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Romania vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 80th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Somalia
Population
18962595
20177806
Population rank 69/197 66/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 49/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Romania and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Romania and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Romania

Somalia
Year GDP
Romania Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 $38,067,567,568 $1,018,972,664
1988 $40,424,528,302 $1,051,596,967
1989 $41,450,777,202 $1,181,360,844
1990 $38,247,882,300 $1,031,282,081
1991 $28,850,634,900 $717,974,930
1992 $25,121,666,667 $709,297,579
1993 $26,361,160,450 $1,260,132,956
1994 $30,072,805,104 $1,481,205,098
1995 $37,430,162,103 $1,534,756,135
1996 $36,937,074,278 $1,792,234,297
1997 $35,575,214,078 $2,191,749,014
1998 $41,696,091,974 $2,962,047,564
1999 $35,953,156,754 $3,045,751,528
2000 $37,253,739,511 $3,412,797,450
2001 $40,395,116,581 $2,252,847,465
2002 $46,065,502,703 $2,192,684,135
2003 $57,806,384,143 $2,836,724,352
2004 $74,973,656,852 $3,859,592,813
2005 $98,454,380,120 $4,683,246,454
2006 $122,023,735,993 $5,026,743,282
2007 $174,588,782,939 $5,430,713,729
2008 $214,315,932,061 $5,913,620,293
2009 $174,110,532,659 $2,948,594,552
2010 $170,064,350,672 $2,687,807,004
2011 $192,623,977,894 $2,906,000,097
2012 $179,117,323,107 $4,364,670,160
2013 $189,798,603,751 $5,062,881,600
2014 $199,722,319,676 $5,728,399,720
2015 $177,885,131,240 $6,152,149,100
2016 $185,290,759,249 $6,613,743,070
2017 $210,147,385,855 $7,621,501,710
2018 $243,468,683,030 $7,873,440,830
2019 $251,677,082,534 $8,655,023,960
2020 $252,033,792,712 $8,628,393,720
2021 $286,578,196,368 $9,483,997,390
2022 $296,354,358,293 $10,202,767,270
2023 $350,775,856,415 $10,968,517,090
2024 $382,767,571,329 $12,108,515,110

Romania and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Romania Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 $1,659 $141
1988 $1,753 $145.3
1989 $1,790 $166
1990 $1,648 $145.6
1991 $1,254 $105.4
1992 $1,102 $109.2
1993 $1,158 $188.6
1994 $1,323 $210.8
1995 $1,650 $210.7
1996 $1,633 $237.2
1997 $1,577 $280.1
1998 $1,853 $363
1999 $1,600 $359
2000 $1,660 $386
2001 $1,825 $244.9
2002 $2,120 $229.6
2003 $2,679 $286.3
2004 $3,495 $375
2005 $4,618 $440
2006 $5,758 $458
2007 $8,360 $480
2008 $10,435 $507
2009 $8,548 $246.5
2010 $8,400 $219.2
2011 $9,561 $235.3
2012 $8,930 $350
2013 $9,498 $393
2014 $10,032 $429
2015 $8,977 $446
2016 $9,405 $461
2017 $10,728 $511
2018 $12,502 $510
2019 $12,992 $540
2020 $13,082 $518
2021 $14,987 $549
2022 $15,558 $573
2023 $18,404 $597
2024 $20,072 $637

