Romania vs Somalia
Somalia has 3% more people than Romania: 19,654,739 vs 19,020,271, a gap of 634,468. Somalia is growing faster (+3.34% vs −0.17% a year), adding about 656,429 people a year against −31,507. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Romania is the older society: 20.1% aged 65+ against 2.6% in Somalia, while Somalia has more children (46.6% under 15 vs 15.6%). Romania is 2.8× as densely populated (82.8 vs 29.3 people per km²). People in Romania live 17.5 years longer on average (76.5 vs 59.0). GDP per capita is 34.1× higher in Romania ($22,538 vs $661).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Romania) and 2025 (Somalia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Romania vs Somalia — side by side
 Romania |  Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 19,020,2712025 | 19,654,7392025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.17%2025 | +3.34%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 7.52024 | 42.32024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 12.82024 | 9.72024 |
| Children per woman | 1.392024 | 6.012024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.5 yrs2024 | 59.0 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.6%2025 | 46.6%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 20.1%2025 | 2.6%2025 |
| Density | 82.8 /km²2023 | 29.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 238,400 km²2023 | 637,660 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 52.2%2025 | 55.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -29,0412025 | +12,0772025 |
| GDP per capita | $22,5382025 | $6612025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #67 | #66 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.23% | 0.24% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Romania: 1.0× from 1960 to 2025; Somalia: 6.8× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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