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Belgium vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 136th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Moldova
Population
11909960
2358679
Population rank 83/197 145/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Belgium and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Moldova
Year GDP
Belgium Moldova
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 -
1968 $21,654,856,965 -
1969 $24,019,653,475 -
1970 $26,706,196,047 -
1971 $29,821,661,870 -
1972 $37,209,418,019 -
1973 $47,743,801,490 -
1974 $56,033,077,879 -
1975 $65,678,189,097 -
1976 $71,113,882,968 -
1977 $82,839,905,459 -
1978 $101,246,526,194 -
1979 $116,315,456,797 -
1980 $126,829,314,388 -
1981 $104,730,018,470 -
1982 $92,095,926,188 -
1983 $87,184,239,053 -
1984 $83,349,530,159 -
1985 $86,268,264,148 -
1986 $120,018,787,249 -
1987 $149,394,404,106 -
1988 $162,299,103,675 -
1989 $164,221,056,511 -
1990 $205,331,747,948 $3,592,857,043
1991 $210,510,999,409 $3,094,565,871
1992 $234,781,652,447 $2,319,243,436
1993 $224,721,795,709 $2,371,813,324
1994 $244,884,129,491 $1,702,314,268
1995 $288,025,588,396 $1,752,999,370
1996 $279,201,433,225 $1,695,122,174
1997 $252,708,051,421 $1,930,081,169
1998 $258,528,339,631 $1,698,717,505
1999 $258,245,733,221 $1,170,782,957
2000 $236,792,460,312 $1,288,429,392
2001 $236,746,141,604 $1,480,673,594
2002 $258,383,599,375 $1,661,818,168
2003 $318,082,528,507 $1,980,907,435
2004 $369,214,712,443 $2,598,249,556
2005 $385,714,762,230 $2,988,342,907
2006 $408,259,840,869 $3,408,255,451
2007 $470,922,156,309 $4,401,173,152
2008 $517,328,087,920 $6,054,824,248
2009 $485,014,525,992 $5,439,434,272
2010 $481,556,503,720 $6,974,982,370
2011 $527,196,649,049 $8,414,352,020
2012 $498,414,364,945 $8,709,138,635
2013 $524,097,026,599 $9,496,717,876
2014 $537,987,419,164 $9,402,090,138
2015 $461,044,767,545 $7,797,667,197
2016 $474,271,566,740 $7,980,917,076
2017 $500,908,767,352 $9,514,404,016
2018 $542,638,913,428 $11,252,353,421
2019 $536,726,344,405 $11,736,797,055
2020 $529,694,473,502 $11,530,746,234
2021 $598,522,422,242 $13,691,869,264
2022 $593,614,574,326 $14,525,337,524
2023 $644,655,275,112 $16,711,906,746
2024 $664,564,181,487 $18,200,340,854

Belgium and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Moldova
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 -
1968 $2,251 -
1969 $2,490 -
1970 $2,766 -
1971 $3,083 -
1972 $3,832 -
1973 $4,901 -
1974 $5,734 -
1975 $6,701 -
1976 $7,243 -
1977 $8,427 -
1978 $10,290 -
1979 $11,811 -
1980 $12,864 -
1981 $10,623 -
1982 $9,344 -
1983 $8,846 -
1984 $8,457 -
1985 $8,751 -
1986 $12,170 -
1987 $15,136 -
1988 $16,391 -
1989 $16,525 -
1990 $20,600 $1,207
1991 $21,042 $1,038
1992 $23,373 $778
1993 $22,284 $797
1994 $24,209 $574
1995 $28,414 $594
1996 $27,490 $575
1997 $24,821 $657
1998 $25,338 $579
1999 $25,253 $399
2000 $23,099 $441
2001 $23,015 $507
2002 $25,006 $571
2003 $30,655 $682
2004 $35,429 $897
2005 $36,810 $1,034
2006 $38,705 $1,183
2007 $44,319 $1,531
2008 $48,303 $2,111
2009 $44,923 $1,898
2010 $44,197 $2,437
2011 $47,761 $2,941
2012 $44,874 $3,045
2013 $46,965 $3,321
2014 $47,996 $3,290
2015 $40,894 $2,750
2016 $41,855 $2,847
2017 $44,035 $3,453
2018 $47,487 $4,156
2019 $46,717 $4,405
2020 $45,906 $4,376
2021 $51,658 $5,275
2022 $50,822 $5,744
2023 $54,690 $6,800
2024 $55,955 $7,618

