Moldova
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Moldova.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
WHO data has placed Moldova among the world's highest countries for adult alcohol consumption per person.
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Moldova vs Romania
126 shared metrics.
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Romania
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: the name derives from the Latin Romani, meaning "people from Rome.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Romania leads in 90 of 126 shared metrics, while Moldova leads in 36.
Moldova's Informal Employment Share is 21.8x that of Romania (55.37% of employed people vs 2.4% of employed people).
Moldova's Firms Making Informal Payments is 2.6x that of Romania (6.8% of firms vs 1.9% of firms).
Moldova's Water Stress (%) is 1.7x that of Romania (52.22% vs 19.23%).
Moldova's Firms Asked for Bribes is 1.7x that of Romania (7.1% of firms vs 2.7% of firms).
Moldova's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 1.5x that of Romania (633.12 gCO2/kWh vs 250.75 gCO2/kWh).
Key Comparisons
Informal Employment ShareMoldova leads
Moldova
55.37% of employed people
Romania
2.4% of employed people
Firms Making Informal PaymentsMoldova leads
Moldova
6.8% of firms
Romania
1.9% of firms
Water Stress (%)Moldova leads
Moldova
52.22%
Romania
19.23%
Firms Asked for BribesMoldova leads
Moldova
7.1% of firms
Romania
2.7% of firms
Electricity Carbon IntensityMoldova leads
Moldova
633.12 gCO2/kWh
Romania
250.75 gCO2/kWh
Infant MortalityMoldova leads
Moldova
13.5 per 1k births
Romania
5.4 per 1k births
All Metrics
Informal Employment Share
MoldovaMoldova
55.37% of employed people
Romania
2.4% of employed people
2178% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
MoldovaMoldova
6.8% of firms
Romania
1.9% of firms
258% higher
Water Stress (%)
MoldovaMoldova
52.22%
Romania
19.23%
172% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
MoldovaMoldova
7.1% of firms
Romania
2.7% of firms
167% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MoldovaMoldova
633.12 gCO2/kWh
Romania
250.75 gCO2/kWh
152% higher
Infant Mortality
MoldovaMoldova
13.5 per 1k births
Romania
5.4 per 1k births
150% higher
Homicide Rate
MoldovaMoldova
2.5 per 100k
Romania
1.1 per 100k
129% higher
Child Mortality
MoldovaMoldova
14.7 per 1k births
Romania
6.6 per 1k births
123% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
MoldovaMoldova
40.82%
Romania
19.21%
113% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
6.6% of GDP
Romania
3.3% of GDP
102% higher
Tourist Arrivals
RomaniaMoldova
29.0K
Romania
5.02M
99% lower
Scientific Publications
RomaniaMoldova
283.96
Romania
11.7K
98% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
RomaniaMoldova
779.0K kW
Romania
19.75M kW
96% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
RomaniaMoldova
6.0K
Romania
128.0K
95% lower
GDP (Nominal)
RomaniaMoldova
$18,200,340,853.65
Romania
$382,564,217,988.87
95% lower
Forest Area
RomaniaMoldova
3.9K km²
Romania
69.3K km²
94% lower
Domestic Patents
RomaniaMoldova
64
Romania
772
92% lower
Airports
RomaniaMoldova
10
Romania
108
91% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
RomaniaMoldova
1.0 sites
Romania
11 sites
91% lower
Water Withdrawal
RomaniaMoldova
0.85 B m³
Romania
8.2 B m³
90% lower
Electricity Generation
RomaniaMoldova
5.2 TWh
Romania
52.86 TWh
90% lower
Railway Length
RomaniaMoldova
1.2K km
Romania
10.6K km
89% lower
Railway Network
RomaniaMoldova
1.1K km
Romania
10.8K km
89% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RomaniaMoldova
0.10%
Romania
0.92%
89% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
RomaniaMoldova
8.2 Mt CO2e
Romania
70.88 Mt CO2e
88% lower
Land Area
RomaniaMoldova
32.9K km²
Romania
230.1K km²
86% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
MoldovaMoldova
15.25 kg/person/yr
Romania
8.2 kg/person/yr
85% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
RomaniaMoldova
4.2% of youth labor force
Romania
24.54% of youth labor force
83% lower
Highest Elevation
RomaniaMoldova
430 m
Romania
2.5K m
83% lower
Population
RomaniaMoldova
3.58M
Romania
18.15M
