Afghanistan vs Romania: Number of deaths

Afghanistan
240,296
in 2023
Romania
257,119
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
39th
Romania rank
36th

Number of deaths over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Romania
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195019862023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 257,119 against 240,296 in Afghanistan, a difference of 16,823.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 39th and Romania ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 287,559 189,228 98,331 Afghanistan
1960s 292,713 170,935 121,778 Afghanistan
1970s 314,797 205,600 109,196 Afghanistan
1980s 301,350 245,069 56,281 Afghanistan
1990s 241,715 269,081 27,366 Romania
2000s 242,951 268,683 25,732 Romania
2010s 250,330 261,520 11,190 Romania
2020s 274,787 290,845 16,058 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Romania?
Romania, at 257,119 against 240,296 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Romania?
16,823, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Romania rank globally for number of deaths?
Afghanistan ranks 39th and Romania ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed