Portugal vs Romania

Portugal (Europe) and Romania (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1987-2025

Portugal Romania World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1987 Portugal: 4,803.87 Romania: 1,658.76 World: 3,487.88 1988 Portugal: 5,623.7 Romania: 1,753.19 World: 3,829.99 1989 Portugal: 6,056.38 Romania: 1,789.64 World: 3,930.51 1990 Portugal: 7,884.62 Romania: 1,648.49 World: 4,338.94 1991 Portugal: 8,958.99 Romania: 1,254.31 World: 4,453.9 1992 Portugal: 10,810.57 Romania: 1,102.1 World: 4,679.98 1993 Portugal: 9,534.66 Romania: 1,158.06 World: 4,685.3 1994 Portugal: 9,977.32 Romania: 1,323.03 World: 4,967.01 1995 Portugal: 11,781.36 Romania: 1,650.05 World: 5,463.2 1996 Portugal: 12,185.09 Romania: 1,633.01 World: 5,507.22 1997 Portugal: 11,575.51 Romania: 1,577.34 World: 5,408.57 1998 Portugal: 12,199.21 Romania: 1,852.56 World: 5,302.34 1999 Portugal: 12,475.29 Romania: 1,599.91 World: 5,401.23 2000 Portugal: 11,526.37 Romania: 1,659.93 World: 5,512.56 2001 Portugal: 11,734.77 Romania: 1,825.19 World: 5,404.2 2002 Portugal: 12,936.69 Romania: 2,119.86 World: 5,539.32 2003 Portugal: 15,797.78 Romania: 2,679.41 World: 6,129.87 2004 Portugal: 18,064.16 Romania: 3,494.99 World: 6,818 2005 Portugal: 18,780.13 Romania: 4,618 World: 7,290.57 2006 Portugal: 19,839.45 Romania: 5,757.53 World: 7,803.19 2007 Portugal: 22,811.06 Romania: 8,360.34 World: 8,685.33 2008 Portugal: 24,949.04 Romania: 10,435.16 World: 9,425.74 2009 Portugal: 23,151.22 Romania: 8,548.45 World: 8,827.04 2010 Portugal: 22,551.94 Romania: 8,399.54 World: 9,555.07 2011 Portugal: 23,246.54 Romania: 9,560.68 World: 10,496.93 2012 Portugal: 20,593.43 Romania: 8,929.95 World: 10,597.85 2013 Portugal: 21,676.49 Romania: 9,497.67 World: 10,759.35 2014 Portugal: 22,120.69 Romania: 10,031.77 World: 10,912.24 2015 Portugal: 19,215.78 Romania: 8,977.02 World: 10,191.98 2016 Portugal: 19,980.28 Romania: 9,404.54 World: 10,239.47 2017 Portugal: 21,442.38 Romania: 10,727.98 World: 10,784.4 2018 Portugal: 23,541.14 Romania: 12,416.13 World: 11,344.73 2019 Portugal: 23,343.36 Romania: 12,909.61 World: 11,417.6 2020 Portugal: 22,299.4 Romania: 13,009.15 World: 10,999.49 2021 Portugal: 24,711.45 Romania: 14,908.04 World: 12,472.91 2022 Portugal: 24,620.52 Romania: 15,503.47 World: 12,876.24 2023 Portugal: 27,634.62 Romania: 18,244.42 World: 13,313.86 2024 Portugal: 29,328.31 Romania: 20,080.21 World: 13,717.09 2025 Portugal: 32,081.81 Romania: 22,537.95 World: 14,405.85 1987 1999 2005 2011 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Portugal Romania World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Portugal: 64.01 Romania: 