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Moldova vs Romania

128 shared metrics.

MoldovaLeads in 36

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RomaniaLeads in 92

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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.

WHO

Romania

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Identity

Name origin: the name derives from the Latin Romani, meaning "people from Rome.

CIA 2026

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Romania's Danube Delta is Europe's largest wetland and reed bed.

UNESCO MAB

Analysis

Romania leads in 92 of 128 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

Romania

Moldova

Romania

772

92% lower

Airports

Romania

Moldova

Romania

108

91% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Romania

Moldova

1.0 sites

Romania

11 sites

91% lower

Comparison of Moldova and Romania across 128 metrics
				Winner
Informal Employment Share	55.37% of employed people	2.4% of employed people	2178% higher	Moldova
Firms Making Informal Payments	6.8% of firms	1.9% of firms	258% higher	Moldova
Water Stress (%)	52.22%	19.23%	172% higher	Moldova
Firms Asked for Bribes	7.1% of firms	2.7% of firms	167% higher	Moldova
Electricity Carbon Intensity	633.12 gCO2/kWh	250.75 gCO2/kWh	152% higher	Moldova
Infant Mortality	13.5 per 1k births	5.4 per 1k births	150% higher	Moldova
Homicide Rate	2.5 per 100k	1.1 per 100k	129% higher	Moldova
Child Mortality	14.7 per 1k births	6.6 per 1k births	123% higher	Moldova
Women in Parliament (%)	40.82%	19.21%	113% higher	Moldova
Education Spending (% GDP)	6.6% of GDP	3.3% of GDP	102% higher	Moldova
Tourist Arrivals	29.0K	5.02M	99% lower	Romania
Scientific Publications	283.96	11.7K	98% lower	Romania
All-Time Olympic Medals	10 medals	318 medals	97% lower	Romania
Electric Generating Capacity	779.0K kW	19.75M kW	96% lower	Romania
Armed Forces Personnel	6.0K	128.0K	95% lower	Romania
GDP (Nominal)	$18,200,340,853.65	$382,564,217,988.87	95% lower	Romania
Forest Area	3.9K km²	69.3K km²	94% lower	Romania
Domestic Patents	64	772	92% lower	Romania
Airports	10	108	91% lower	Romania
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	11 sites	91% lower	Romania
Water Withdrawal	0.85 B m³	8.2 B m³	90% lower	Romania
Electricity Generation	5.2 TWh	52.86 TWh	90% lower	Romania
Railway Length	1.2K km	10.6K km	89% lower	Romania
Railway Network	1.1K km	10.8K km	89% lower	Romania
GDP Growth Rate	0.10%	0.92%	89% lower	Romania
Total CO2 Emissions	8.2 Mt CO2e	70.88 Mt CO2e	88% lower	Romania
Land Area	32.9K km²	230.1K km²	86% lower	Romania
Seafood Consumption per Person	15.25 kg/person/yr	8.2 kg/person/yr	85% higher	Moldova
Youth Unemployment Rate	4.2% of youth labor force	24.54% of youth labor force	83% lower	Romania
Highest Elevation	430 m	2.5K m	83% lower	Romania
Population	3.58M	18.15M	80% lower	Romania
Wind Electricity Share	2.6%	11.99%	78% lower	Romania
Tourism Revenue	$354,000,000	$1,611,000,000	78% lower	Romania
High-Tech Exports (%)	2.9%	13.45%	78% lower	Romania
Military Spending	0.60% of GDP	2.3% of GDP	74% lower	Romania
Foreign Patents	12	45	73% lower	Romania
Solar Electricity Share	2.6%	9.8%	73% lower	Romania
Unemployment Rate	1.4%	5.4%	73% lower	Romania
Air Passengers	827.6K	2.81M	71% lower	Romania
Firms Hit by Power Outages	50.94% of firms	29.99% of firms	70% higher	Moldova
Beer Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	5.1 L/person/yr	69% lower	Romania
Credit Card Ownership	8.0% of adults	22.19% of adults	64% lower	Romania
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$18,614.99	$48,731.32	62% lower	Romania
Forest Coverage (%)	11.74%	30.12%	61% lower	Romania
GNI Per Capita	$6,880	$17,600	61% lower	Romania
Border Neighbors	2.0	5.0	60% lower	Romania
Irrigated Land	2.1K km²	5.3K km²	59% lower	Romania
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	2.5 per 1M people	5.8 per 1M people	57% lower	Romania
Health Spending Per Capita	$398.15	$902.27	56% lower	Romania
Insufficient Physical Activity	11.69% of adults	26.38% of adults	56% lower	Romania
Protected Land (%)	11.5%	24.6%	53% lower	Romania
CO2 Per Capita	1.8 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	51% lower	Romania
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.22% of GDP	0.46% of GDP	51% lower	Romania
Suicide Rate	14.14 per 100k	9.6 per 100k	47% higher	Moldova
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	1.8 per 100k people	3.3 per 100k people	45% lower	Romania
Food Waste per Person	101.37 kg/person/yr	181 kg/person/yr	44% lower	Romania
Merchant Fleet Size	75	127	41% lower	Romania
Meat Consumption per Person	38.12 kg/person/yr	63.92 kg/person/yr	40% lower	Romania
