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Romania vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 80th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Singapore
Population
18962595
6105665
Population rank 69/197 113/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 49/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
84 years
2025

Romania and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Romania and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Romania

Singapore
Year GDP
Romania Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 - $1,920,574,150
1971 - $2,263,785,444
1972 - $2,721,440,981
1973 - $3,696,213,333
1974 - $5,221,534,956
1975 - $5,633,673,930
1976 - $6,327,077,974
1977 - $6,618,585,074
1978 - $7,517,176,355
1979 - $9,296,921,724
1980 - $11,896,256,783
1981 - $14,175,228,844
1982 - $16,084,252,378
1983 - $17,784,112,150
1984 - $19,749,361,098
1985 - $19,156,532,746
1986 - $18,586,746,057
1987 $38,067,567,568 $20,919,215,578
1988 $40,424,528,302 $25,371,462,488
1989 $41,450,777,202 $30,465,364,739
1990 $38,247,882,300 $36,144,336,769
1991 $28,850,634,900 $45,466,164,978
1992 $25,121,666,667 $52,131,320,033
1993 $26,361,160,450 $60,603,815,716
1994 $30,072,805,104 $73,688,724,431
1995 $37,430,162,103 $87,812,540,788
1996 $36,937,074,278 $96,293,086,513
1997 $35,575,214,078 $100,123,787,215
1998 $41,696,091,974 $85,728,207,782
1999 $35,953,156,754 $86,286,849,755
2000 $37,253,739,511 $96,076,539,926
2001 $40,395,116,581 $89,793,790,670
2002 $46,065,502,703 $92,538,372,870
2003 $57,806,384,143 $97,646,401,096
2004 $74,973,656,852 $115,033,593,101
2005 $98,454,380,120 $127,807,848,728
2006 $122,023,735,993 $148,627,286,361
2007 $174,588,782,939 $180,941,701,358
2008 $214,315,932,061 $193,617,323,539
2009 $174,110,532,659 $194,150,283,772
2010 $170,064,350,672 $239,807,980,591
2011 $192,623,977,894 $279,356,499,090
2012 $179,117,323,107 $295,092,888,077
2013 $189,798,603,751 $307,576,360,585
2014 $199,722,319,676 $314,863,580,758
2015 $177,885,131,240 $307,998,545,269
2016 $185,290,759,249 $319,646,468,521
2017 $210,147,385,855 $343,673,334,902
2018 $243,468,683,030 $377,123,710,561
2019 $251,677,082,534 $376,161,998,830
2020 $252,033,792,712 $349,165,858,545
2021 $286,578,196,368 $436,591,382,250
2022 $296,354,358,293 $509,017,841,147
2023 $350,775,856,415 $505,439,514,078
2024 $382,767,571,329 $547,386,645,892

Romania and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Romania Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 - $926
1971 - $1,071
1972 - $1,264
1973 - $1,685
1974 - $2,342
1975 - $2,490
1976 - $2,759
1977 - $2,846
1978 - $3,194
1979 - $3,901
1980 - $4,928
1981 - $5,597
1982 - $6,078
1983 - $6,633
1984 - $7,228
1985 - $7,002
1986 - $6,800
1987 $1,659 $7,539
1988 $1,753 $8,914
1989 $1,790 $10,395
1990 $1,648 $11,862
1991 $1,254 $14,502
1992 $1,102 $16,136
1993 $1,158 $18,290
1994 $1,323 $21,552
1995 $1,650 $24,915
1996 $1,633 $26,233
1997 $1,577 $26,376
1998 $1,853 $21,829
1999 $1,600 $21,797
2000 $1,660 $23,853
2001 $1,825 $21,700
2002 $2,120 $22,160
2003 $2,679 $23,730
2004 $3,495 $27,608
2005 $4,618 $29,961
2006 $5,758 $33,768
2007 $8,360 $39,433
2008 $10,435 $40,009
2009 $8,548 $38,927
2010 $8,400 $47,237
2011 $9,561 $53,891
2012 $8,930 $55,548
2013 $9,498 $56,967
2014 $10,032 $57,565
2015 $8,977 $55,646
2016 $9,405 $57,006
2017 $10,728 $61,236
2018 $12,502 $66,882
2019 $12,992 $65,952
2020 $13,082 $61,410
2021 $14,987 $80,056
2022 $15,558 $90,299
2023 $18,404 $85,412
2024 $20,072 $90,674