65.86 World: 50.94 1961 Portugal: 62.67 Romania: 65.88 World: 52.8 1962 Portugal: 64.18 Romania: 65.26 World: 55.29 1963 Portugal: 64.79 Romania: 67.07 World: 55.65 1964 Portugal: 64.98 Romania: 67.85 World: 56.1 1965 Portugal: 65.96 Romania: 67.71 World: 55.93 1966 Portugal: 65.49 Romania: 68.9 World: 56.45 1967 Portugal: 66.33 Romania: 67.52 World: 56.9 1968 Portugal: 66.68 Romania: 67.56 World: 57.34 1969 Portugal: 66.28 Romania: 66.69 World: 57.68 1970 Portugal: 67.07 Romania: 67.48 World: 57.94 1971 Portugal: 66.77 Romania: 68.5 World: 58.02 1972 Portugal: 68.32 Romania: 68.47 World: 58.84 1973 Portugal: 67.52 Romania: 69.01 World: 59.3 1974 Portugal: 68.02 Romania: 69.5 World: 59.7 1975 Portugal: 68.31 Romania: 69.61 World: 60.13 1976 Portugal: 68.86 Romania: 69.7 World: 60.45 1977 Portugal: 70.01 Romania: 69.74 World: 61.04 1978 Portugal: 70.32 Romania: 69.48 World: 61.39 1979 Portugal: 71.17 Romania: 69.15 World: 61.84 1980 Portugal: 71.21 Romania: 69.09 World: 62.15 1981 Portugal: 71.61 Romania: 69.37 World: 62.52 1982 Portugal: 72.41 Romania: 69.53 World: 62.87 1983 Portugal: 72.27 Romania: 69.73 World: 63.13 1984 Portugal: 72.51 Romania: 69.66 World: 63.44 1985 Portugal: 72.81 Romania: 69.71 World: 63.73 1986 Portugal: 73.27 Romania: 69.5 World: 64.12 1987 Portugal: 73.67 Romania: 69.23 World: 64.46 1988 Portugal: 73.71 Romania: 69.39 World: 64.67 1989 Portugal: 74.27 Romania: 69.53 World: 64.96 1990 Portugal: 73.97 Romania: 69.74 World: 65.11 1991 Portugal: 74.01 Romania: 69.78 World: 65.3 1992 Portugal: 74.31 Romania: 69.78 World: 65.55 1993 Portugal: 74.51 Romania: 69.56 World: 65.74 1994 Portugal: 74.91 Romania: 69.51 World: 65.96 1995 Portugal: 75.31 Romania: 69.46 World: 66.2 1996 Portugal: 75.26 Romania: 69.1 World: 66.52 1997 Portugal: 75.41 Romania: 69 World: 66.83 1998 Portugal: 75.71 Romania: 69.81 World: 67.07 1999 Portugal: 75.96 Romania: 70.51 World: 67.31 2000 Portugal: 76.31 Romania: 71.16 World: 67.65 2001 Portugal: 76.81 Romania: 71.16 World: 67.95 2002 Portugal: 77.07 Romania: 71.01 World: 68.23 2003 Portugal: 77.22 Romania: 71.31 World: 68.52 2004 Portugal: 77.67 Romania: 71.56 World: 68.77 2005 Portugal: 78.07 Romania: 71.91 World: 69.11 2006 Portugal: 78.42 Romania: 72.16 World: 69.47 2007 Portugal: 78.32 Romania: 72.57 World: 69.81 2008 Portugal: 78.52 Romania: 72.57 World: 70 2009 Portugal: 78.73 Romania: 73.31 World: 70.38 2010 Portugal: 79.03 Romania: 73.46 World: 70.68 2011 Portugal: 80.47 Romania: 74.41 World: 70.97 2012 Portugal: 80.37 Romania: 74.41 World: 71.26 2013 Portugal: 80.72 Romania: 75.06 World: 71.53 2014 Portugal: 81.12 Romania: 74.91 World: 71.78 2015 Portugal: 