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Romania vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 80th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Sweden
Population
18962595
10654722
Population rank 69/197 93/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 49/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Romania and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Romania and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Romania

Sweden
Year GDP
Romania Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 - $141,887,695,763
1981 - $129,500,408,224
1982 - $114,216,043,040
1983 - $104,863,313,508
1984 - $109,044,297,251
1985 - $113,959,392,485
1986 - $150,281,594,980
1987 $38,067,567,568 $182,746,413,791
1988 $40,424,528,302 $206,688,963,474
1989 $41,450,777,202 $217,634,838,449
1990 $38,247,882,300 $261,469,578,631
1991 $28,850,634,900 $273,834,608,020
1992 $25,121,666,667 $283,912,173,667
1993 $26,361,160,450 $212,647,043,708
1994 $30,072,805,104 $228,701,658,891
1995 $37,430,162,103 $267,052,836,695
1996 $36,937,074,278 $291,952,430,659
1997 $35,575,214,078 $268,251,974,486
1998 $41,696,091,974 $270,889,570,938
1999 $35,953,156,754 $274,320,415,376
2000 $37,253,739,511 $262,905,197,442
2001 $40,395,116,581 $242,499,249,693
2002 $46,065,502,703 $267,373,345,247
2003 $57,806,384,143 $334,074,051,173
2004 $74,973,656,852 $384,547,211,147
2005 $98,454,380,120 $391,690,329,314
2006 $122,023,735,993 $422,530,427,476
2007 $174,588,782,939 $490,050,156,833
2008 $214,315,932,061 $514,616,528,349
2009 $174,110,532,659 $434,313,804,907
2010 $170,064,350,672 $492,753,255,886
2011 $192,623,977,894 $570,541,353,129
2012 $179,117,323,107 $549,742,183,874
2013 $189,798,603,751 $584,128,116,410
2014 $199,722,319,676 $577,730,245,154
2015 $177,885,131,240 $501,698,263,621
2016 $185,290,759,249 $514,218,206,628
2017 $210,147,385,855 $536,083,940,229
2018 $243,468,683,030 $551,312,498,430
2019 $251,677,082,534 $532,169,294,166
2020 $252,033,792,712 $545,147,614,972
2021 $286,578,196,368 $637,186,904,844
2022 $296,354,358,293 $579,895,717,344
2023 $350,775,856,415 $585,489,968,189
2024 $382,767,571,329 $610,117,791,237

Romania and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Romania Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 - $17,073
1981 - $15,564
1982 - $13,719
1983 - $12,590
1984 - $13,080
1985 - $13,647
1986 - $17,955
1987 $1,659 $21,761
1988 $1,753 $24,499
1989 $1,790 $25,625
1990 $1,648 $30,550
1991 $1,254 $31,777
1992 $1,102 $32,754
1993 $1,158 $24,390
1994 $1,323 $26,046
1995 $1,650 $30,254
1996 $1,633 $33,023
1997 $1,577 $30,324
1998 $1,853 $30,606
1999 $1,600 $30,969
2000 $1,660 $29,633
2001 $1,825 $27,259
2002 $2,120 $29,958
2003 $2,679 $37,292
2004 $3,495 $42,758
2005 $4,618 $43,379
2006 $5,758 $46,532
2007 $8,360 $53,569
2008 $10,435 $55,817
2009 $8,548 $46,708
2010 $8,400 $52,543
2011 $9,561 $60,380
2012 $8,930 $57,750
2013 $9,498 $60,844
2014 $10,032 $59,584
2015 $8,977 $51,198
2016 $9,405 $51,820
2017 $10,728 $53,301
2018 $12,502 $54,182
2019 $12,992 $51,773
2020 $13,082 $52,654
2021 $14,987 $61,175
2022 $15,558 $55,297
2023 $18,404 $55,567
2024 $20,072 $57,723