Romania vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Singapore
1950 60.5 54.1
1951 61.2 55.3
1952 61.8 56.4
1953 62.5 57.5
1954 63 59.4
1955 63.3 61.2
1956 63.6 62.6
1957 64 63.4
1958 64.4 64
1959 64.9 64.8
1960 65.6 65.3
1961 66.4 65.7
1962 67.2 66.1
1963 67.8 66.5
1964 68.4 66.7
1965 68.4 66.9
1966 68.2 67.2
1967 68.1 67.3
1968 67.9 67.7
1969 67.2 68.1
1970 67.9 68.5
1971 68.4 68.8
1972 69 69
1973 68.7 69.4
1974 69.5 69.7
1975 69.6 70.2
1976 69.9 70.6
1977 69.5 70.9
1978 69.8 71.2
1979 69.5 71.4
1980 69.2 71.5
1981 69.5 71.7
1982 69.8 72
1983 69.8 72.4
1984 69.9 72.6
1985 69.4 73.1
1986 69.7 73.6
1987 69.1 74
1988 69.4 74
1989 69.5 74.3
1990 69.8 74.6
1991 70 75.1
1992 69.5 75.3
1993 69.5 75.5
1994 69.3 75.6
1995 69.3 75.7
1996 68.8 76.1
1997 69.1 76.4
1998 69.9 76.9
1999 70.6 77.3
2000 71.2 77.8
2001 71.1 78.3
2002 70.8 78.7
2003 70.8 79.2
2004 71.1 79.7
2005 71.6 80.3
2006 72.2 80.6
2007 72.8 80.9
2008 73.2 81.1
2009 73.5 81.4
2010 73.6 81.6
2011 74.3 81.9
2012 74.3 82.2
2013 74.9 82.5
2014 74.8 82.6
2015 74.7 82.7
2016 75 82.9
2017 75 83.1
2018 75.1 83.4
2019 75.3 83.7
2020 74 83.7
2021 72.7 83.5
2022 75.3 82.9
2023 75.9 83.7
2024 76.1 83.9
2025 76.2 84

Romania and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Singapore
Year Population
Romania Singapore
1960 18,406,905 1,646,400
1961 18,555,250 1,702,400
1962 18,676,550 1,750,200
1963 18,797,850 1,795,000
1964 18,919,126 1,841,600
1965 19,031,576 1,886,900
1966 19,215,450 1,934,400
1967 19,534,242 1,977,600
1968 19,799,831 2,012,000
1969 20,009,141 2,042,500
1970 20,250,398 2,074,507
1971 20,461,567 2,112,900
1972 20,657,957 2,152,400
1973 20,835,681 2,193,000
1974 21,029,429 2,229,800
1975 21,293,583 2,262,600
1976 21,551,634 2,293,300
1977 21,756,096 2,325,300
1978 21,951,464 2,353,600
1979 22,090,488 2,383,500
1980 22,207,282 2,413,945
1981 22,353,070 2,532,835
1982 22,475,741 2,646,466
1983 22,560,478 2,681,061
1984 22,640,547 2,732,221
1985 22,732,999 2,735,957
1986 22,836,841 2,733,373
1987 22,949,430 2,774,789
1988 23,057,662 2,846,108
1989 23,161,458 2,930,901
1990 23,201,835 3,047,132
1991 23,001,155 3,135,083
1992 22,794,284 3,230,698
1993 22,763,280 3,313,471
1994 22,730,211 3,419,048
1995 22,684,270 3,524,506
1996 22,619,004 3,670,704
1997 22,553,978 3,796,038
1998 22,507,344 3,927,213
1999 22,472,040 3,958,723
2000 22,442,971 4,027,887
2001 22,131,970 4,138,012
2002 21,730,496 4,175,950
2003 21,574,326 4,114,826
2004 21,451,748 4,166,664
2005 21,319,685 4,265,762
2006 21,193,760 4,401,365
2007 20,882,982 4,588,599
2008 20,537,875 4,839,396
2009 20,367,487 4,987,573
2010 20,246,871 5,076,732
2011 20,147,528 5,183,688
2012 20,058,035 5,312,437
2013 19,983,693 5,399,162
2014 19,908,979 5,469,724
2015 19,815,616 5,535,002
2016 19,702,267 5,607,283
2017 19,588,715 5,612,253
2018 19,473,970 5,638,676
2019 19,371,648 5,703,569
2020 19,265,250 5,685,807
2021 19,122,059 5,453,566
2022 19,048,502 5,637,022
2023 19,059,479 5,917,648
2024 19,069,340 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Romania and Singapore