81.12 Romania: 74.91 World: 71.97 2016 Portugal: 81.12 Romania: 75.21 World: 72.19 2017 Portugal: 81.42 Romania: 75.21 World: 72.37 2018 Portugal: 81.32 Romania: 75.36 World: 72.64 2019 Portugal: 81.68 Romania: 75.61 World: 72.87 2020 Portugal: 81.33 Romania: 74.25 World: 72.18 2021 Portugal: 81.38 Romania: 72.81 World: 71.22 2022 Portugal: 81.63 Romania: 75.15 World: 72.97 2023 Portugal: 82.33 Romania: 76.4 World: 73.33 2024 Portugal: 82.38 Romania: 76.46 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Portugal Romania World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Portugal: 3.16 Romania: 2.34 World: 4.69 1961 Portugal: 3.21 Romania: 2.17 World: 4.56 1962 Portugal: 3.23 Romania: 2.04 World: 5.02 1963 Portugal: 3.12 Romania: 2.01 World: 5.31 1964 Portugal: 3.21 Romania: 1.96 World: 5.13 1965 Portugal: 3.15 Romania: 1.91 World: 5.08 1966 Portugal: 3.16 Romania: 1.9 World: 4.97 1967 Portugal: 3.16 Romania: 3.66 World: 4.87 1968 Portugal: 3.12 Romania: 3.63 World: 4.98 1969 Portugal: 3.12 Romania: 3.19 World: 4.88 1970 Portugal: 3.01 Romania: 2.89 World: 4.84 1971 Portugal: 3 Romania: 2.67 World: 4.69 1972 Portugal: 2.86 Romania: 2.55 World: 4.55 1973 Portugal: 2.77 Romania: 2.44 World: 4.42 1974 Portugal: 2.7 Romania: 2.71 World: 4.26 1975 Portugal: 2.75 Romania: 2.59 World: 4.07 1976 Portugal: 2.82 Romania: 2.54 World: 3.97 1977 Portugal: 2.69 Romania: 2.57 World: 3.84 1978 Portugal: 2.45 Romania: 2.52 World: 3.77 1979 Portugal: 2.31 Romania: 2.49 World: 3.76 1980 Portugal: 2.25 Romania: 2.43 World: 3.73 1981 Portugal: 2.13 Romania: 2.36 World: 3.71 1982 Portugal: 2.07 Romania: 2.17 World: 3.72 1983 Portugal: 1.95 Romania: 2.06 World: 3.59 1984 Portugal: 1.9 Romania: 2.26 World: 3.57 1985 Portugal: 1.72 Romania: 2.31 World: 3.53 1986 Portugal: 1.66 Romania: 2.39 World: 3.51 1987 Portugal: 1.62 Romania: 2.38 World: 3.48 1988 Portugal: 1.61 Romania: 2.3 World: 3.39 1989 Portugal: 1.57 Romania: 2.22 World: 3.35 1990 Portugal: 1.56 Romania: 1.83 World: 3.31 1991 Portugal: 1.56 Romania: 1.59 World: 3.13 1992 Portugal: 1.54 Romania: 1.51 World: 3.04 1993 Portugal: 1.52 Romania: 1.43 World: 2.97 1994 Portugal: 1.45 Romania: 1.4 World: 2.92 1995 Portugal: 1.41 Romania: 1.33 World: 2.87 1996 Portugal: 1.44 Romania: 1.3 World: 2.82 1997 Portugal: 1.47 Romania: 1.32 World: 2.78 1998 Portugal: 1.47 Romania: 1.32 World: 2.75 1999 Portugal: 1.5 Romania: 1.3 World: 2.72 2000 Portugal: 1.55 Romania: 1.31 World: 2.73 2001 Portugal: 1.45 Romania: 1.27 World: 2.69 2002 Portugal: 1.46 Romania: 1.27 World: 2.66 2003 Portugal: 1.44 Romania: 1.3 World: 2.64 2004 Portugal: 1.4 Romania: 1.33 World: 2.63 2005 Portugal: 1.41 Romania: 