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Romania vs Slovakia statistics compared

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Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 80th vs. 128th).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Slovakia
Population
18962595
5390674
Population rank 69/197 125/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 49/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Romania and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Romania and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Romania

Slovakia
Year GDP
Romania Slovakia
1987 $38,067,567,568 -
1988 $40,424,528,302 -
1989 $41,450,777,202 -
1990 $38,247,882,300 $12,915,046,978
1991 $28,850,634,900 $14,459,924,589
1992 $25,121,666,667 $15,699,327,209
1993 $26,361,160,450 $16,737,973,764
1994 $30,072,805,104 $20,428,139,756
1995 $37,430,162,103 $26,180,022,222
1996 $36,937,074,278 $28,197,790,875
1997 $35,575,214,078 $27,844,628,979
1998 $41,696,091,974 $29,976,207,629
1999 $35,953,156,754 $30,496,272,225
2000 $37,253,739,511 $29,215,726,005
2001 $40,395,116,581 $30,726,659,551
2002 $46,065,502,703 $35,243,658,399
2003 $57,806,384,143 $46,616,149,117
2004 $74,973,656,852 $57,215,475,076
2005 $98,454,380,120 $62,547,753,148
2006 $122,023,735,993 $70,751,813,443
2007 $174,588,782,939 $86,587,749,518
2008 $214,315,932,061 $100,830,060,553
2009 $174,110,532,659 $89,342,984,698
2010 $170,064,350,672 $91,112,160,801
2011 $192,623,977,894 $99,705,104,723
2012 $179,117,323,107 $94,724,394,278
2013 $189,798,603,751 $99,134,277,850
2014 $199,722,319,676 $101,713,075,599
2015 $177,885,131,240 $89,178,548,717
2016 $185,290,759,249 $90,347,173,229
2017 $210,147,385,855 $95,978,130,735
2018 $243,468,683,030 $106,611,673,365
2019 $251,677,082,534 $105,843,498,304
2020 $252,033,792,712 $107,732,602,896
2021 $286,578,196,368 $120,560,912,621
2022 $296,354,358,293 $115,884,262,198
2023 $350,775,856,415 $133,896,931,490
2024 $382,767,571,329 $141,775,733,420

Romania and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Romania Slovakia
1987 $1,659 -
1988 $1,753 -
1989 $1,790 -
1990 $1,648 $2,437
1991 $1,254 $2,727
1992 $1,102 $2,959
1993 $1,158 $3,143
1994 $1,323 $3,821
1995 $1,650 $4,883
1996 $1,633 $5,248
1997 $1,577 $5,172
1998 $1,853 $5,561
1999 $1,600 $5,652
2000 $1,660 $5,422
2001 $1,825 $5,712
2002 $2,120 $6,555
2003 $2,679 $8,675
2004 $3,495 $10,650
2005 $4,618 $11,642
2006 $5,758 $13,168
2007 $8,360 $16,110
2008 $10,435 $18,744
2009 $8,548 $16,587
2010 $8,400 $16,899
2011 $9,561 $18,469
2012 $8,930 $17,517
2013 $9,498 $18,313
2014 $10,032 $18,771
2015 $8,977 $16,442
2016 $9,405 $16,636
2017 $10,728 $17,646
2018 $12,502 $19,573
2019 $12,992 $19,406
2020 $13,082 $19,735
2021 $14,987 $22,132
2022 $15,558 $21,335
2023 $18,404 $24,674
2024 $20,072 $26,148

