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 Ukraine
123 shared metrics.
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Ukraine
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: the name derives from the Old East Slavic or Old Russian word ukraina, meaning "borderland," which was used to describe the area on medieval Russia's border…
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Geography
Size snapshot: almost four times the size of Georgia.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Ukraine leads in 71 of 123 shared metrics, while Moldova leads in 52.
Moldova's Water Stress (%) is 4.9x that of Ukraine (52.22% vs 8.8%).
Moldova's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 1.5x that of Ukraine (633.12 gCO2/kWh vs 250.47 gCO2/kWh).
Moldova's Renewable Energy (%) is 1.4x that of Ukraine (21.4% vs 8.9%).
Moldova's Irrigated Land is 1.1x that of Ukraine (2.1K km² vs 1.0K km²).
Moldova's Wind Electricity Share is 1.1x that of Ukraine (2.6% vs 1.3%).
Key Comparisons
Water Stress (%)Moldova leads
Moldova
52.22%
Ukraine
8.8%
Electricity Carbon IntensityMoldova leads
Moldova
633.12 gCO2/kWh
Ukraine
250.47 gCO2/kWh
Renewable Energy (%)Moldova leads
Moldova
21.4%
Ukraine
8.9%
Irrigated LandMoldova leads
Moldova
2.1K km²
Ukraine
1.0K km²
Wind Electricity ShareMoldova leads
Moldova
2.6%
Ukraine
1.3%
Teen Birth RateMoldova leads
Moldova
23.04 per 1k
Ukraine
11.38 per 1k
All Metrics
Water Stress (%)
MoldovaMoldova
52.22%
Ukraine
8.8%
492% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MoldovaMoldova
633.12 gCO2/kWh
Ukraine
250.47 gCO2/kWh
153% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
MoldovaMoldova
21.4%
Ukraine
8.9%
140% higher
Irrigated Land
MoldovaMoldova
2.1K km²
Ukraine
1.0K km²
115% higher
Wind Electricity Share
MoldovaMoldova
2.6%
Ukraine
1.3%
105% higher
Teen Birth Rate
MoldovaMoldova
23.04 per 1k
Ukraine
11.38 per 1k
103% higher
Foreign Patents
UkraineMoldova
12
Ukraine
2.1K
99% lower
Tourist Arrivals
UkraineMoldova
29.0K
Ukraine
3.38M
99% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
UkraineMoldova
779.0K kW
Ukraine
60.30M kW
99% lower
Scientific Publications
UkraineMoldova
283.96
Ukraine
13.2K
98% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
UkraineMoldova
6.0K
Ukraine
298.0K
98% lower
Military Spending
UkraineMoldova
0.60% of GDP
Ukraine
34.48% of GDP
98% lower
Forest Area
UkraineMoldova
3.9K km²
Ukraine
97.1K km²
96% lower
GDP Growth Rate
UkraineMoldova
0.10%
Ukraine
2.9%
96% lower
Railway Length
UkraineMoldova
1.2K km
Ukraine
21.7K km
95% lower
Domestic Patents
UkraineMoldova
64
Ukraine
1.3K
95% lower
Railway Network
UkraineMoldova
1.1K km
Ukraine
21.6K km
95% lower
Land Area
UkraineMoldova
32.9K km²
Ukraine
579.4K km²
94% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
MoldovaMoldova
40.82%
Ukraine
21.09%
94% higher
Electricity Generation
UkraineMoldova
5.2 TWh
Ukraine
88.02 TWh
94% lower
Airports
UkraineMoldova
10
Ukraine
150
93% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
UkraineMoldova
8.2 Mt CO2e
Ukraine
118.48 Mt CO2e
93% lower
Population
UkraineMoldova
3.58M
Ukraine
35.66M
90% lower
GDP (Nominal)
UkraineMoldova
$18,200,340,853.65
Ukraine
$190,741,262,414.7
90% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UkraineMoldova
1.0 sites
Ukraine
9.0 sites
89% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
MoldovaMoldova
0.45
Ukraine
0.24
87% higher
Unemployment Rate
UkraineMoldova
1.4%
Ukraine
9.8%
85% lower
Air Passengers
MoldovaMoldova
827.6K
Ukraine
452.3K
83% higher
Water Withdrawal
UkraineMoldova
0.85 B m³
Ukraine
4.9 B m³
83% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
UkraineMoldova
75
Ukraine
410
82% lower
Child Mortality
MoldovaMoldova
14.7 per 1k births
Ukraine
8.1 per 1k births
81% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
UkraineMoldova
7.1% of firms
Ukraine
37.37% of firms
81% lower
Credit Card Ownership
UkraineMoldova
8.0% of adults
Ukraine
41.05% of adults
81% lower
Highest Elevation
UkraineMoldova
430 m
Ukraine
2.1K m
79% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
UkraineMoldova