Belgium vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Moldova
1950 66.3 54
1951 66.7 54.5
1952 68 55.1
1953 68.4 55.7
1954 68.6 56.3
1955 68.5 56.9
1956 68.8 57.4
1957 69.2 58
1958 69.9 58.5
1959 70.3 59
1960 69.6 59.4
1961 70.5 59.9
1962 70.2 60.3
1963 70 60.6
1964 70.7 61
1965 70.6 61.3
1966 70.6 61.6
1967 70.9 61.8
1968 70.6 62
1969 70.7 62.2
1970 70.9 62.4
1971 71.1 62.7
1972 71.4 62.9
1973 71.6 63.2
1974 72 63.4
1975 72 63.7
1976 72.1 64
1977 72.8 64.2
1978 72.7 64.5
1979 73.2 64.8
1980 73.2 65.2
1981 73.7 65.6
1982 73.9 65.9
1983 73.9 66.1
1984 74.4 66.4
1985 74.5 66.9
1986 74.7 67.4
1987 75.3 67.9
1988 75.6 68.2
1989 75.6 68.2
1990 76.1 67.9
1991 76.2 67.6
1992 76.4 66.7
1993 76.4 66.7
1994 76.7 66.3
1995 76.8 66.2
1996 77.2 66.2
1997 77.4 66.5
1998 77.5 66.8
1999 77.6 67.2
2000 77.8 67.5
2001 78.1 67.7
2002 78.2 67.8
2003 78.3 67.9
2004 79 68
2005 79.1 68.2
2006 79.4 68.4
2007 79.5 68.7
2008 79.6 69
2009 79.8 69.4
2010 80 69.9
2011 80.4 70.2
2012 80.3 70.3
2013 80.5 70.3
2014 81.1 70.2
2015 80.9 70.1
2016 81.3 70.2
2017 81.4 70.4
2018 81.5 70.2
2019 81.8 70.2
2020 80.8 69.9
2021 81.7 69
2022 81.2 71.5
2023 82.1 71.2
2024 82.3 71.3
2025 82.4 71.5

Belgium and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Moldova
Year Population
Belgium Moldova
1960 9,153,489 2,058,020
1961 9,183,948 2,103,327
1962 9,220,578 2,147,227
1963 9,289,770 2,188,895
1964 9,378,113 2,228,000
1965 9,463,667 2,265,287
1966 9,527,807 2,301,871
1967 9,580,991 2,337,695
1968 9,618,756 2,373,073
1969 9,646,032 2,408,469
1970 9,655,549 2,437,590
1971 9,673,162 2,460,611
1972 9,711,115 2,484,742
1973 9,741,720 2,510,584
1974 9,772,419 2,538,164
1975 9,800,700 2,566,998
1976 9,818,227 2,596,491
1977 9,830,358 2,626,298
1978 9,839,534 2,656,211
1979 9,848,382 2,683,035
1980 9,859,242 2,708,675
1981 9,858,982 2,735,987
1982 9,856,303 2,763,101
1983 9,855,520 2,791,207
1984 9,855,372 2,820,518
1985 9,858,308 2,850,787
1986 9,861,823 2,883,057
1987 9,870,234 2,916,306
1988 9,901,664 2,948,891
1989 9,937,697 2,970,039
1990 9,967,379 2,977,912
1991 10,004,486 2,981,566
1992 10,045,158 2,980,965
1993 10,084,475 2,975,966
1994 10,115,603 2,966,745
1995 10,136,811 2,953,200
1996 10,156,637 2,947,293
1997 10,181,245 2,936,413
1998 10,203,008 2,935,227
1999 10,226,419 2,930,622
2000 10,251,250 2,924,668
2001 10,286,570 2,918,135
2002 10,332,785 2,911,385
2003 10,376,133 2,903,198
2004 10,421,137 2,896,023
2005 10,478,617 2,888,985
2006 10,547,958 2,880,967
2007 10,625,700 2,874,299
2008 10,709,973 2,868,833
2009 10,796,493 2,865,213
2010 10,895,586 2,862,354
2011 11,038,264 2,860,699
2012 11,106,932 2,860,324
2013 11,159,407 2,859,558
2014 11,209,057 2,857,815
2015 11,274,196 2,835,978
2016 11,331,422 2,803,186
2017 11,375,158 2,755,189
2018 11,427,054 2,707,203
2019 11,488,980 2,664,224
2020 11,538,604 2,635,130
2021 11,586,195 2,595,809
2022 11,680,210 2,528,654
2023 11,787,423 2,457,783
2024 11,876,844 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Belgium and Moldova

