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Romania vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 80th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Sierra Leone
Population
18962595
8961932
Population rank 69/197 102/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 49/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Romania and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Romania and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Romania

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Romania Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 - $434,584,634
1971 - $419,495,788
1972 - $465,254,682
1973 - $575,471,814
1974 - $648,940,351
1975 - $679,352,876
1976 - $594,810,422
1977 - $692,079,407
1978 - $960,765,043
1979 - $1,109,343,425
1980 - $1,100,476,190
1981 - $1,114,926,661
1982 - $1,294,995,964
1983 - $995,278,515
1984 - $1,087,450,199
1985 - $856,890,459
1986 - $490,181,457
1987 $38,067,567,568 $660,106,336
1988 $40,424,528,302 $1,055,083,933
1989 $41,450,777,202 $932,974,420
1990 $38,247,882,300 $649,644,098
1991 $28,850,634,900 $779,981,987
1992 $25,121,666,667 $679,940,814
1993 $26,361,160,450 $768,867,883
1994 $30,072,805,104 $911,853,802
1995 $37,430,162,103 $870,740,292
1996 $36,937,074,278 $941,709,423
1997 $35,575,214,078 $850,232,760
1998 $41,696,091,974 $672,368,187
1999 $35,953,156,754 $669,386,624
2000 $37,253,739,511 $635,866,404
2001 $40,395,116,581 $1,681,473,894
2002 $46,065,502,703 $1,933,863,911
2003 $57,806,384,143 $2,142,618,046
2004 $74,973,656,852 $2,237,350,687
2005 $98,454,380,120 $2,545,275,313
2006 $122,023,735,993 $3,263,697,467
2007 $174,588,782,939 $3,632,957,611
2008 $214,315,932,061 $4,157,895,298
2009 $174,110,532,659 $3,953,403,098
2010 $170,064,350,672 $4,262,805,967
2011 $192,623,977,894 $4,861,632,885
2012 $179,117,323,107 $6,141,666,509
2013 $189,798,603,751 $7,502,762,863
2014 $199,722,319,676 $7,686,138,791
2015 $177,885,131,240 $6,788,352,975
2016 $185,290,759,249 $6,084,297,211
2017 $210,147,385,855 $5,749,846,528
2018 $243,468,683,030 $6,390,514,689
2019 $251,677,082,534 $6,526,183,564
2020 $252,033,792,712 $6,693,888,876
2021 $286,578,196,368 $7,173,379,137
2022 $296,354,358,293 $7,124,465,160
2023 $350,775,856,415 $6,411,787,856
2024 $382,767,571,329 $7,547,843,281

Romania and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Romania Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 - $160.2
1971 - $151.8
1972 - $165.3
1973 - $200.7
1974 - $222.2
1975 - $228.4
1976 - $196.4
1977 - $224.3
1978 - $305
1979 - $346
1980 - $336
1981 - $334
1982 - $380
1983 - $285.9
1984 - $306
1985 - $235.5
1986 - $131.5
1987 $1,659 $172.4
1988 $1,753 $268.2
1989 $1,790 $231.3
1990 $1,648 $154.8
1991 $1,254 $183.7
1992 $1,102 $163.2
1993 $1,158 $185
1994 $1,323 $218.5
1995 $1,650 $208.4
1996 $1,633 $224.3
1997 $1,577 $199.9
1998 $1,853 $156.5
1999 $1,600 $155
2000 $1,660 $143.7
2001 $1,825 $358
2002 $2,120 $389
2003 $2,679 $414
2004 $3,495 $418
2005 $4,618 $463
2006 $5,758 $580
2007 $8,360 $632
2008 $10,435 $705
2009 $8,548 $653
2010 $8,400 $685
2011 $9,561 $761
2012 $8,930 $938
2013 $9,498 $1,117
2014 $10,032 $1,118
2015 $8,977 $965
2016 $9,405 $844
2017 $10,728 $779
2018 $12,502 $846
2019 $12,992 $844
2020 $13,082 $846
2021 $14,987 $886
2022 $15,558 $861
2023 $18,404 $758
2024 $20,072 $873