Romania vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Somalia
1950 60.5 41.5
1951 61.2 41.7
1952 61.8 41.9
1953 62.5 42.1
1954 63 42.3
1955 63.3 42.5
1956 63.6 42.7
1957 64 42.9
1958 64.4 43.1
1959 64.9 43.3
1960 65.6 43.5
1961 66.4 43.7
1962 67.2 44
1963 67.8 44.2
1964 68.4 44.4
1965 68.4 44.6
1966 68.2 44.8
1967 68.1 45.1
1968 67.9 45.3
1969 67.2 45.5
1970 67.9 45.6
1971 68.4 45.8
1972 69 46
1973 68.7 46.2
1974 69.5 44.3
1975 69.6 44.5
1976 69.9 44.7
1977 69.5 47
1978 69.8 47
1979 69.5 47.4
1980 69.2 47.6
1981 69.5 47.8
1982 69.8 48
1983 69.8 48.2
1984 69.9 48.4
1985 69.4 48.3
1986 69.7 48.4
1987 69.1 49
1988 69.4 43.9
1989 69.5 46.6
1990 69.8 46.9
1991 70 25.4
1992 69.5 25
1993 69.5 50.6
1994 69.3 50.3
1995 69.3 50.6
1996 68.8 50.5
1997 69.1 50.3
1998 69.9 50.8
1999 70.6 50.6
2000 71.2 50.7
2001 71.1 50.8
2002 70.8 50.8
2003 70.8 50.7
2004 71.1 50.7
2005 71.6 50.9
2006 72.2 50.9
2007 72.8 50.9
2008 73.2 51.5
2009 73.5 52.1
2010 73.6 48.9
2011 74.3 32.5
2012 74.3 49.1
2013 74.9 54
2014 74.8 54.4
2015 74.7 55.1
2016 75 55.3
2017 75 52.2
2018 75.1 54.8
2019 75.3 57.2
2020 74 57.1
2021 72.7 55.7
2022 75.3 53.9
2023 75.9 58.8
2024 76.1 59
2025 76.2 59.1

Romania and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Somalia
Year Population
Romania Somalia
1960 18,406,905 2,876,331
1961 18,555,250 2,952,054
1962 18,676,550 3,030,091
1963 18,797,850 3,110,361
1964 18,919,126 3,192,796
1965 19,031,576 3,277,874
1966 19,215,450 3,365,106
1967 19,534,242 3,454,537
1968 19,799,831 3,546,590
1969 20,009,141 3,641,015
1970 20,250,398 3,738,448
1971 20,461,567 3,837,691
1972 20,657,957 3,939,436
1973 20,835,681 4,045,592
1974 21,029,429 4,151,842
1975 21,293,583 4,257,535
1976 21,551,634 4,365,812
1977 21,756,096 4,484,050
1978 21,951,464 4,814,892
1979 22,090,488 5,449,117
1980 22,207,282 5,936,154
1981 22,353,070 5,982,849
1982 22,475,741 6,003,840
1983 22,560,478 6,198,430
1984 22,640,547 6,428,389
1985 22,732,999 6,693,289
1986 22,836,841 6,974,788
1987 22,949,430 7,228,302
1988 23,057,662 7,235,360
1989 23,161,458 7,114,817
1990 23,201,835 7,082,811
1991 23,001,155 6,813,760
1992 22,794,284 6,495,107
1993 22,763,280 6,681,399
1994 22,730,211 7,026,797
1995 22,684,270 7,285,007
1996 22,619,004 7,554,474
1997 22,553,978 7,824,525
1998 22,507,344 8,155,417
1999 22,472,040 8,492,059
2000 22,442,971 8,838,713
2001 22,131,970 9,198,493
2002 21,730,496 9,550,063
2003 21,574,326 9,909,157
2004 21,451,748 10,280,998
2005 21,319,685 10,644,228
2006 21,193,760 10,975,502
2007 20,882,982 11,322,582
2008 20,537,875 11,663,084
2009 20,367,487 11,961,201
2010 20,246,871 12,261,756
2011 20,147,528 12,348,830
2012 20,058,035 12,461,160
2013 19,983,693 12,869,594
2014 19,908,979 13,339,491
2015 19,815,616 13,806,963
2016 19,702,267 14,348,740
2017 19,588,715 14,916,629
2018 19,473,970 15,452,487
2019 19,371,648 16,030,971
2020 19,265,250 16,651,191
2021 19,122,059 17,271,431
2022 19,048,502 17,801,897
2023 19,059,479 18,358,615
2024 19,069,340 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Romania and Somalia