1.4 World: 2.61 2006 Portugal: 1.37 Romania: 1.42 World: 2.61 2007 Portugal: 1.35 Romania: 1.45 World: 2.6 2008 Portugal: 1.39 Romania: 1.6 World: 2.6 2009 Portugal: 1.34 Romania: 1.66 World: 2.59 2010 Portugal: 1.39 Romania: 1.59 World: 2.57 2011 Portugal: 1.35 Romania: 1.47 World: 2.55 2012 Portugal: 1.28 Romania: 1.52 World: 2.56 2013 Portugal: 1.21 Romania: 1.46 World: 2.53 2014 Portugal: 1.24 Romania: 1.56 World: 2.52 2015 Portugal: 1.31 Romania: 1.62 World: 2.49 2016 Portugal: 1.37 Romania: 1.69 World: 2.49 2017 Portugal: 1.38 Romania: 1.78 World: 2.46 2018 Portugal: 1.42 Romania: 1.76 World: 2.39 2019 Portugal: 1.44 Romania: 1.77 World: 2.35 2020 Portugal: 1.42 Romania: 1.8 World: 2.28 2021 Portugal: 1.35 Romania: 1.81 World: 2.25 2022 Portugal: 1.43 Romania: 1.71 World: 2.22 2023 Portugal: 1.45 Romania: 1.54 World: 2.2 2024 Portugal: 1.41 Romania: 1.39 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Portugal Romania World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Portugal: 3.92 Romania: 8.23 World: 5.12 1992 Portugal: 3.99 Romania: 8.26 World: 5.28 1993 Portugal: 5.3 Romania: 8.25 World: 5.54 1994 Portugal: 6.71 Romania: 8.17 World: 5.79 1995 Portugal: 7.06 Romania: 8.01 World: 5.92 1996 Portugal: 7.3 Romania: 6.74 World: 5.98 1997 Portugal: 6.57 Romania: 5.52 World: 6.01 1998 Portugal: 4.64 Romania: 5.63 World: 6.16 1999 Portugal: 4.58 Romania: 6.24 World: 6.28 2000 Portugal: 3.81 Romania: 6.97 World: 6.11 2001 Portugal: 3.83 Romania: 6.56 World: 6.19 2002 Portugal: 4.5 Romania: 8.11 World: 6.41 2003 Portugal: 6.13 Romania: 6.95 World: 6.48 2004 Portugal: 6.32 Romania: 7.72 World: 6.33 2005 Portugal: 7.58 Romania: 7.17 World: 6.22 2006 Portugal: 7.65 Romania: 7.27 World: 5.97 2007 Portugal: 7.97 Romania: 6.41 World: 5.77 2008 Portugal: 7.55 Romania: 5.79 World: 5.82 2009 Portugal: 9.43 Romania: 6.86 World: 6.41 2010 Portugal: 10.77 Romania: 6.96 World: 6.28 2011 Portugal: 12.72 Romania: 7.18 World: 6.15 2012 Portugal: 15.51 Romania: 6.79 World: 6.15 2013 Portugal: 16.24 Romania: 7.1 World: 6.1 2014 Portugal: 13.88 Romania: 6.8 World: 5.96 2015 Portugal: 12.41 Romania: 6.81 World: 6 2016 Portugal: 11.06 Romania: 5.9 World: 5.97 2017 Portugal: 8.88 Romania: 4.93 World: 5.9 2018 Portugal: 6.97 Romania: 4.19 World: 5.76 2019 Portugal: 6.42 Romania: 3.91 World: 5.59 2020 Portugal: 6.85 Romania: 5.04 World: 6.59 2021 Portugal: 6.71 Romania: 5.59 World: 6.05 2022 Portugal: 6.14 Romania: 5.61 World: 5.23 2023 Portugal: 6.5 Romania: 5.59 World: 4.85 2024 Portugal: 6.5 Romania: 5.4 World: 4.81 2025 Portugal: 6.16 Romania: 5.99 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Portugal Romania World