Romania vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Sweden
1950 60.5 71.1
1951 61.2 71.4
1952 61.8 71.8
1953 62.5 71.9
1954 63 72.4
1955 63.3 72.6
1956 63.6 72.7
1957 64 72.5
1958 64.4 73.2
1959 64.9 73.4
1960 65.6 73
1961 66.4 73.5
1962 67.2 73.4
1963 67.8 73.5
1964 68.4 73.7
1965 68.4 73.9
1966 68.2 74.1
1967 68.1 74.1
1968 67.9 74
1969 67.2 74.1
1970 67.9 74.7
1971 68.4 74.6
1972 69 74.7
1973 68.7 74.9
1974 69.5 75
1975 69.6 75
1976 69.9 75
1977 69.5 75.4
1978 69.8 75.5
1979 69.5 75.5
1980 69.2 75.7
1981 69.5 76
1982 69.8 76.3
1983 69.8 76.6
1984 69.9 76.8
1985 69.4 76.7
1986 69.7 77
1987 69.1 77.1
1988 69.4 77
1989 69.5 77.7
1990 69.8 77.6
1991 70 77.7
1992 69.5 78.1
1993 69.5 78.1
1994 69.3 78.7
1995 69.3 78.8
1996 68.8 79
1997 69.1 79.3
1998 69.9 79.4
1999 70.6 79.5
2000 71.2 79.7
2001 71.1 79.8
2002 70.8 79.9
2003 70.8 80.2
2004 71.1 80.5
2005 71.6 80.6
2006 72.2 80.8
2007 72.8 81
2008 73.2 81.1
2009 73.5 81.4
2010 73.6 81.5
2011 74.3 81.8
2012 74.3 81.7
2013 74.9 81.9
2014 74.8 82.2
2015 74.7 82.2
2016 75 82.3
2017 75 82.4
2018 75.1 82.5
2019 75.3 83.1
2020 74 82.4
2021 72.7 83
2022 75.3 83
2023 75.9 83.3
2024 76.1 83.4
2025 76.2 83.6

Romania and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Sweden
Year Population
Romania Sweden
1960 18,406,905 7,484,656
1961 18,555,250 7,519,998
1962 18,676,550 7,561,588
1963 18,797,850 7,604,328
1964 18,919,126 7,661,354
1965 19,031,576 7,733,853
1966 19,215,450 7,807,797
1967 19,534,242 7,867,931
1968 19,799,831 7,912,273
1969 20,009,141 7,968,072
1970 20,250,398 8,042,801
1971 20,461,567 8,098,334
1972 20,657,957 8,122,300
1973 20,835,681 8,136,312
1974 21,029,429 8,159,955
1975 21,293,583 8,192,437
1976 21,551,634 8,222,286
1977 21,756,096 8,251,540
1978 21,951,464 8,275,599
1979 22,090,488 8,293,678
1980 22,207,282 8,310,531
1981 22,353,070 8,320,503
1982 22,475,741 8,325,263
1983 22,560,478 8,329,033
1984 22,640,547 8,336,605
1985 22,732,999 8,350,386
1986 22,836,841 8,369,829
1987 22,949,430 8,397,804
1988 23,057,662 8,436,489
1989 23,161,458 8,492,964
1990 23,201,835 8,558,835
1991 23,001,155 8,617,375
1992 22,794,284 8,668,067
1993 22,763,280 8,718,561
1994 22,730,211 8,780,745
1995 22,684,270 8,826,939
1996 22,619,004 8,840,998
1997 22,553,978 8,846,062
1998 22,507,344 8,850,974
1999 22,472,040 8,857,874
2000 22,442,971 8,872,109
2001 22,131,970 8,895,960
2002 21,730,496 8,924,958
2003 21,574,326 8,958,229
2004 21,451,748 8,993,531
2005 21,319,685 9,029,572
2006 21,193,760 9,080,505
2007 20,882,982 9,148,092
2008 20,537,875 9,219,637
2009 20,367,487 9,298,515
2010 20,246,871 9,378,126
2011 20,147,528 9,449,213
2012 20,058,035 9,519,374
2013 19,983,693 9,600,379
2014 19,908,979 9,696,110
2015 19,815,616 9,799,186
2016 19,702,267 9,923,085
2017 19,588,715 10,057,698
2018 19,473,970 10,175,214
2019 19,371,648 10,278,887
2020 19,265,250 10,353,442
2021 19,122,059 10,415,811
2022 19,048,502 10,486,941
2023 19,059,479 10,536,632
2024 19,069,340 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Romania and Sweden