4.2% of youth labor force
Ukraine
19.14% of youth labor force
78% lower
Time Zones Count
UkraineMoldova
1.0 time zones
Ukraine
4.0 time zones
75% lower
Infant Mortality
MoldovaMoldova
13.5 per 1k births
Ukraine
7.8 per 1k births
73% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
UkraineMoldova
6.8% of firms
Ukraine
24.3% of firms
72% lower
Border Neighbors
UkraineMoldova
2.0
Ukraine
7.0
71% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MoldovaMoldova
50.94% of firms
Ukraine
30.15% of firms
69% higher
Land Border Length
UkraineMoldova
1.9K km
Ukraine
5.6K km
66% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
MoldovaMoldova
0.65
Ukraine
0.42
56% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
UkraineMoldova
2.9%
Ukraine
6.4%
54% lower
CO2 Per Capita
UkraineMoldova
1.8 t/person/yr
Ukraine
3.8 t/person/yr
53% lower
Capital Elevation
UkraineMoldova
85 m
Ukraine
179 m
53% lower
Political Corruption Index
UkraineMoldova
0.33
Ukraine
0.64
49% lower
Tourism Revenue
UkraineMoldova
$354,000,000
Ukraine
$687,000,000
48% lower
Solar Electricity Share
UkraineMoldova
2.6%
Ukraine
4.6%
43% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
MoldovaMoldova
0.55
Ukraine
0.39
43% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
UkraineMoldova
34.3% of GDP
Ukraine
58.7% of GDP
42% lower
Youth Population (%)
MoldovaMoldova
19.79%
Ukraine
13.89%
42% higher
Digital Payments Used
UkraineMoldova
50.46% of adults
Ukraine
82.89% of adults
39% lower
Beer Consumption
UkraineMoldova
1.6 L/person/yr
Ukraine
2.6 L/person/yr
38% lower
Urban Population (%)
UkraineMoldova
43.52%
Ukraine
69.53%
37% lower
Broadband Access (%)
MoldovaMoldova
27 per 100 people
Ukraine
20 per 100 people
35% higher
Spirits Consumption
UkraineMoldova
2.1 L/person/yr
Ukraine
3.1 L/person/yr
34% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
UkraineMoldova
61.75 per 100k
Ukraine
93.07 per 100k
34% lower
Birth Rate
MoldovaMoldova
8.3 per 1k
Ukraine
6.2 per 1k
34% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
MoldovaMoldova
2.5 per 1M people
Ukraine
1.9 per 1M people
34% higher
Suicide Rate
UkraineMoldova
14.14 per 100k
Ukraine
21.21 per 100k
33% lower
Homicide Rate
UkraineMoldova
2.5 per 100k
Ukraine
3.8 per 100k
33% lower
Protected Land (%)
UkraineMoldova
11.5%
Ukraine
16.8%
32% lower
GNI Per Capita
MoldovaMoldova
$6,880
Ukraine
$5,210
32% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
UkraineMoldova
0.22% of GDP
Ukraine
0.33% of GDP
32% lower
Population Density
MoldovaMoldova
85.44 /km²
Ukraine
65.12 /km²
31% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
UkraineMoldova
11.74%
Ukraine
16.76%
30% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
6.6% of GDP
Ukraine
5.1% of GDP
29% higher
Big Mac Price
MoldovaMoldova
$4.09
Ukraine
$3.19
28% higher
Inflation Rate
UkraineMoldova
4.7%
Ukraine
6.5%
28% lower
Life Evaluation Score
MoldovaMoldova
5.9 pts
Ukraine
4.7 pts
26% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
UkraineMoldova
1.8 per 100k people
Ukraine
2.5 per 100k people
26% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MoldovaMoldova
29.1% of adults
Ukraine
23.7% of adults
23% higher
Researchers
MoldovaMoldova
717.42 per 1M
Ukraine
586.08 per 1M
22% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
MoldovaMoldova
21.58% of firms
Ukraine
17.68% of firms
22% higher
Death Rate
UkraineMoldova
14.06 per 1k
Ukraine
17.61 per 1k
20% lower
Alcohol Consumption
MoldovaMoldova
11.08 L/adult/yr
Ukraine
9.2 L/adult/yr
20% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
2.5% of GDP
Ukraine
2.1% of GDP
20% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
UkraineMoldova
38.12 kg/person/yr
Ukraine
46.92 kg/person/yr
19% lower
Smoking Rate
MoldovaMoldova
29.7%
Ukraine
24.9%
19% higher
Imports (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
57.25% of GDP
Ukraine
48.34% of GDP
18% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
MoldovaMoldova
42 pts
Ukraine
36 pts
17% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
MoldovaMoldova
28 days/yr
Ukraine
24 days/yr
17% higher
Dependency Ratio
MoldovaMoldova
56.25% of working-age pop.
