Romania vs Spain Country Comparison
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Comparative Statistics (Romania vs Spain)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Spain leads against Romania in 8 of 11 comparable indicators, while Romania leads in 3. Romania's strongest global position is 38th (2023) in Gini index. Spain's strongest global position is 12th (2024) in Life expectancy at birth, total (years).
- Spain wins against Romania in GDP growth (annual %): 3.46 (2024, ranked 100th) vs 0.92 (2024, ranked 175th).
- Spain wins against Romania in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 48,460.29 (2024, ranked 39th) vs 40,504 (2024, ranked 55th).
- Romania wins against Spain in Gini index: 29.80 (2023, ranked 38th) vs 33.40 (2023, ranked 70th).
- Spain wins against Romania in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 95.76 (2024, ranked 27th) vs 91.29 (2024, ranked 55th).
- Spain wins against Romania in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 83.89 (2024, ranked 12th) vs 76.46 (2024, ranked 94th).
- Spain wins against Romania in Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group): 93.40 (2024, ranked 77th) vs 77.98 (2023, ranked 123rd).
- Romania wins against Spain in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 5.99 (2025, ranked 112th) vs 10.38 (2025, ranked 151st).
- Spain wins against Romania in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 0.69 (2023, ranked 49th) vs 0.32 (2023, ranked 73rd).
- Spain wins against Romania in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 0.63 (2023, ranked 57th) vs 0.04 (2023, ranked 88th).
- Spain wins against Romania in Rule of Law: Estimate: 0.82 (2023, ranked 44th) vs 0.44 (2023, ranked 71st).
- Romania wins against Spain in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 0.37 (2023, ranked 88th) vs 0.29 (2023, ranked 91st).
| Metric | Romania(3) | Spain(8) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2024) 0.92 (175/214) | (2024) 3.46 (100/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2024) 40,504 (55/199) | (2024) 48,460.29 (39/199) |
| Gini index | (2023) 29.80 (38/171) | (2023) 33.40 (70/171) |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2024) 91.29 (55/213) | (2024) 95.76 (27/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 76.46 (94/217) | (2024) 83.89 (12/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | (2023) 77.98 (123/197) | (2024) 93.40 (77/197) |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | (2025) 5.99 (112/187) | (2025) 10.38 (151/187) |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) 0.32 (73/205) | (2023) 0.69 (49/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) 0.04 (88/205) | (2023) 0.63 (57/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) 0.44 (71/205) | (2023) 0.82 (44/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) 0.37 (88/205) | (2023) 0.29 (91/205) |