80% lower
Wind Electricity Share
RomaniaMoldova
2.6%
Romania
11.99%
78% lower
Tourism Revenue
RomaniaMoldova
$354,000,000
Romania
$1,611,000,000
78% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
RomaniaMoldova
2.9%
Romania
13.45%
78% lower
Military Spending
RomaniaMoldova
0.60% of GDP
Romania
2.3% of GDP
74% lower
Foreign Patents
RomaniaMoldova
12
Romania
45
73% lower
Solar Electricity Share
RomaniaMoldova
2.6%
Romania
9.8%
73% lower
Unemployment Rate
RomaniaMoldova
1.4%
Romania
5.4%
73% lower
Air Passengers
RomaniaMoldova
827.6K
Romania
2.81M
71% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MoldovaMoldova
50.94% of firms
Romania
29.99% of firms
70% higher
Beer Consumption
RomaniaMoldova
1.6 L/person/yr
Romania
5.1 L/person/yr
69% lower
Credit Card Ownership
RomaniaMoldova
8.0% of adults
Romania
22.19% of adults
64% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
RomaniaMoldova
$18,614.99
Romania
$48,731.32
62% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
RomaniaMoldova
11.74%
Romania
30.12%
61% lower
GNI Per Capita
RomaniaMoldova
$6,880
Romania
$17,600
61% lower
Border Neighbors
RomaniaMoldova
2.0
Romania
5.0
60% lower
Irrigated Land
RomaniaMoldova
2.1K km²
Romania
5.3K km²
59% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
RomaniaMoldova
2.5 per 1M people
Romania
5.8 per 1M people
57% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
RomaniaMoldova
$398.15
Romania
$902.27
56% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
RomaniaMoldova
11.69% of adults
Romania
26.38% of adults
56% lower
Protected Land (%)
RomaniaMoldova
11.5%
Romania
24.6%
53% lower
CO2 Per Capita
RomaniaMoldova
1.8 t/person/yr
Romania
3.6 t/person/yr
51% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
RomaniaMoldova
0.22% of GDP
Romania
0.46% of GDP
51% lower
Suicide Rate
MoldovaMoldova
14.14 per 100k
Romania
9.6 per 100k
47% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
RomaniaMoldova
1.8 per 100k people
Romania
3.3 per 100k people
45% lower
Food Waste per Person
RomaniaMoldova
101.37 kg/person/yr
Romania
181 kg/person/yr
44% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
RomaniaMoldova
75
Romania
127
41% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
RomaniaMoldova
38.12 kg/person/yr
Romania
63.92 kg/person/yr
40% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
MoldovaMoldova
28 days/yr
Romania
20 days/yr
40% higher
Imports (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
57.25% of GDP
Romania
41.61% of GDP
38% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
RomaniaMoldova
155.18 kg/person/yr
Romania
238.33 kg/person/yr
35% lower
University Enrollment Rate
MoldovaMoldova
74.71%
Romania
55.17%
35% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
2.5% of GDP
Romania
1.9% of GDP
35% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
MoldovaMoldova
74.1%
Romania
55.26%
34% higher
Alcohol Consumption
RomaniaMoldova
11.08 L/adult/yr
Romania
16.8 L/adult/yr
34% lower
Land Border Length
RomaniaMoldova
1.9K km
Romania
2.8K km
34% lower
Obesity Rate
RomaniaMoldova
25.64%
Romania
38.24%
33% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
RomaniaMoldova
34.3% of GDP
Romania
50.9% of GDP
33% lower
Teen Birth Rate
RomaniaMoldova
23.04 per 1k
Romania
33.75 per 1k
32% lower
Researchers
RomaniaMoldova
717.42 per 1M
Romania
998.73 per 1M
28% lower
Youth Population (%)
MoldovaMoldova
19.79%
Romania
15.72%
26% higher
Nurses & Midwives
RomaniaMoldova
6.1 per 1k
Romania
8.1 per 1k
24% lower
Broadband Access (%)
RomaniaMoldova
27 per 100 people
Romania
35 per 100 people
23% lower
Political Corruption Index
RomaniaMoldova
0.33
Romania
0.42
22% lower
Fertility Rate
RomaniaMoldova
1.3 children/woman
Romania
1.6 children/woman
22% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
7.0% of GDP
Romania
5.7% of GDP
21% higher
Capital Elevation
MoldovaMoldova
85 m
Romania
70 m
21% higher
Digital Payments Used
RomaniaMoldova
50.46% of adults
Romania
63.61% of adults
21% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RomaniaMoldova
5.7 per 1k
Romania
7.1 per 1k
20% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RomaniaMoldova
1.3K kg oil eq/person
Romania
