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Romania vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 80th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Turkmenistan
Population
18962595
7713465
Population rank 69/197 104/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 49/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Romania and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Romania and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Romania

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Romania Turkmenistan
1987 $38,067,567,568 $2,331,358,820
1988 $40,424,528,302 $3,010,982,414
1989 $41,450,777,202 $3,006,988,217
1990 $38,247,882,300 $3,189,539,641
1991 $28,850,634,900 $3,208,098,919
1992 $25,121,666,667 $3,200,539,816
1993 $26,361,160,450 $3,179,225,949
1994 $30,072,805,104 $2,561,118,608
1995 $37,430,162,103 $2,482,228,440
1996 $36,937,074,278 $2,378,759,975
1997 $35,575,214,078 $2,450,350,625
1998 $41,696,091,974 $2,605,689,134
1999 $35,953,156,754 $2,450,564,100
2000 $37,253,739,511 $2,904,663,311
2001 $40,395,116,581 $3,534,772,732
2002 $46,065,502,703 $4,462,029,109
2003 $57,806,384,143 $5,977,440,583
2004 $74,973,656,852 $6,838,351,088
2005 $98,454,380,120 $8,103,901,996
2006 $122,023,735,993 $10,276,674,365
2007 $174,588,782,939 $12,664,165,103
2008 $214,315,932,061 $19,271,523,179
2009 $174,110,532,659 $20,214,385,965
2010 $170,064,350,672 $22,583,157,895
2011 $192,623,977,894 $29,233,333,333
2012 $179,117,323,107 $35,164,210,526
2013 $189,798,603,751 $39,197,543,860
2014 $199,722,319,676 $43,524,210,526
2015 $177,885,131,240 $35,799,714,286
2016 $185,290,759,249 $36,169,428,571
2017 $210,147,385,855 $37,926,285,714
2018 $243,468,683,030 $40,765,428,571
2019 $251,677,082,534 $45,232,857,143
2020 $252,033,792,712 $45,818,000,000
2021 $286,578,196,368 $50,007,428,571
2022 $296,354,358,293 $58,972,000,000
2023 $350,775,856,415 $60,628,857,143
2024 $382,767,571,329 $64,239,891,739

Romania and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Romania Turkmenistan
1987 $1,659 $675
1988 $1,753 $846
1989 $1,790 $821
1990 $1,648 $848
1991 $1,254 $832
1992 $1,102 $811
1993 $1,158 $788
1994 $1,323 $622
1995 $1,650 $592
1996 $1,633 $558
1997 $1,577 $565
1998 $1,853 $591
1999 $1,600 $546
2000 $1,660 $634
2001 $1,825 $756
2002 $2,120 $936
2003 $2,679 $1,229
2004 $3,495 $1,379
2005 $4,618 $1,604
2006 $5,758 $1,997
2007 $8,360 $2,415
2008 $10,435 $3,606
2009 $8,548 $3,708
2010 $8,400 $4,059
2011 $9,561 $5,144
2012 $8,930 $6,054
2013 $9,498 $6,600
2014 $10,032 $7,164
2015 $8,977 $5,759
2016 $9,405 $5,687
2017 $10,728 $5,828
2018 $12,502 $6,125
2019 $12,992 $6,648
2020 $13,082 $6,593
2021 $14,987 $7,051
2022 $15,558 $8,156
2023 $18,404 $8,233
2024 $20,072 $8,572

