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Romania vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 80th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Vanuatu
Population
18962595
341110
Population rank 69/197 174/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 49/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Romania and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Romania and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Romania

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Romania Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 - $121,185,498
1981 - $113,781,796
1982 - $114,501,913
1983 - $117,389,554
1984 - $144,482,515
1985 - $131,856,421
1986 - $126,498,935
1987 $38,067,567,568 $139,464,174
1988 $40,424,528,302 $158,351,368
1989 $41,450,777,202 $154,013,202
1990 $38,247,882,300 $168,879,207
1991 $28,850,634,900 $201,334,169
1992 $25,121,666,667 $209,088,825
1993 $26,361,160,450 $200,491,853
1994 $30,072,805,104 $233,701,301
1995 $37,430,162,103 $249,333,250
1996 $36,937,074,278 $261,370,044
1997 $35,575,214,078 $272,771,209
1998 $41,696,091,974 $262,293,411
1999 $35,953,156,754 $268,006,973
2000 $37,253,739,511 $272,014,628
2001 $40,395,116,581 $257,926,882
2002 $46,065,502,703 $262,596,536
2003 $57,806,384,143 $314,471,413
2004 $74,973,656,852 $364,996,869
2005 $98,454,380,120 $394,962,433
2006 $122,023,735,993 $439,358,587
2007 $174,588,782,939 $516,392,923
2008 $214,315,932,061 $590,748,429
2009 $174,110,532,659 $592,622,319
2010 $170,064,350,672 $670,712,980
2011 $192,623,977,894 $770,153,588
2012 $179,117,323,107 $747,839,698
2013 $189,798,603,751 $758,304,466
2014 $199,722,319,676 $773,717,011
2015 $177,885,131,240 $759,690,181
2016 $185,290,759,249 $804,323,577
2017 $210,147,385,855 $880,043,284
2018 $243,468,683,030 $914,727,908
2019 $251,677,082,534 $936,526,268
2020 $252,033,792,712 $909,421,044
2021 $286,578,196,368 $982,362,212
2022 $296,354,358,293 $1,030,654,208
2023 $350,775,856,415 $1,126,313,359
2024 $382,767,571,329 $1,161,251,868

Romania and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Romania Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 - $1,048
1981 - $962
1982 - $946
1983 - $947
1984 - $1,137
1985 - $1,012
1986 - $946
1987 $1,659 $1,017
1988 $1,753 $1,125
1989 $1,790 $1,067
1990 $1,648 $1,141
1991 $1,254 $1,326
1992 $1,102 $1,344
1993 $1,158 $1,257
1994 $1,323 $1,431
1995 $1,650 $1,492
1996 $1,633 $1,529
1997 $1,577 $1,562
1998 $1,853 $1,471
1999 $1,600 $1,472
2000 $1,660 $1,460
2001 $1,825 $1,350
2002 $2,120 $1,341
2003 $2,679 $1,567
2004 $3,495 $1,774
2005 $4,618 $1,874
2006 $5,758 $2,035
2007 $8,360 $2,334
2008 $10,435 $2,604
2009 $8,548 $2,546
2010 $8,400 $2,815
2011 $9,561 $3,163
2012 $8,930 $3,005
2013 $9,498 $2,980
2014 $10,032 $2,973
2015 $8,977 $2,855
2016 $9,405 $2,956
2017 $10,728 $3,160
2018 $12,502 $3,207
2019 $12,992 $3,207
2020 $13,082 $3,043
2021 $14,987 $3,212
2022 $15,558 $3,292
2023 $18,404 $3,515
2024 $20,072 $3,543

Romania vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Vanuatu
1950 60.5 43.9
1951 61.2 42.2
1952 61.8 45.3
1953 62.5 45.8
1954 63 46.5
1955 63.3 47.1
1956 63.6 47.7
1957 64 48.2
1958 64.4 48.7
1959 64.9 49.3
1960 65.6 49.8
1961 66.4 50.4
1962 67.2 50.9
1963 67.8 51.5
1964 68.4 52
1965 68.4 52.5
1966 68.2 53.1
1967 68.1 53.7
1968 67.9 54.2
1969 67.2 54.8
1970 67.9 55.3
1971 68.4 55.9
1972 69 56.4
1973 68.7 57
1974 69.5 57.6
1975 69.6 58.1
1976 69.9 58.7
1977 69.5 59.2
1978 69.8 59.9
1979 69.5 60.9
1980 69.2 61.3
1981 69.5 61.9
1982 69.8 62.5
1983 69.8 63.1
1984 69.9 63.5
1985 69.4 63.9
1986 69.7 64.6
1987 69.1 64.4
1988 69.4 65.7
1989 69.5 66
1990 69.8 66.7
1991 70 67.1
1992 69.5 67.4
1993 69.5 67.7
1994 69.3 68
1995 69.3 68.1
1996 68.8 68.2
1997 69.1 68.3
1998 69.9 68.4
1999 70.6 67.9
2000 71.2 68.6
2001 71.1 68.7
2002 70.8 68.8
2003 70.8 68.9
2004 71.1 69
2005 71.6 69.2
2006 72.2 69.1
2007 72.8 69.1
2008 73.2 69.3
2009 73.5 69.4
2010 73.6 69.6
2011 74.3 69.7
2012 74.3 69.9
2013 74.9 70
2014 74.8 70
2015 74.7 70.2
2016 75 70.4
2017 75 70.5
2018 75.1 70.6
2019 75.3 70.8
2020 74 70.4
2021 72.7 70
2022 75.3 71.3
2023 75.9 71.5
2024 76.1 71.7
2025 76.2 71.8