2 4 6 8 10 1970 Portugal: 2.01 Romania: 6.17 World: 4.14 1971 Portugal: 2.16 Romania: 6.15 World: 4.04 1972 Portugal: 2.21 Romania: 6.35 World: 4.16 1973 Portugal: 2.45 Romania: 6.88 World: 4.32 1974 Portugal: 2.43 Romania: 6.93 World: 4.23 1975 Portugal: 2.51 Romania: 7.41 World: 4.14 1976 Portugal: 2.58 Romania: 8.06 World: 4.31 1977 Portugal: 2.53 Romania: 8.36 World: 4.36 1978 Portugal: 2.59 Romania: 9 World: 4.42 1979 Portugal: 2.85 Romania: 9.16 World: 4.46 1980 Portugal: 2.89 Romania: 9.01 World: 4.33 1981 Portugal: 3.04 Romania: 9 World: 4.18 1982 Portugal: 3.21 Romania: 8.92 World: 4.05 1983 Portugal: 3.1 Romania: 8.98 World: 4.01 1984 Portugal: 3.01 Romania: 8.84 World: 4.07 1985 Portugal: 2.86 Romania: 8.76 World: 4.05 1986 Portugal: 3.27 Romania: 8.97 World: 4.04 1987 Portugal: 3.28 Romania: 9.25 World: 4.1 1988 Portugal: 3.39 Romania: 9.39 World: 4.16 1989 Portugal: 4.24 Romania: 9.28 World: 4.16 1990 Portugal: 4.39 Romania: 8.09 World: 4.15 1991 Portugal: 4.55 Romania: 6.61 World: 4.1 1992 Portugal: 4.92 Romania: 6.07 World: 4.01 1993 Portugal: 4.81 Romania: 5.76 World: 3.97 1994 Portugal: 4.94 Romania: 5.64 World: 3.94 1995 Portugal: 5.27 Romania: 5.88 World: 3.99 1996 Portugal: 5.08 Romania: 6.04 World: 4.01 1997 Portugal: 5.3 Romania: 5.51 World: 4.02 1998 Portugal: 5.71 Romania: 4.84 World: 3.98 1999 Portugal: 6.34 Romania: 4.15 World: 3.95 2000 Portugal: 6.24 Romania: 4.34 World: 4.01 2001 Portugal: 6.13 Romania: 4.72 World: 4.01 2002 Portugal: 6.5 Romania: 4.76 World: 4.02 2003 Portugal: 6 Romania: 5 World: 4.15 2004 Portugal: 6.16 Romania: 4.92 World: 4.28 2005 Portugal: 6.46 Romania: 4.9 World: 4.39 2006 Portugal: 5.98 Romania: 5.23 World: 4.48 2007 Portugal: 5.82 Romania: 5.13 World: 4.59 2008 Portugal: 5.61 Romania: 5.13 World: 4.56 2009 Portugal: 5.53 Romania: 4.21 World: 4.45 2010 Portugal: 5.04 Romania: 4.12 World: 4.67 2011 Portugal: 4.87 Romania: 4.46 World: 4.76 2012 Portugal: 4.73 Romania: 4.37 World: 4.77 2013 Portugal: 4.6 Romania: 3.98 World: 4.81 2014 Portugal: 4.58 Romania: 3.97 World: 4.78 2015 Portugal: 4.99 Romania: 4.05 World: 4.7 2016 Portugal: 4.89 Romania: 3.99 World: 4.65 2017 Portugal: 5.35 Romania: 4.18 World: 4.67 2018 Portugal: 4.97 Romania: 4.26 World: 4.73 2019 Portugal: 4.51 Romania: 4.19 World: 4.7 2020 Portugal: 3.95 Romania: 3.93 World: 4.47 2021 Portugal: 3.76 Romania: 4.22 World: 4.68 2022 Portugal: 3.8 Romania: 3.97 World: 4.67 2023 Portugal: 3.54 Romania: 3.69 World: 4.68 2024 Portugal: 3.32 Romania: 3.72 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Portugal Romania World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Portugal: 34.99 Romania: 21.5 World: 15.6 2006 Portugal: 38.01 Romania: 24.66 World: 17.2 2007 Portugal: 42.09 Romania: 28.3 World: 20.2 2008 Portugal: 44.13 Romania: 32.42 World: 22.8 2009 Portugal: 48.27 Romania: 36.6 World: 25.3 2010 Portugal: 53.3 Romania: 39.93 World: 28.4 2011 Portugal: 55.25 Romania: 40.01 World: 30.9 2012 Portugal: 60.34 Romania: 45.88 World: 33.3 2013 Portugal: 62.1 Romania: 49.76 World: 35.3 2014 Portugal: 64.59 Romania: 54.08 World: 37.4 2015 Portugal: 68.63 Romania: 55.76 World: 39.9 2016 Portugal: 70.42 Romania: 59.5 World: 43.6 2017 Portugal: 73.79 Romania: 63.75 World: 46.3 2018 Portugal: 74.66 Romania: 70.68 World: 49.4 2019 Portugal: 75.35 Romania: 73.66 World: 53.9 2020 Portugal: 78.26 Romania: 78.46 World: 60.1 2021 Portugal: 82.31 Romania: 83.59 World: 63.8 2022 Portugal: 84.5 Romania: 85.5 World: 67 2023 Portugal: 85.79 Romania: 89.2 World: 69.2 2024 Portugal: 88.49 Romania: 91.29 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Portugal Romania
Population 10.8 mn 2025
89th of 215		 19 mn 2025
67th of 215
Population density 115.5 /km² 2023
90th of 214		 82.8 /km² 2023
118th of 214
Population growth 1.03 % 2025
100th of 215		 -0.17 % 2025
184th of 215
Life expectancy 82.4 years 2024
28th of 215		 76.5 years 2024
92nd of 215
Fertility rate 1.41 2024
173rd of 215		 1.39 2024
178th of 215
Birth rate 7.9 ‰ 2024
189th of 215		 7.5 ‰ 2024
196th of 215
Infant mortality 2.7 ‰ 2024
22nd of 196		 6.0 ‰ 2024
56th of 196
Urban population 61.5 % 2025
121st of 215		 52.2 % 2025
149th of 215
Aged 65+ 24.9 % 2025
5th of 215		 20.1 % 2025
37th of 215
Living in cities 36.1 % 2025
110th of 215		 31.3 % 2025
135th of 215
Living in towns 35.2 % 2025
88th of 215		 23.8 % 2025
159th of 215
Living in rural areas 28.8 % 2025
83rd of 215		 44.9 % 2025
31st of 215