Romania vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Turkmenistan
1950 60.5 48.1
1951 61.2 48.6
1952 61.8 49
1953 62.5 49.4
1954 63 49.8
1955 63.3 50.2
1956 63.6 50.6
1957 64 51
1958 64.4 51.4
1959 64.9 51.8
1960 65.6 52.1
1961 66.4 52.5
1962 67.2 52.9
1963 67.8 53.2
1964 68.4 53.6
1965 68.4 54
1966 68.2 54.4
1967 68.1 54.8
1968 67.9 55.3
1969 67.2 55.7
1970 67.9 56
1971 68.4 56.3
1972 69 56.6
1973 68.7 56.8
1974 69.5 57
1975 69.6 57.2
1976 69.9 57.4
1977 69.5 57.7
1978 69.8 58.3
1979 69.5 59.1
1980 69.2 60.2
1981 69.5 61
1982 69.8 61.6
1983 69.8 62
1984 69.9 62.4
1985 69.4 62.8
1986 69.7 63.2
1987 69.1 63.5
1988 69.4 63.7
1989 69.5 63.8
1990 69.8 63.9
1991 70 63.8
1992 69.5 63.8
1993 69.5 63.6
1994 69.3 63.5
1995 69.3 63.5
1996 68.8 63.5
1997 69.1 63.7
1998 69.9 64
1999 70.6 64.5
2000 71.2 64.9
2001 71.1 65.3
2002 70.8 65.6
2003 70.8 65.9
2004 71.1 66.1
2005 71.6 66.3
2006 72.2 66.6
2007 72.8 67
2008 73.2 67.6
2009 73.5 68.2
2010 73.6 68.6
2011 74.3 68.9
2012 74.3 69
2013 74.9 69
2014 74.8 69
2015 74.7 69.1
2016 75 69.1
2017 75 69.2
2018 75.1 69.3
2019 75.3 69.4
2020 74 68.8
2021 72.7 69.4
2022 75.3 69.9
2023 75.9 70.1
2024 76.1 70.2
2025 76.2 70.3

Romania and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Romania Turkmenistan
1960 18,406,905 1,643,457
1961 18,555,250 1,695,400
1962 18,676,550 1,749,214
1963 18,797,850 1,804,272
1964 18,919,126 1,859,997
1965 19,031,576 1,915,916
1966 19,215,450 1,971,737
1967 19,534,242 2,027,403
1968 19,799,831 2,083,069
1969 20,009,141 2,139,024
1970 20,250,398 2,195,616
1971 20,461,567 2,253,119
1972 20,657,957 2,311,430
1973 20,835,681 2,370,919
1974 21,029,429 2,432,028
1975 21,293,583 2,494,570
1976 21,551,634 2,558,521
1977 21,756,096 2,623,948
1978 21,951,464 2,691,088
1979 22,090,488 2,760,358
1980 22,207,282 2,832,203
1981 22,353,070 2,907,187
1982 22,475,741 2,985,557
1983 22,560,478 3,067,534
1984 22,640,547 3,154,079
1985 22,732,999 3,247,534
1986 22,836,841 3,347,809
1987 22,949,430 3,452,731
1988 23,057,662 3,559,363
1989 23,161,458 3,662,459
1990 23,201,835 3,760,562
1991 23,001,155 3,855,894
1992 22,794,284 3,944,689
1993 22,763,280 4,032,407
1994 22,730,211 4,116,662
1995 22,684,270 4,191,203
1996 22,619,004 4,263,819
1997 22,553,978 4,336,730
1998 22,507,344 4,410,507
1999 22,472,040 4,492,170
2000 22,442,971 4,582,677
2001 22,131,970 4,675,409
2002 21,730,496 4,769,465
2003 21,574,326 4,863,865
2004 21,451,748 4,958,093
2005 21,319,685 5,052,257
2006 21,193,760 5,147,105
2007 20,882,982 5,244,046
2008 20,537,875 5,345,029
2009 20,367,487 5,451,592
2010 20,246,871 5,564,356
2011 20,147,528 5,683,417
2012 20,058,035 5,808,546
2013 19,983,693 5,939,341
2014 19,908,979 6,075,283
2015 19,815,616 6,215,770
2016 19,702,267 6,360,041
2017 19,588,715 6,507,061
2018 19,473,970 6,655,524
2019 19,371,648 6,803,944
2020 19,265,250 6,949,912
2021 19,122,059 7,092,043
2022 19,048,502 7,230,193
2023 19,059,479 7,364,438
2024 19,069,340 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Romania and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Romania