Romania and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Vanuatu
Year Population
Romania Vanuatu
1960 18,406,905 64,431
1961 18,555,250 66,264
1962 18,676,550 68,174
1963 18,797,850 70,159
1964 18,919,126 72,219
1965 19,031,576 74,358
1966 19,215,450 76,590
1967 19,534,242 78,921
1968 19,799,831 81,314
1969 20,009,141 83,755
1970 20,250,398 86,266
1971 20,461,567 88,862
1972 20,657,957 91,562
1973 20,835,681 94,362
1974 21,029,429 97,260
1975 21,293,583 100,269
1976 21,551,634 103,388
1977 21,756,096 106,618
1978 21,951,464 109,963
1979 22,090,488 113,040
1980 22,207,282 115,660
1981 22,353,070 118,249
1982 22,475,741 121,035
1983 22,560,478 123,998
1984 22,640,547 127,109
1985 22,732,999 130,356
1986 22,836,841 133,720
1987 22,949,430 137,187
1988 23,057,662 140,756
1989 23,161,458 144,393
1990 23,201,835 148,063
1991 23,001,155 151,793
1992 22,794,284 155,608
1993 22,763,280 159,463
1994 22,730,211 163,314
1995 22,684,270 167,137
1996 22,619,004 170,911
1997 22,553,978 174,626
1998 22,507,344 178,313
1999 22,472,040 182,048
2000 22,442,971 186,281
2001 22,131,970 191,031
2002 21,730,496 195,863
2003 21,574,326 200,746
2004 21,451,748 205,711
2005 21,319,685 210,760
2006 21,193,760 215,923
2007 20,882,982 221,276
2008 20,537,875 226,896
2009 20,367,487 232,731
2010 20,246,871 238,248
2011 20,147,528 243,474
2012 20,058,035 248,883
2013 19,983,693 254,482
2014 19,908,979 260,240
2015 19,815,616 266,101
2016 19,702,267 272,087
2017 19,588,715 278,507
2018 19,473,970 285,259
2019 19,371,648 291,985
2020 19,265,250 298,858
2021 19,122,059 305,868
2022 19,048,502 313,046
2023 19,059,479 320,409
2024 19,069,340 327,777

Fertility rates in Romania and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Romania

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Romania Vanuatu
1960 2.34 6.78
1961 2.17 6.73
1962 2.04 6.67
1963 2.01 6.62
1964 1.96 6.57
1965 1.91 6.52
1966 1.9 6.51
1967 3.66 6.51
1968 3.63 6.46
1969 3.19 6.41
1970 2.89 6.35
1971 2.67 6.29
1972 2.55 6.23
1973 2.44 6.15
1974 2.71 6.06
1975 2.59 5.98
1976 2.54 5.89
1977 2.57 5.81
1978 2.52 5.77
1979 2.49 5.73
1980 2.43 5.69
1981 2.36 5.65
1982 2.17 5.6
1983 2.06 5.55
1984 2.26 5.49
1985 2.31 5.43
1986 2.39 5.38
1987 2.38 5.33
1988 2.3 5.27
1989 2.22 5.21
1990 1.83 5.17
1991 1.59 5.13
1992 1.51 5.09
1993 1.43 5.02
1994 1.4 4.94
1995 1.33 4.85
1996 1.3 4.75
1997 1.32 4.66
1998 1.32 4.6
1999 1.3 4.56
2000 1.31 4.54
2001 1.27 4.5
2002 1.27 4.38
2003 1.3 4.29
2004 1.33 4.21
2005 1.4 4.13
2006 1.42 4.1
2007 1.45 4.12
2008 1.6 4.16
2009 1.66 4.16
2010 1.59 4.13
2011 1.47 4.09
2012 1.52 4.06
2013 1.46 4.04
2014 1.56 4
2015 1.62 3.95
2016 1.69 3.92
2017 1.78 3.88
2018 1.76 3.83
2019 1.77 3.79
2020 1.8 3.74
2021 1.81 3.7
2022 1.71 3.65
2023 1.71 3.6

Romania and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Romania Vanuatu
1960 28.5 17.7
1961 28.9 17.6
1962 29.3 17.5
1963 29.7 17.4
1964 30.2 17.3
1965 30.6 17.2
1966 31 17.1
1967 31.3 17.1
1968 31.3 17
1969 31.3 17
1970 31.4 17
1971 31.4 17
1972 31.5 17
1973 31.5 17
1974 31.6 17.1
1975 31.7 17.1
1976 31.8 17.1
1977 31.8 17.2
1978 31.7 17.3
1979 31.7 17.5
1980 31.8 17.6
1981 31.9 17.7
1982 32 17.7
1983 32.1 17.7
1984 32.3 17.7
1985 32.5 17.7
1986 32.7 17.8
1987 32.8 17.8
1988 32.8 17.8
1989 32.9 17.8
1990 33 17.8
1991 33.1 17.9
1992 33.3 17.8
1993 33.6 17.7
1994 33.8 17.7
1995 34 17.8
1996 34.2 18
1997 34.4 18
1998 34.6 18
1999 34.7 18
2000 34.8 18.2
2001 34.8 18.5
2002 35.3 18.7
2003 36 18.9
2004 36.6 19.2
2005 37 19.4
2006 37.3 19.6
2007 37.7 19.9
2008 38.2 20.1
2009 38.8 20.3
2010 39.3 20.5
2011 39.8 20.6
2012 40.2 20.8
2013 40.5 20.9
2014 40.9 21
2015 41.3 21.1
2016 41.7 21.1
2017 42 21.2
2018 42.3 21.2
2019 42.6 21.2
2020 42.9 21.2
2021 43.2 21.2
2022 43.3 21.2
2023 43.5 21.2
2024 43.8 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
3%
2019
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Romania Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,601 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.6
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
70.8 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Romania Vanuatu
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
31%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Romania Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Romania Vanuatu
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
665 mi
2000

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