Ukraine
48.92% of working-age pop.
15% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
UkraineMoldova
7.0% of GDP
Ukraine
8.2% of GDP
15% lower
Elderly Population (%)
UkraineMoldova
16.21%
Ukraine
18.96%
15% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
UkraineMoldova
75.82%
Ukraine
87.87%
14% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
MoldovaMoldova
4.0 per 1k
Ukraine
3.5 per 1k
14% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
UkraineMoldova
1.3K kg oil eq/person
Ukraine
1.5K kg oil eq/person
14% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
UkraineMoldova
9.1 per 100k
Ukraine
10.5 per 100k
13% lower
Obesity Rate
UkraineMoldova
25.64%
Ukraine
29.2%
12% lower
University Enrollment Rate
UkraineMoldova
74.71%
Ukraine
85.27%
12% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
UkraineMoldova
18.59% of GDP
Ukraine
21.03% of GDP
12% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
MoldovaMoldova
49% of adults
Ukraine
44.3% of adults
11% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
MoldovaMoldova
15.25 kg/person/yr
Ukraine
13.7 kg/person/yr
11% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
UkraineMoldova
86.88%
Ukraine
97.73%
11% lower
Median Age
UkraineMoldova
37.8 years
Ukraine
42.0 years
10% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
UkraineMoldova
5.7 per 1k
Ukraine
6.3 per 1k
10% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
MoldovaMoldova
$398.15
Ukraine
$369.9
8% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
MoldovaMoldova
155.18 kg/person/yr
Ukraine
145.03 kg/person/yr
7% higher
Exports (% GDP)
MoldovaMoldova
31.41% of GDP
Ukraine
29.41% of GDP
7% higher
Food Waste per Person
MoldovaMoldova
101.37 kg/person/yr
Ukraine
94.8 kg/person/yr
7% higher
Inequality (Gini)
MoldovaMoldova
26.8
Ukraine
25.6
5% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
MoldovaMoldova
11.69% of adults
Ukraine
11.15% of adults
5% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
MoldovaMoldova
74.1%
Ukraine
71.3%
4% higher
Fertility Rate
MoldovaMoldova
1.3 children/woman
Ukraine
1.2 children/woman
4% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
UkraineMoldova
2.4K kWh/person
Ukraine
2.5K kWh/person
4% lower
Life Expectancy
UkraineMoldova
71.2 years
Ukraine
73.4 years
3% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
UkraineMoldova
90.12% of adults
Ukraine
92.45% of adults
3% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
UkraineMoldova
120 per 100 people
Ukraine
122.76 per 100 people
2% lower
Internet Users (%)
UkraineMoldova
80%
Ukraine
82%
2% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
MoldovaMoldova
319.01 per 1k people
Ukraine
313.96 per 1k people
2% higher
Human Development Index
MoldovaMoldova
0.79
Ukraine
0.78
1% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
MoldovaMoldova
0.90
Ukraine
0.89
1% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
MoldovaMoldova
39.42 hrs/week
Ukraine
39 hrs/week
1% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
UkraineMoldova
14.76 µg/m³
Ukraine
14.9 µg/m³
1% lower
Coastline Length
UkraineMoldova
0 km
Ukraine
2.8K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
UkraineMoldova
0%
Ukraine
20.91%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
MoldovaMoldova
100%
Ukraine
100%
equal
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
MoldovaMoldova
$18,614.99
Ukraine
$18,550.46
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
UkraineMoldova
0 per 1M people
Ukraine
0.17 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
MoldovaMoldova
2.0 m
Ukraine
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
MoldovaMoldova
1.0
Ukraine
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
UkraineMoldova
-19.1% of GDP
Ukraine
-15% of GDP
ranked lower
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