Human development

Indicator Portugal Romania
Human Development Index 0.890 2023
40th of 193		 0.845 2023
56th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.795 2023
40th of 169		 0.758 2023
46th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.797 2023
9th of 156		 0.739 2023
38th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.076 2023
26th of 172		 0.227 2023
59th of 172

Economy

Indicator Portugal Romania
GDP 346.6 bn US$ 2025
45th of 186		 428.7 bn US$ 2025
37th of 186
GDP per capita 32,082 US$ 2025
41st of 186		 22,538 US$ 2025
53rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 53,146 int. $ 2025
41st of 185		 50,895 int. $ 2025
45th of 185
GNI per capita 29,930 US$ 2025
36th of 182		 20,190 US$ 2025
51st of 182
GDP growth 1.9 % 2025
137th of 186		 0.7 % 2025
164th of 186
Inflation 2.3 % 2025
100th of 165		 7.2 % 2025
29th of 165
Trade 86.4 % 2025
62nd of 138		 76.2 % 2025
75th of 138
Exports 43.7 % 2025
50th of 138		 35.5 % 2025
71st of 138
FDI inflows 4.3 % 2024
54th of 192		 2.2 % 2025
115th of 192
Manufacturing 11.3 % 2025
66th of 132		 11.8 % 2025
64th of 132
Agriculture 2.0 % 2025
127th of 158		 3.0 % 2025
110th of 158
Tax revenue 22.3 % 2024
27th of 89		 16.2 % 2024
53rd of 89
Military spending 1.5 % 2024
80th of 147		 2.3 % 2024
41st of 147

Labour

Indicator Portugal Romania
Unemployment 6.2 % 2025
113th of 181		 6.0 % 2025
112th of 181
Youth unemployment 20.2 % 2025
135th of 181		 24.5 % 2025
150th of 181
Women in the labour force 54.6 % 2025
84th of 181		 41.8 % 2025
142nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.8 % 2025
145th of 181		 10.9 % 2025
104th of 181
Weekly hours worked 33.5 h 2025
149th of 181		 38.5 h 2025
92nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 7.8 % 2025
22nd of 181		 17.1 % 2025
87th of 181
Labour income share 56.9 % 2024
14th of 114		 44.6 % 2024
60th of 114
Output per hour 52.9 $ 2025
38th of 181		 50.7 $ 2025
42nd of 181

Health

Indicator Portugal Romania
Health spending 10.2 % 2024
28th of 192		 5.7 % 2023
111th of 192
Health spending per person 2,971 US$ 2024
32nd of 191		 1,051 US$ 2023
62nd of 191
Physicians 5.85 /1,000 2022
3rd of 125		 3.63 /1,000 2022
32nd of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.2 ‰ 2024
21st of 196		 7.3 ‰ 2024
56th of 196
Maternal mortality 15 /100k 2023
58th of 194		 12 /100k 2023
53rd of 194
Tobacco use 28.6 % 2024
131st of 166		 29.7 % 2024
137th of 166
Safe drinking water 95.2 % 2024
50th of 147		 82.2 % 2024
69th of 147