Romania vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Sierra Leone
1950 60.5 28.9
1951 61.2 29.3
1952 61.8 29.7
1953 62.5 30.1
1954 63 30.5
1955 63.3 30.9
1956 63.6 31.3
1957 64 31.8
1958 64.4 32.1
1959 64.9 32.6
1960 65.6 33.1
1961 66.4 33.6
1962 67.2 34.2
1963 67.8 34.7
1964 68.4 35.3
1965 68.4 35.9
1966 68.2 36.6
1967 68.1 37.3
1968 67.9 37.8
1969 67.2 38.2
1970 67.9 38.6
1971 68.4 39.1
1972 69 39.5
1973 68.7 40
1974 69.5 40.4
1975 69.6 41
1976 69.9 41.4
1977 69.5 41.8
1978 69.8 42.2
1979 69.5 42.5
1980 69.2 42.8
1981 69.5 43.1
1982 69.8 43.3
1983 69.8 43.5
1984 69.9 43.6
1985 69.4 43.6
1986 69.7 43.5
1987 69.1 43.7
1988 69.4 43.8
1989 69.5 43.7
1990 69.8 43.7
1991 70 43.3
1992 69.5 43.5
1993 69.5 43.4
1994 69.3 42.8
1995 69.3 42.6
1996 68.8 43.5
1997 69.1 43.6
1998 69.9 42.7
1999 70.6 42
2000 71.2 44.8
2001 71.1 45.4
2002 70.8 46.2
2003 70.8 46.8
2004 71.1 47.5
2005 71.6 48.3
2006 72.2 49.5
2007 72.8 50
2008 73.2 50.7
2009 73.5 51.3
2010 73.6 51.9
2011 74.3 52.6
2012 74.3 53.2
2013 74.9 54.1
2014 74.8 54.3
2015 74.7 55.5
2016 75 56.9
2017 75 57.8
2018 75.1 59.1
2019 75.3 59.6
2020 74 59.7
2021 72.7 60.3
2022 75.3 61.3
2023 75.9 61.8
2024 76.1 62
2025 76.2 62.2

Romania and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Romania Sierra Leone
1960 18,406,905 2,268,356
1961 18,555,250 2,304,227
1962 18,676,550 2,342,242
1963 18,797,850 2,382,258
1964 18,919,126 2,424,390
1965 19,031,576 2,468,666
1966 19,215,450 2,514,638
1967 19,534,242 2,562,384
1968 19,799,831 2,611,532
1969 20,009,141 2,661,365
1970 20,250,398 2,712,286
1971 20,461,567 2,763,222
1972 20,657,957 2,814,388
1973 20,835,681 2,866,955
1974 21,029,429 2,920,459
1975 21,293,583 2,974,657
1976 21,551,634 3,028,820
1977 21,756,096 3,085,354
1978 21,951,464 3,145,517
1979 22,090,488 3,207,499
1980 22,207,282 3,272,089
1981 22,353,070 3,338,940
1982 22,475,741 3,408,183
1983 22,560,478 3,481,646
1984 22,640,547 3,558,758
1985 22,732,999 3,638,438
1986 22,836,841 3,728,380
1987 22,949,430 3,829,718
1988 23,057,662 3,934,517
1989 23,161,458 4,034,037
1990 23,201,835 4,196,828
1991 23,001,155 4,246,267
1992 22,794,284 4,166,366
1993 22,763,280 4,157,130
1994 22,730,211 4,173,105
1995 22,684,270 4,179,179
1996 22,619,004 4,199,210
1997 22,553,978 4,253,716
1998 22,507,344 4,295,785
1999 22,472,040 4,318,043
2000 22,442,971 4,423,611
2001 22,131,970 4,692,716
2002 21,730,496 4,971,435
2003 21,574,326 5,177,687
2004 21,451,748 5,355,717
2005 21,319,685 5,501,712
2006 21,193,760 5,624,466
2007 20,882,982 5,749,352
2008 20,537,875 5,894,722
2009 20,367,487 6,055,646
2010 20,246,871 6,222,714
2011 20,147,528 6,387,251
2012 20,058,035 6,551,080
2013 19,983,693 6,714,051
2014 19,908,979 6,876,385
2015 19,815,616 7,037,655
2016 19,702,267 7,205,328
2017 19,588,715 7,379,299
2018 19,473,970 7,554,563
2019 19,371,648 7,731,991
2020 19,265,250 7,912,558
2021 19,122,059 8,094,602
2022 19,048,502 8,276,807
2023 19,059,479 8,460,512
2024 19,069,340 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Romania and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Romania