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Romania Turkmenistan
1960 2.34 6.59
1961 2.17 6.69
1962 2.04 6.76
1963 2.01 6.79
1964 1.96 6.79
1965 1.91 6.76
1966 1.9 6.7
1967 3.66 6.64
1968 3.63 6.56
1969 3.19 6.48
1970 2.89 6.4
1971 2.67 6.32
1972 2.55 6.2
1973 2.44 6.15
1974 2.71 6.09
1975 2.59 6
1976 2.54 5.9
1977 2.57 5.77
1978 2.52 5.61
1979 2.49 5.46
1980 2.43 5.3
1981 2.36 5.16
1982 2.17 5.04
1983 2.06 4.97
1984 2.26 4.96
1985 2.31 4.97
1986 2.39 4.94
1987 2.38 4.84
1988 2.3 4.68
1989 2.22 4.46
1990 1.83 4.29
1991 1.59 4.14
1992 1.51 3.96
1993 1.43 3.78
1994 1.4 3.62
1995 1.33 3.49
1996 1.3 3.29
1997 1.32 3.18
1998 1.32 3.08
1999 1.3 2.98
2000 1.31 2.9
2001 1.27 2.81
2002 1.27 2.71
2003 1.3 2.67
2004 1.33 2.67
2005 1.4 2.71
2006 1.42 2.72
2007 1.45 2.73
2008 1.6 2.75
2009 1.66 2.79
2010 1.59 2.85
2011 1.47 2.9
2012 1.52 2.96
2013 1.46 3.01
2014 1.56 3.02
2015 1.62 3.03
2016 1.69 2.99
2017 1.78 2.93
2018 1.76 2.88
2019 1.77 2.83
2020 1.8 2.79
2021 1.81 2.75
2022 1.71 2.73
2023 1.71 2.69

Romania and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Romania Turkmenistan
1960 28.5 21.3
1961 28.9 20.9
1962 29.3 20.4
1963 29.7 19.7
1964 30.2 19
1965 30.6 18.4
1966 31 18
1967 31.3 17.7
1968 31.3 17.5
1969 31.3 17.4
1970 31.4 17.4
1971 31.4 17.4
1972 31.5 17.5
1973 31.5 17.6
1974 31.6 17.7
1975 31.7 17.9
1976 31.8 18
1977 31.8 18.2
1978 31.7 18.3
1979 31.7 18.5
1980 31.8 18.7
1981 31.9 18.8
1982 32 19
1983 32.1 19.1
1984 32.3 19.2
1985 32.5 19.3
1986 32.7 19.3
1987 32.8 19.3
1988 32.8 19.3
1989 32.9 19.3
1990 33 19.3
1991 33.1 19.4
1992 33.3 19.4
1993 33.6 19.5
1994 33.8 19.6
1995 34 19.7
1996 34.2 19.9
1997 34.4 20.1
1998 34.6 20.3
1999 34.7 20.6
2000 34.8 20.9
2001 34.8 21.2
2002 35.3 21.5
2003 36 21.8
2004 36.6 22.1
2005 37 22.4
2006 37.3 22.8
2007 37.7 23.1
2008 38.2 23.4
2009 38.8 23.7
2010 39.3 24
2011 39.8 24.3
2012 40.2 24.5
2013 40.5 24.8
2014 40.9 25
2015 41.3 25.3
2016 41.7 25.5
2017 42 25.7
2018 42.3 25.9
2019 42.6 26.2
2020 42.9 26.4
2021 43.2 26.7
2022 43.3 26.9
2023 43.5 27.2
2024 43.8 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
2.4%
1998
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
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Romania Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,601 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.6
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
70.8 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.5%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
28.1%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,585 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
44.9%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Romania Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
31%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
21.3%
2017

Health

Romania Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.6
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Romania Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
n/a

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