Food

Indicator Portugal Romania
Calories per person 3,553 kcal 2023
16th of 155		 3,649 kcal 2023
13th of 155
Protein supply 121.8 g 2022
14th of 174		 111.7 g 2022
34th of 174
Animal protein supply 80.2 g 2022
11th of 174		 62.1 g 2022
47th of 174
Fat supply 143.6 g 2022
21st of 174		 137.8 g 2022
32nd of 174
Food insecurity 11.0 % 2024
48th of 134		 15.2 % 2024
56th of 134
Severe food insecurity 2.3 % 2024
36th of 124		 5.3 % 2024
69th of 124
Cereal import dependency 80.8 % 2022
44th of 160		 -138.1 % 2022
154th of 160

Education

Indicator Portugal Romania
Literacy 94.5 % 2011 99.2 % 2021
Secondary enrolment 120.3 % 2023 81.6 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 77.7 % 2023
31st of 128		 55.2 % 2023
60th of 128
Education spending 4.6 % 2022 3.3 % 2022
Expected schooling 17.5 yrs 2023
20th of 195		 14.1 yrs 2023
85th of 195
Mean schooling 9.7 yrs 2023
99th of 193		 11.6 yrs 2023
55th of 193

Society

Indicator Portugal Romania
Income inequality 33.9 2023
36th of 93		 29.8 2023
53rd of 93
Extreme poverty 0.4 % 2023
32nd of 93		 0.7 % 2023
61st of 93
Internet use 88.5 % 2024
67th of 182		 91.3 % 2024
48th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 124.1 /100 2024
67th of 151		 119.8 /100 2024
78th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
88th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
92nd of 213
Women in parliament 35.7 % 2025
43rd of 184		 22.4 % 2025
109th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Portugal Romania
Refugees hosted 70,349 2025
58th of 177		 206,671 2025
34th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 6.8 ‰ 2025
58th of 177		 10.9 ‰ 2025
42nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 8,595 2025
57th of 177		 316 2025
121st of 177
Refugees from the country 109 2025
150th of 199		 3,130 2025
86th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
168th of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
109th of 199

Governance

Indicator Portugal Romania
Control of corruption 64.5 /100 2024
46th of 207		 48.4 /100 2024
92nd of 207
Government effectiveness 69.8 /100 2024
40th of 205		 59.5 /100 2024
69th of 205
Rule of law 75.4 /100 2024
34th of 207		 63.4 /100 2024
78th of 207
Regulatory quality 66.5 /100 2024
44th of 205		 60.9 /100 2024
69th of 205
Voice and accountability 79.0 /100 2024
20th of 205		 63.6 /100 2024
72nd of 205
Political stability 75.1 /100 2024
72nd of 207		 68.6 /100 2024
95th of 207

Environment

Indicator Portugal Romania
CO₂ per capita 3.32 t 2024
114th of 202		 3.72 t 2024
126th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 35.5 Mt 2024
65th of 204		 68.6 Mt 2024
49th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.09 % 2024
65th of 204		 0.18 % 2024
49th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 2.8 Gt 2024
57th of 204		 8.9 Gt 2024
28th of 204
GHG per capita 4.97 t 2024
114th of 202		 5.35 t 2024
123rd of 202
Renewable energy 32.3 % 2021
77th of 211		 23.6 % 2021
97th of 211
Forest area 36.2 % 2023
85th of 212		 30.1 % 2023
109th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 8.8 µg/m³ 2023
37th of 200		 16.0 µg/m³ 2023
92nd of 200
Water stress 12.3 % 2022
94th of 176		 7.6 % 2022
74th of 176
Land area 91,606 km² 2023
109th of 214		 230,080 km² 2023
81st of 214

Energy

Indicator Portugal Romania
Renewable electricity 80.9 % 2025
29th of 190		 47.1 % 2025
71st of 190
Wind and solar 44.1 % 2025
4th of 190		 21.9 % 2025
38th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
143rd of 180		 20.5 % 2025
15th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 80.9 % 2025
34th of 190		 67.6 % 2025
57th of 190
Fossil electricity 19.1 % 2025
34th of 190		 32.4 % 2025
57th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
80th of 188		 15.1 % 2025
145th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 128 g/kWh 2025
25th of 190		 259 g/kWh 2025
58th of 190
Electricity per capita 5.80 MWh 2025
52nd of 191		 2.84 MWh 2025
91st of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.