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	28 days/yr	20 days/yr	40% higher	Moldova
Imports (% GDP)	57.25% of GDP	41.61% of GDP	38% higher	Moldova
Milk Consumption per Person	155.18 kg/person/yr	238.33 kg/person/yr	35% lower	Romania
University Enrollment Rate	74.71%	55.17%	35% higher	Moldova
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.5% of GDP	1.9% of GDP	35% higher	Moldova
Agricultural Land (%)	74.1%	55.26%	34% higher	Moldova
Alcohol Consumption	11.08 L/adult/yr	16.8 L/adult/yr	34% lower	Romania
Land Border Length	1.9K km	2.8K km	34% lower	Romania
Obesity Rate	25.64%	38.24%	33% lower	Romania
Government Debt (% GDP)	34.3% of GDP	50.9% of GDP	33% lower	Romania
Teen Birth Rate	23.04 per 1k	33.75 per 1k	32% lower	Romania
Researchers	717.42 per 1M	998.73 per 1M	28% lower	Romania
Youth Population (%)	19.79%	15.72%	26% higher	Moldova
Nurses & Midwives	6.1 per 1k	8.1 per 1k	24% lower	Romania
Broadband Access (%)	27 per 100 people	35 per 100 people	23% lower	Romania
Political Corruption Index	0.33	0.42	22% lower	Romania
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	22% lower	Romania
Health Spending (% GDP)	7.0% of GDP	5.7% of GDP	21% higher	Moldova
Capital Elevation	85 m	70 m	21% higher	Moldova
Digital Payments Used	50.46% of adults	63.61% of adults	21% lower	Romania
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	5.7 per 1k	7.1 per 1k	20% lower	Romania
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.3K kg oil eq/person	1.6K kg oil eq/person	19% lower	Romania
Elderly Population (%)	16.21%	19.98%	19% lower	Romania
Inflation Rate	4.7%	5.7%	18% lower	Romania
Urban Population (%)	43.52%	52.17%	17% lower	Romania
Freedom of Expression Index	0.65	0.78	16% lower	Romania
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	18.59% of GDP	16.21% of GDP	15% higher	Moldova
Firms with Female Top Manager	21.58% of firms	19.04% of firms	13% higher	Moldova
Internet Users (%)	80%	91.29%	12% lower	Romania
Exports (% GDP)	31.41% of GDP	35.6% of GDP	12% lower	Romania
Life Evaluation Score	5.9 pts	6.6 pts	12% lower	Romania
Median Age	37.8 years	42.6 years	11% lower	Romania
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.0 per 1k	3.6 per 1k	11% higher	Moldova
Inequality (Gini)	26.8	29.8	10% lower	Romania
Vehicles per 1,000 People	319.01 per 1k people	356.03 per 1k people	10% lower	Romania
Renewable Energy (%)	21.4%	23.6%	9% lower	Romania
Electoral Democracy Index	0.55	0.60	9% lower	Romania
Safe Drinking Water (%)	75.82%	82.18%	8% lower	Romania
Human Development Index	0.79	0.84	7% lower	Romania
Corruption Perceptions Index	42 pts	45 pts	7% lower	Romania
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	99.6%	93%	7% higher	Moldova
Life Expectancy	71.2 years	76.6 years	7% lower	Romania
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	2.4K kWh/person	2.6K kWh/person	7% lower	Romania
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.1 per 100k	9.6 per 100k	5% lower	Romania
Spirits Consumption	2.1 L/person/yr	2.1 L/person/yr	4% lower	Romania
Sanitation Access (%)	86.88%	90.54%	4% lower	Romania
Can Raise Emergency Money	90.12% of adults	86.27% of adults	4% higher	Moldova
Population Density	85.44 /km²	82.85 /km²	3% higher	Moldova
Women's Political Empowerment	0.90	0.87	3% higher	Moldova
Liberal Democracy Index	0.45	0.46	3% lower	Romania
Big Mac Price	$4.09	$3.98	3% higher	Moldova
Average Weekly Work Hours	39.42 hrs/week	38.2 hrs/week	3% higher	Moldova
Hypertension Prevalence	49% of adults	47.8% of adults	3% higher	Moldova
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	61.75 per 100k	63.78 per 100k	3% lower	Romania
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	120 per 100 people	123.25 per 100 people	3% lower	Romania
Death Rate	14.06 per 1k	14.28 per 1k	2% lower	Romania
Smoking Rate	29.7%	30%	1% lower	Romania
Dependency Ratio	56.25% of working-age pop.	55.51% of working-age pop.	1% higher	Moldova
Tobacco Use Prevalence	29.1% of adults	29.5% of adults	1% lower	Romania
Birth Rate	8.3 per 1k	8.4 per 1k	1% lower	Romania
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.76 µg/m³	14.85 µg/m³	1% lower	Romania
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Moldova
Coastline Length	0 km	225 km	ranked lower	Romania
Coal Electricity Share	0%	13.41%	ranked lower	Romania
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Moldova
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.22 per 1M people	ranked lower	Romania
Lowest Elevation	2.0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Moldova
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Moldova
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-19.1% of GDP	-8% of GDP	ranked lower	Romania
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	93 gold medals	ranked lower	Romania

