China vs Romania: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
China
-0.2%
in 2025
Romania
-0.2%
in 2025
China rank
187th
Romania rank
185th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- China
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
China ranks 187th and Romania ranks 185th of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | China |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | China |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.0% | China |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -0.3% | 1.4% | China |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -1.0% | 1.6% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -0.5% | 1.1% | China |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, China or Romania?
- Romania, at -0.2% against -0.2% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between China and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do China and Romania rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- China ranks 187th and Romania ranks 185th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.