Romania vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Slovakia
1950 60.5 60.8
1951 61.2 61.1
1952 61.8 64.3
1953 62.5 65.7
1954 63 66.7
1955 63.3 67.8
1956 63.6 68.4
1957 64 67.5
1958 64.4 69.4
1959 64.9 69
1960 65.6 70.3
1961 66.4 70.8
1962 67.2 70.3
1963 67.8 70.7
1964 68.4 71.1
1965 68.4 70.3
1966 68.2 70.4
1967 68.1 71
1968 67.9 70.5
1969 67.2 69.8
1970 67.9 69.7
1971 68.4 69.9
1972 69 70.3
1973 68.7 70
1974 69.5 70.2
1975 69.6 70.3
1976 69.9 70.5
1977 69.5 70.4
1978 69.8 70.4
1979 69.5 70.7
1980 69.2 70.4
1981 69.5 70.6
1982 69.8 70.8
1983 69.8 70.5
1984 69.9 70.7
1985 69.4 70.7
1986 69.7 70.9
1987 69.1 71.1
1988 69.4 71.1
1989 69.5 70.9
1990 69.8 70.8
1991 70 70.9
1992 69.5 71.4
1993 69.5 71.9
1994 69.3 72.3
1995 69.3 72.3
1996 68.8 72.7
1997 69.1 72.7
1998 69.9 72.6
1999 70.6 73
2000 71.2 73.1
2001 71.1 73.6
2002 70.8 73.8
2003 70.8 73.8
2004 71.1 74.2
2005 71.6 74.2
2006 72.2 74.4
2007 72.8 74.5
2008 73.2 74.9
2009 73.5 75.2
2010 73.6 75.5
2011 74.3 76
2012 74.3 76.2
2013 74.9 76.5
2014 74.8 76.8
2015 74.7 76.7
2016 75 77.2
2017 75 77.2
2018 75.1 77.3
2019 75.3 77.7
2020 74 76.9
2021 72.7 74.6
2022 75.3 77
2023 75.9 78.3
2024 76.1 78.5
2025 76.2 78.7

Romania and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Slovakia
Year Population
Romania Slovakia
1960 18,406,905 4,068,095
1961 18,555,250 4,191,667
1962 18,676,550 4,238,188
1963 18,797,850 4,282,017
1964 18,919,126 4,327,341
1965 19,031,576 4,370,983
1966 19,215,450 4,411,666
1967 19,534,242 4,449,367
1968 19,799,831 4,483,915
1969 20,009,141 4,518,607
1970 20,250,398 4,538,223
1971 20,461,567 4,557,449
1972 20,657,957 4,596,622
1973 20,835,681 4,641,445
1974 21,029,429 4,689,623
1975 21,293,583 4,739,105
1976 21,551,634 4,789,507
1977 21,756,096 4,840,501
1978 21,951,464 4,890,125
1979 22,090,488 4,938,973
1980 22,207,282 4,979,815
1981 22,353,070 5,016,105
1982 22,475,741 5,055,099
1983 22,560,478 5,091,971
1984 22,640,547 5,127,097
1985 22,732,999 5,161,768
1986 22,836,841 5,193,838
1987 22,949,430 5,222,840
1988 23,057,662 5,250,596
1989 23,161,458 5,275,942
1990 23,201,835 5,299,187
1991 23,001,155 5,303,294
1992 22,794,284 5,305,016
1993 22,763,280 5,325,305
1994 22,730,211 5,346,331
1995 22,684,270 5,361,999
1996 22,619,004 5,373,361
1997 22,553,978 5,383,291
1998 22,507,344 5,390,516
1999 22,472,040 5,396,020
2000 22,442,971 5,388,720
2001 22,131,970 5,378,867
2002 21,730,496 5,376,912
2003 21,574,326 5,373,374
2004 21,451,748 5,372,280
2005 21,319,685 5,372,807
2006 21,193,760 5,373,054
2007 20,882,982 5,374,622
2008 20,537,875 5,379,233
2009 20,367,487 5,386,406
2010 20,246,871 5,391,428
2011 20,147,528 5,398,384
2012 20,058,035 5,407,579
2013 19,983,693 5,413,393
2014 19,908,979 5,418,649
2015 19,815,616 5,423,801
2016 19,702,267 5,430,798
2017 19,588,715 5,439,232
2018 19,473,970 5,446,771
2019 19,371,648 5,454,147
2020 19,265,250 5,458,827
2021 19,122,059 5,447,247
2022 19,048,502 5,431,752
2023 19,059,479 5,426,740
2024 19,069,340 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Romania and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Romania