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Analysis

Romania leads in 92 of 128 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

Informal Employment Share

55.37% of employed people

2.4% of employed people

Firms Making Informal Payments

6.8% of firms

1.9% of firms

Water Stress (%)

52.22%

19.23%

Firms Asked for Bribes

7.1% of firms

2.7% of firms

Electricity Carbon Intensity

633.12 gCO2/kWh

250.75 gCO2/kWh

Infant Mortality

13.5 per 1k births

5.4 per 1k births

Homicide Rate

2.5 per 100k

1.1 per 100k

Child Mortality

14.7 per 1k births

6.6 per 1k births

Women in Parliament (%)

40.82%

19.21%

Education Spending (% GDP)

6.6% of GDP

3.3% of GDP

Tourist Arrivals

29.0K

5.02M

Scientific Publications

283.96

11.7K

All-Time Olympic Medals

10 medals

318 medals

Electric Generating Capacity

779.0K kW

19.75M kW

Armed Forces Personnel

6.0K

128.0K

GDP (Nominal)

$18,200,340,853.65

$382,564,217,988.87

Forest Area

3.9K km²

69.3K km²

Domestic Patents

772

Airports

108

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

11 sites

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Informal Employment Share

Firms Making Informal Payments

Water Stress (%)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Infant Mortality

Homicide Rate

Child Mortality

Women in Parliament (%)

Education Spending (% GDP)

Tourist Arrivals

Scientific Publications

All-Time Olympic Medals

Electric Generating Capacity

Armed Forces Personnel

GDP (Nominal)

Forest Area

Domestic Patents

Airports

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Water Withdrawal

Electricity Generation

Railway Length

Railway Network

GDP Growth Rate

Total CO2 Emissions

Land Area

Seafood Consumption per Person

Youth Unemployment Rate

Highest Elevation

Population

Wind Electricity Share

Tourism Revenue

High-Tech Exports (%)

Military Spending

Foreign Patents

Solar Electricity Share

Unemployment Rate

Air Passengers

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Beer Consumption

Credit Card Ownership

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Forest Coverage (%)

GNI Per Capita

Border Neighbors

Irrigated Land

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Health Spending Per Capita

Insufficient Physical Activity

Protected Land (%)

CO2 Per Capita

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Suicide Rate

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Food Waste per Person

Merchant Fleet Size

Meat Consumption per Person

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Imports (% GDP)

Milk Consumption per Person

University Enrollment Rate

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Agricultural Land (%)

Alcohol Consumption

Land Border Length

Obesity Rate

Government Debt (% GDP)

Teen Birth Rate

Researchers

Youth Population (%)

Nurses & Midwives