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Romania Sierra Leone
1960 2.34 6.18
1961 2.17 6.21
1962 2.04 6.22
1963 2.01 6.26
1964 1.96 6.29
1965 1.91 6.31
1966 1.9 6.35
1967 3.66 6.38
1968 3.63 6.39
1969 3.19 6.39
1970 2.89 6.41
1971 2.67 6.43
1972 2.55 6.45
1973 2.44 6.47
1974 2.71 6.53
1975 2.59 6.55
1976 2.54 6.55
1977 2.57 6.57
1978 2.52 6.59
1979 2.49 6.58
1980 2.43 6.56
1981 2.36 6.55
1982 2.17 6.56
1983 2.06 6.57
1984 2.26 6.59
1985 2.31 6.59
1986 2.39 6.6
1987 2.38 6.61
1988 2.3 6.59
1989 2.22 6.57
1990 1.83 6.57
1991 1.59 6.55
1992 1.51 6.56
1993 1.43 6.57
1994 1.4 6.56
1995 1.33 6.56
1996 1.3 6.55
1997 1.32 6.53
1998 1.32 6.5
1999 1.3 6.42
2000 1.31 6.36
2001 1.27 6.31
2002 1.27 6.23
2003 1.3 6.09
2004 1.33 5.92
2005 1.4 5.81
2006 1.42 5.74
2007 1.45 5.64
2008 1.6 5.56
2009 1.66 5.45
2010 1.59 5.33
2011 1.47 5.21
2012 1.52 5.06
2013 1.46 4.87
2014 1.56 4.7
2015 1.62 4.55
2016 1.69 4.47
2017 1.78 4.39
2018 1.76 4.29
2019 1.77 4.19
2020 1.8 4.08
2021 1.81 3.98
2022 1.71 3.88
2023 1.71 3.79

Romania and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Romania Sierra Leone
1960 28.5 21.1
1961 28.9 21.1
1962 29.3 21.1
1963 29.7 21
1964 30.2 21
1965 30.6 20.9
1966 31 20.9
1967 31.3 20.8
1968 31.3 20.7
1969 31.3 20.6
1970 31.4 20.4
1971 31.4 20.2
1972 31.5 20.1
1973 31.5 19.9
1974 31.6 19.8
1975 31.7 19.6
1976 31.8 19.5
1977 31.8 19.4
1978 31.7 19.3
1979 31.7 19.2
1980 31.8 19.1
1981 31.9 19.1
1982 32 19
1983 32.1 18.9
1984 32.3 18.9
1985 32.5 18.8
1986 32.7 18.7
1987 32.8 18.7
1988 32.8 18.6
1989 32.9 18.6
1990 33 18.5
1991 33.1 18.5
1992 33.3 18.4
1993 33.6 18.4
1994 33.8 18.3
1995 34 18.2
1996 34.2 18.2
1997 34.4 18.1
1998 34.6 18.1
1999 34.7 18
2000 34.8 18
2001 34.8 18
2002 35.3 17.9
2003 36 17.9
2004 36.6 17.9
2005 37 18
2006 37.3 18
2007 37.7 18
2008 38.2 18.1
2009 38.8 18.1
2010 39.3 18.2
2011 39.8 18.3
2012 40.2 18.4
2013 40.5 18.5
2014 40.9 18.6
2015 41.3 18.7
2016 41.7 18.9
2017 42 19.1
2018 42.3 19.2
2019 42.6 19.4
2020 42.9 19.6
2021 43.2 19.8
2022 43.3 20
2023 43.5 20.3
2024 43.8 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
3.4%
2018
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
83
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$47.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$73.4B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Romania Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,601 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
70.8 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
71.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.5%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
28.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,585 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
44.9%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Romania Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
31%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
20.6%
2023

Health

Romania Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.6
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Romania Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
7,270 mi
2015

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