32.1 32.5
1986 32.5 32.7
1987 32.9 32.8
1988 33.3 32.8
1989 33.7 32.9
1990 34.2 33
1991 34.6 33.1
1992 35 33.3
1993 35.4 33.6
1994 35.7 33.8
1995 36.1 34
1996 36.4 34.2
1997 36.8 34.4
1998 37.1 34.6
1999 37.4 34.7
2000 37.7 34.8
2001 38 34.8
2002 38.3 35.3
2003 38.6 36
2004 39 36.6
2005 39.4 37
2006 39.8 37.3
2007 40.2 37.7
2008 40.6 38.2
2009 41 38.8
2010 41.5 39.3
2011 41.9 39.8
2012 42.4 40.2
2013 42.9 40.5
2014 43.4 40.9
2015 43.8 41.3
2016 44.3 41.7
2017 44.7 42
2018 45.2 42.3
2019 45.6 42.6
2020 46.1 42.9
2021 46.5 43.2
2022 46.8 43.3
2023 47.2 43.5
2024 47.5 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Portugal Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$285B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43.7%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.55%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.52%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
52,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.52%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.43%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.4%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.5
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.9%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
171,797
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.95%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
40
2018
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$61.9B
2018
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$42.4B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,208,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.2%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
91.4%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Portugal Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,853 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.6
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
36.2 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.42 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.1%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
32.3%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
14.9%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
77.2%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
64.9%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
30.3%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Portugal Romania
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+20,648
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.3
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2021
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.8%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
27.3%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2024
91.3%
2024

Health

Portugal Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,744
2023
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$817
2023
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.77
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.2 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
15
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.2
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
22.5%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
25.6%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.88 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Portugal Romania
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,305 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,328 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,788 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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