Fertility rate
Romania

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Romania Singapore
1960 2.34 5.76
1961 2.17 5.41
1962 2.04 5.21
1963 2.01 5.16
1964 1.96 4.97
1965 1.91 4.66
1966 1.9 4.46
1967 3.66 3.91
1968 3.63 3.53
1969 3.19 3.22
1970 2.89 3.07
1971 2.67 3.02
1972 2.55 3.04
1973 2.44 2.79
1974 2.71 2.35
1975 2.59 2.07
1976 2.54 2.11
1977 2.57 1.82
1978 2.52 1.79
1979 2.49 1.79
1980 2.43 1.82
1981 2.36 1.78
1982 2.17 1.74
1983 2.06 1.61
1984 2.26 1.62
1985 2.31 1.61
1986 2.39 1.43
1987 2.38 1.62
1988 2.3 1.96
1989 2.22 1.75
1990 1.83 1.83
1991 1.59 1.73
1992 1.51 1.72
1993 1.43 1.74
1994 1.4 1.71
1995 1.33 1.67
1996 1.3 1.66
1997 1.32 1.61
1998 1.32 1.48
1999 1.3 1.47
2000 1.31 1.6
2001 1.27 1.41
2002 1.27 1.37
2003 1.3 1.27
2004 1.33 1.26
2005 1.4 1.26
2006 1.42 1.28
2007 1.45 1.29
2008 1.6 1.28
2009 1.66 1.22
2010 1.59 1.15
2011 1.47 1.2
2012 1.52 1.29
2013 1.46 1.19
2014 1.56 1.25
2015 1.62 1.24
2016 1.69 1.2
2017 1.78 1.16
2018 1.76 1.14
2019 1.77 1.14
2020 1.8 1.1
2021 1.81 1.12
2022 1.71 1.04
2023 1.71 0.97

Romania and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Romania Singapore
1960 28.5 18.2
1961 28.9 18.1
1962 29.3 18
1963 29.7 18
1964 30.2 18.1
1965 30.6 18.2
1966 31 18.4
1967 31.3 18.6
1968 31.3 18.9
1969 31.3 19.3
1970 31.4 19.7
1971 31.4 20.1
1972 31.5 20.6
1973 31.5 21
1974 31.6 21.5
1975 31.7 22
1976 31.8 22.6
1977 31.8 23.1
1978 31.7 23.6
1979 31.7 24.2
1980 31.8 24.7
1981 31.9 25.3
1982 32 25.9
1983 32.1 26.4
1984 32.3 26.9
1985 32.5 27.3
1986 32.7 27.8
1987 32.8 28.3
1988 32.8 28.7
1989 32.9 29.1
1990 33 29.5
1991 33.1 29.8
1992 33.3 30.1
1993 33.6 30.4
1994 33.8 30.7
1995 34 31
1996 34.2 31.2
1997 34.4 31.4
1998 34.6 31.6
1999 34.7 31.9
2000 34.8 32.2
2001 34.8 32.5
2002 35.3 32.7
2003 36 33
2004 36.6 33.3
2005 37 33.5
2006 37.3 33.6
2007 37.7 33.6
2008 38.2 33.5
2009 38.8 33.6
2010 39.3 33.7
2011 39.8 33.9
2012 40.2 34
2013 40.5 34.1
2014 40.9 34.2
2015 41.3 34.4
2016 41.7 34.5
2017 42 34.8
2018 42.3 35
2019 42.6 35.2
2020 42.9 35.5
2021 43.2 35.8
2022 43.3 35.9
2023 43.5 36.2
2024 43.8 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires
6
2025
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
83
2024
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$47.4B
2024
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$73.4B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
98%
2024

Energy

Romania Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,601 kg
2023
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.6
2023
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
70.8 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.5%
2023
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share
28.1%
2023
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,585 kWh
2023
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
44.9%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Romania Singapore
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
31%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
94.4%
2024

Health

Romania Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.6
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Romania Singapore
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
2,175 mi
2017

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