1.6K kg oil eq/person
19% lower
Elderly Population (%)
RomaniaMoldova
16.21%
Romania
19.98%
19% lower
Inflation Rate
RomaniaMoldova
4.7%
Romania
5.7%
18% lower
Urban Population (%)
RomaniaMoldova
43.52%
Romania
52.17%
17% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
RomaniaMoldova
0.65
Romania
0.78
16% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
18.59% of GDP
Romania
16.21% of GDP
15% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
MoldovaMoldova
21.58% of firms
Romania
19.04% of firms
13% higher
Internet Users (%)
RomaniaMoldova
80%
Romania
91.29%
12% lower
Exports (% GDP)
RomaniaMoldova
31.41% of GDP
Romania
35.6% of GDP
12% lower
Life Evaluation Score
RomaniaMoldova
5.9 pts
Romania
6.6 pts
12% lower
Median Age
RomaniaMoldova
37.8 years
Romania
42.6 years
11% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
MoldovaMoldova
4.0 per 1k
Romania
3.6 per 1k
11% higher
Inequality (Gini)
RomaniaMoldova
26.8
Romania
29.8
10% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
RomaniaMoldova
319.01 per 1k people
Romania
356.03 per 1k people
10% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
RomaniaMoldova
21.4%
Romania
23.6%
9% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
RomaniaMoldova
0.55
Romania
0.60
9% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
RomaniaMoldova
75.82%
Romania
82.18%
8% lower
Human Development Index
RomaniaMoldova
0.79
Romania
0.84
7% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
RomaniaMoldova
42 pts
Romania
45 pts
7% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
MoldovaMoldova
99.6%
Romania
93%
7% higher
Life Expectancy
RomaniaMoldova
71.2 years
Romania
76.6 years
7% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
RomaniaMoldova
2.4K kWh/person
Romania
2.6K kWh/person
7% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
RomaniaMoldova
9.1 per 100k
Romania
9.6 per 100k
5% lower
Spirits Consumption
RomaniaMoldova
2.1 L/person/yr
Romania
2.1 L/person/yr
4% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
RomaniaMoldova
86.88%
Romania
90.54%
4% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
MoldovaMoldova
90.12% of adults
Romania
86.27% of adults
4% higher
Population Density
MoldovaMoldova
85.44 /km²
Romania
82.85 /km²
3% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
MoldovaMoldova
0.90
Romania
0.87
3% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
RomaniaMoldova
0.45
Romania
0.46
3% lower
Big Mac Price
MoldovaMoldova
$4.09
Romania
$3.98
3% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
MoldovaMoldova
39.42 hrs/week
Romania
38.2 hrs/week
3% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
MoldovaMoldova
49% of adults
Romania
47.8% of adults
3% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RomaniaMoldova
61.75 per 100k
Romania
63.78 per 100k
3% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RomaniaMoldova
120 per 100 people
Romania
123.25 per 100 people
3% lower
Death Rate
RomaniaMoldova
14.06 per 1k
Romania
14.28 per 1k
2% lower
Smoking Rate
RomaniaMoldova
29.7%
Romania
30%
1% lower
Dependency Ratio
MoldovaMoldova
56.25% of working-age pop.
Romania
55.51% of working-age pop.
1% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RomaniaMoldova
29.1% of adults
Romania
29.5% of adults
1% lower
Birth Rate
RomaniaMoldova
8.3 per 1k
Romania
8.4 per 1k
1% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
RomaniaMoldova
14.76 µg/m³
Romania
14.85 µg/m³
1% lower
Time Zones Count
MoldovaMoldova
1.0 time zones
Romania
1.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
RomaniaMoldova
0 km
Romania
225 km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
RomaniaMoldova
0%
Romania
13.41%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
MoldovaMoldova
100%
Romania
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
RomaniaMoldova
0 per 1M people
Romania
0.22 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
MoldovaMoldova
2.0 m
Romania
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
MoldovaMoldova
1.0
Romania
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
RomaniaMoldova
-19.1% of GDP
Romania
-8% of GDP
ranked lower
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