Fertility rate
Belgium

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Moldova
1960 2.54 3.32
1961 2.63 3.23
1962 2.59 3.04
1963 2.68 2.89
1964 2.71 2.71
1965 2.61 2.69
1966 2.52 2.65
1967 2.41 2.62
1968 2.31 2.59
1969 2.27 2.57
1970 2.25 2.57
1971 2.21 2.56
1972 2.09 2.56
1973 1.95 2.57
1974 1.83 2.56
1975 1.74 2.52
1976 1.73 2.47
1977 1.71 2.42
1978 1.69 2.39
1979 1.69 2.38
1980 1.68 2.38
1981 1.66 2.4
1982 1.61 2.45
1983 1.57 2.58
1984 1.54 2.67
1985 1.51 2.67
1986 1.54 2.74
1987 1.54 2.78
1988 1.57 2.63
1989 1.58 2.46
1990 1.62 2.39
1991 1.66 2.28
1992 1.65 2.22
1993 1.61 2.11
1994 1.56 1.99
1995 1.56 1.83
1996 1.59 1.71
1997 1.6 1.79
1998 1.6 1.65
1999 1.62 1.56
2000 1.67 1.5
2001 1.67 1.47
2002 1.65 1.45
2003 1.67 1.48
2004 1.72 1.54
2005 1.76 1.53
2006 1.8 1.54
2007 1.82 1.58
2008 1.85 1.64
2009 1.84 1.72
2010 1.86 1.7
2011 1.81 1.65
2012 1.8 1.66
2013 1.76 1.62
2014 1.74 1.82
2015 1.7 1.87
2016 1.68 1.89
2017 1.65 1.81
2018 1.62 1.81
2019 1.6 1.78
2020 1.55 1.77
2021 1.6 1.75
2022 1.53 1.69
2023 1.47 1.73

Belgium and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Belgium Moldova
1960 34.9 24.6
1961 34.9 24.7
1962 34.9 24.9
1963 34.9 25.1
1964 34.8 25.4
1965 34.8 25.7
1966 34.7 25.9
1967 34.7 26.1
1968 34.7 26.3
1969 34.6 26.4
1970 34.5 26.4
1971 34.4 26.3
1972 34.3 26.3
1973 34.3 26.3
1974 34.3 26.5
1975 34.2 26.7
1976 34.1 26.9
1977 34.1 27.2
1978 34.1 27.5
1979 34.1 27.6
1980 34.2 27.6
1981 34.3 27.9
1982 34.5 28.1
1983 34.8 28.3
1984 35 28.5
1985 35.2 28.7
1986 35.4 28.9
1987 35.6 29.1
1988 35.9 29.3
1989 36.1 29.5
1990 36.3 29.8
1991 36.5 30.2
1992 36.7 30.4
1993 37 30.6
1994 37.2 30.8
1995 37.5 31
1996 37.8 31.2
1997 38.1 31.3
1998 38.3 31.5
1999 38.6 31.8
2000 38.9 32
2001 39.2 32.2
2002 39.4 32.4
2003 39.7 32.6
2004 40 32.8
2005 40.2 33
2006 40.4 33.3
2007 40.6 33.6
2008 40.7 33.9
2009 40.8 34.3
2010 40.8 34.6
2011 40.9 34.9
2012 41.1 35.1
2013 41.2 35.4
2014 41.3 35.7
2015 41.4 36.1
2016 41.4 36.5
2017 41.6 36.8
2018 41.7 37.2
2019 41.8 37.6
2020 41.9 38
2021 42 38.3
2022 42.2 38.6
2023 42.4 38.8
2024 42.7 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Belgium Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Moldova
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.6%
2021
English speaking
59%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
80.2%
2023

Health

Belgium Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Moldova
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
5,811 mi
2012

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