Fertility rate
Romania

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Romania Sweden
1960 2.34 2.17
1961 2.17 2.21
1962 2.04 2.25
1963 2.01 2.33
1964 1.96 2.47
1965 1.91 2.39
1966 1.9 2.37
1967 3.66 2.28
1968 3.63 2.07
1969 3.19 1.93
1970 2.89 1.92
1971 2.67 1.96
1972 2.55 1.91
1973 2.44 1.87
1974 2.71 1.87
1975 2.59 1.77
1976 2.54 1.68
1977 2.57 1.64
1978 2.52 1.6
1979 2.49 1.66
1980 2.43 1.68
1981 2.36 1.63
1982 2.17 1.62
1983 2.06 1.61
1984 2.26 1.66
1985 2.31 1.74
1986 2.39 1.8
1987 2.38 1.84
1988 2.3 1.96
1989 2.22 2.01
1990 1.83 2.13
1991 1.59 2.11
1992 1.51 2.09
1993 1.43 1.99
1994 1.4 1.88
1995 1.33 1.73
1996 1.3 1.6
1997 1.32 1.52
1998 1.32 1.5
1999 1.3 1.5
2000 1.31 1.54
2001 1.27 1.57
2002 1.27 1.65
2003 1.3 1.71
2004 1.33 1.75
2005 1.4 1.77
2006 1.42 1.85
2007 1.45 1.88
2008 1.6 1.91
2009 1.66 1.94
2010 1.59 1.98
2011 1.47 1.9
2012 1.52 1.91
2013 1.46 1.89
2014 1.56 1.88
2015 1.62 1.85
2016 1.69 1.85
2017 1.78 1.78
2018 1.76 1.76
2019 1.77 1.71
2020 1.8 1.67
2021 1.81 1.67
2022 1.71 1.53
2023 1.71 1.45

Romania and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Romania Sweden
1960 28.5 36
1961 28.9 36.2
1962 29.3 36.3
1963 29.7 36.3
1964 30.2 36.3
1965 30.6 36.2
1966 31 36
1967 31.3 35.9
1968 31.3 35.8
1969 31.3 35.6
1970 31.4 35.4
1971 31.4 35.3
1972 31.5 35.3
1973 31.5 35.3
1974 31.6 35.3
1975 31.7 35.3
1976 31.8 35.4
1977 31.8 35.5
1978 31.7 35.7
1979 31.7 36
1980 31.8 36.2
1981 31.9 36.5
1982 32 36.8
1983 32.1 37.1
1984 32.3 37.4
1985 32.5 37.6
1986 32.7 37.9
1987 32.8 38.1
1988 32.8 38.2
1989 32.9 38.3
1990 33 38.3
1991 33.1 38.3
1992 33.3 38.4
1993 33.6 38.4
1994 33.8 38.4
1995 34 38.5
1996 34.2 38.6
1997 34.4 38.8
1998 34.6 39
1999 34.7 39.2
2000 34.8 39.4
2001 34.8 39.5
2002 35.3 39.7
2003 36 39.8
2004 36.6 40
2005 37 40.2
2006 37.3 40.4
2007 37.7 40.5
2008 38.2 40.6
2009 38.8 40.7
2010 39.3 40.7
2011 39.8 40.8
2012 40.2 40.9
2013 40.5 40.9
2014 40.9 40.9
2015 41.3 40.9
2016 41.7 40.8
2017 42 40.7
2018 42.3 40.6
2019 42.6 40.5
2020 42.9 40.6
2021 43.2 40.7
2022 43.3 40.7
2023 43.5 40.9
2024 43.8 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires
6
2025
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
83
2024
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$47.4B
2024
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$73.4B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Romania Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,601 kg
2023
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.6
2023
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
70.8 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.5%
2023
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
28.1%
2023
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,585 kWh
2023
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
44.9%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Romania Sweden
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
31%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
95.5%
2024

Health

Romania Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
30 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
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Romania Sweden
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
356,129 mi
2016

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