Fertility rate
Romania

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Romania Somalia
1960 2.34 7.25
1961 2.17 7.25
1962 2.04 7.26
1963 2.01 7.26
1964 1.96 7.26
1965 1.91 7.26
1966 1.9 7.26
1967 3.66 7.25
1968 3.63 7.23
1969 3.19 7.21
1970 2.89 7.18
1971 2.67 7.15
1972 2.55 7.12
1973 2.44 7.09
1974 2.71 7.06
1975 2.59 7.03
1976 2.54 7.02
1977 2.57 7
1978 2.52 7.13
1979 2.49 7.16
1980 2.43 7.18
1981 2.36 7.23
1982 2.17 7.25
1983 2.06 7.28
1984 2.26 7.3
1985 2.31 7.33
1986 2.39 7.35
1987 2.38 7.37
1988 2.3 7.4
1989 2.22 7.42
1990 1.83 7.44
1991 1.59 7.47
1992 1.51 7.5
1993 1.43 7.53
1994 1.4 7.54
1995 1.33 7.58
1996 1.3 7.62
1997 1.32 7.66
1998 1.32 7.66
1999 1.3 7.66
2000 1.31 7.65
2001 1.27 7.64
2002 1.27 7.63
2003 1.3 7.6
2004 1.33 7.57
2005 1.4 7.53
2006 1.42 7.49
2007 1.45 7.46
2008 1.6 7.42
2009 1.66 7.38
2010 1.59 7.32
2011 1.47 7.27
2012 1.52 7.21
2013 1.46 7.14
2014 1.56 7.06
2015 1.62 6.98
2016 1.69 6.88
2017 1.78 6.77
2018 1.76 6.66
2019 1.77 6.56
2020 1.8 6.45
2021 1.81 6.35
2022 1.71 6.26
2023 1.71 6.13

Romania and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Romania Somalia
1960 28.5 18.1
1961 28.9 17.9
1962 29.3 17.8
1963 29.7 17.7
1964 30.2 17.6
1965 30.6 17.5
1966 31 17.5
1967 31.3 17.5
1968 31.3 17.5
1969 31.3 17.5
1970 31.4 17.5
1971 31.4 17.6
1972 31.5 17.6
1973 31.5 17.6
1974 31.6 17.7
1975 31.7 17.7
1976 31.8 17.7
1977 31.8 17.7
1978 31.7 17.7
1979 31.7 17.6
1980 31.8 17.6
1981 31.9 17.5
1982 32 17.4
1983 32.1 17.4
1984 32.3 17.3
1985 32.5 17.2
1986 32.7 17.1
1987 32.8 17
1988 32.8 16.8
1989 32.9 16.7
1990 33 16.5
1991 33.1 16.5
1992 33.3 16.7
1993 33.6 16.8
1994 33.8 16.7
1995 34 16.6
1996 34.2 16.5
1997 34.4 16.4
1998 34.6 16.4
1999 34.7 16.3
2000 34.8 16.3
2001 34.8 16.2
2002 35.3 16.2
2003 36 16.1
2004 36.6 16
2005 37 15.9
2006 37.3 15.7
2007 37.7 15.6
2008 38.2 15.6
2009 38.8 15.6
2010 39.3 15.7
2011 39.8 15.8
2012 40.2 16
2013 40.5 16
2014 40.9 16
2015 41.3 16.1
2016 41.7 16.1
2017 42 16.2
2018 42.3 16.2
2019 42.6 16.3
2020 42.9 16.3
2021 43.2 16.4
2022 43.3 16.5
2023 43.5 16.5
2024 43.8 16.6

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GDP

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
n/a
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Romania Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Romania Somalia
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
54.1%
2022
English speaking
31%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Romania Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.6
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Romania Somalia
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
9,321 mi
2018

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