Romania vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Romania
2.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
2.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania rank
61st
United States rank
62nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Romania
  • United States
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 138,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Romania ranks 61st and United States ranks 62nd of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United States Difference Ahead
1960s 208,989 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 539,169 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 330,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
1970s 493,454 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 751,999 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 258,545 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
1980s 837,624 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.01 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 168,542 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
1990s 883,167 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 484,374 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
2000s 1.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 591,643 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
2010s 2.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 117,496 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
2020s 2.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 143,912 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Romania or United States?
Romania, at 2.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Romania and United States?
138,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 61st and United States ranks 62nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.