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Romania Slovakia
1960 2.34 3.04
1961 2.17 2.96
1962 2.04 2.83
1963 2.01 2.92
1964 1.96 2.89
1965 1.91 2.78
1966 1.9 2.66
1967 3.66 2.48
1968 3.63 2.39
1969 3.19 2.43
1970 2.89 2.41
1971 2.67 2.43
1972 2.55 2.49
1973 2.44 2.56
1974 2.71 2.61
1975 2.59 2.55
1976 2.54 2.55
1977 2.57 2.49
1978 2.52 2.47
1979 2.49 2.45
1980 2.43 2.32
1981 2.36 2.29
1982 2.17 2.28
1983 2.06 2.28
1984 2.26 2.26
1985 2.31 2.26
1986 2.39 2.2
1987 2.38 2.14
1988 2.3 2.13
1989 2.22 2.07
1990 1.83 2.09
1991 1.59 2.05
1992 1.51 1.93
1993 1.43 1.87
1994 1.4 1.67
1995 1.33 1.52
1996 1.3 1.47
1997 1.32 1.43
1998 1.32 1.37
1999 1.3 1.33
2000 1.31 1.3
2001 1.27 1.2
2002 1.27 1.19
2003 1.3 1.2
2004 1.33 1.25
2005 1.4 1.27
2006 1.42 1.25
2007 1.45 1.27
2008 1.6 1.34
2009 1.66 1.44
2010 1.59 1.43
2011 1.47 1.45
2012 1.52 1.34
2013 1.46 1.34
2014 1.56 1.37
2015 1.62 1.4
2016 1.69 1.48
2017 1.78 1.52
2018 1.76 1.54
2019 1.77 1.57
2020 1.8 1.59
2021 1.81 1.63
2022 1.71 1.57
2023 1.71 1.49

Romania and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Romania Slovakia
1960 28.5 27.6
1961 28.9 27.7
1962 29.3 27.8
1963 29.7 27.9
1964 30.2 27.9
1965 30.6 28
1966 31 28
1967 31.3 28.1
1968 31.3 28.2
1969 31.3 28.3
1970 31.4 28.3
1971 31.4 28.3
1972 31.5 28.3
1973 31.5 28.4
1974 31.6 28.4
1975 31.7 28.4
1976 31.8 28.4
1977 31.8 28.5
1978 31.7 28.6
1979 31.7 28.8
1980 31.8 28.9
1981 31.9 29.1
1982 32 29.4
1983 32.1 29.6
1984 32.3 29.8
1985 32.5 30.1
1986 32.7 30.3
1987 32.8 30.6
1988 32.8 30.8
1989 32.9 31.1
1990 33 31.3
1991 33.1 31.5
1992 33.3 31.7
1993 33.6 31.9
1994 33.8 32.2
1995 34 32.5
1996 34.2 32.7
1997 34.4 33
1998 34.6 33.3
1999 34.7 33.6
2000 34.8 33.9
2001 34.8 34.3
2002 35.3 34.6
2003 36 34.9
2004 36.6 35.2
2005 37 35.5
2006 37.3 35.8
2007 37.7 36.2
2008 38.2 36.6
2009 38.8 36.9
2010 39.3 37.3
2011 39.8 37.6
2012 40.2 38
2013 40.5 38.4
2014 40.9 38.8
2015 41.3 39.2
2016 41.7 39.6
2017 42 40
2018 42.3 40.4
2019 42.6 40.8
2020 42.9 41.2
2021 43.2 41.5
2022 43.3 41.9
2023 43.5 42.3
2024 43.8 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
6
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
83
2024
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$47.4B
2024
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$73.4B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Romania Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,601 kg
2023
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.6
2023
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
70.8 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.5%
2023
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
28.1%
2023
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,585 kWh
2023
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
44.9%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Romania Slovakia
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
99.6%
2004
English speaking
31%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
89.8%
2024

Health

Romania Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.6
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Romania Slovakia
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
24,224 mi
2018

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