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China vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 2nd vs. 135th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

China Moldova
Population
1405773318
2358679
Population rank 2/197 145/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

China and Moldova: Comparison Charts

China and Moldova economies compared

GDP
China

Moldova
Year GDP
China Moldova
1960 $59,846,235,025 -
1961 $50,162,299,350 -
1962 $47,310,737,754 -
1963 $50,812,227,919 -
1964 $59,821,862,703 -
1965 $70,565,994,356 -
1966 $76,854,053,259 -
1967 $73,011,350,596 -
1968 $70,980,323,819 -
1969 $79,847,786,729 -
1970 $92,752,930,873 -
1971 $99,959,013,880 -
1972 $113,871,930,714 -
1973 $138,764,340,892 -
1974 $144,418,433,058 -
1975 $163,687,619,736 -
1976 $154,196,810,059 -
1977 $175,226,595,860 -
1978 $149,788,617,886 -
1979 $178,573,913,043 -
1980 $191,487,500,000 -
1981 $196,218,253,968 -
1982 $205,480,916,031 -
1983 $231,130,268,199 -
1984 $260,442,857,143 -
1985 $310,064,625,850 -
1986 $301,310,144,928 -
1987 $273,455,156,951 -
1988 $312,888,888,889 -
1989 $348,380,566,802 -
1990 $361,560,229,446 $3,592,857,043
1991 $384,510,452,962 $3,094,565,871
1992 $428,502,354,788 $2,319,243,436
1993 $446,557,291,212 $2,371,813,324
1994 $566,929,539,493 $1,702,314,268
1995 $738,190,896,228 $1,752,999,370
1996 $868,523,936,530 $1,695,122,174
1997 $967,753,570,435 $1,930,081,169
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $1,698,717,505
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $1,170,782,957
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $1,288,429,392
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $1,480,673,594
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $1,661,818,168
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $1,980,907,435
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $2,598,249,556
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $2,988,342,907
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $3,408,255,451
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $4,401,173,152
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $6,054,824,248
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $5,439,434,272
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $6,974,982,370
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $8,414,352,020
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $8,709,138,635
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $9,496,717,876
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $9,402,090,138
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $7,797,667,197
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $7,980,917,076
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $9,514,404,016
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $11,252,353,421
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $11,736,797,055
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $11,530,746,234
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $13,691,869,264
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $14,525,337,524
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $16,711,906,746
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $18,200,340,854

China and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
China Moldova
1960 $89.7 -
1961 $76 -
1962 $71.1 -
1963 $74.5 -
1964 $85.7 -
1965 $98.7 -
1966 $104.5 -
1967 $96.8 -
1968 $91.6 -
1969 $100.3 -
1970 $113.3 -
1971 $118.8 -
1972 $132.1 -
1973 $157.3 -
1974 $160.4 -
1975 $178.6 -
1976 $165.7 -
1977 $185.7 -
1978 $156.7 -
1979 $184.3 -
1980 $195.1 -
1981 $197.4 -
1982 $203.7 -
1983 $225.9 -
1984 $251.2 -
1985 $295 -
1986 $282.4 -
1987 $252.3 -
1988 $284 -
1989 $311 -
1990 $319 $1,207
1991 $334 $1,038
1992 $368 $778
1993 $379 $797
1994 $476 $574
1995 $613 $594
1996 $713 $575
1997 $787 $657
1998 $835 $579
1999 $881 $399
2000 $969 $441
2001 $1,065 $507
2002 $1,164 $571
2003 $1,307 $682
2004 $1,531 $897
2005 $1,778 $1,034
2006 $2,129 $1,183
2007 $2,735 $1,531
2008 $3,523 $2,111
2009 $3,898 $1,898
2010 $4,629 $2,437
2011 $5,704 $2,941
2012 $6,405 $3,045
2013 $7,147 $3,321
2014 $7,781 $3,290
2015 $8,175 $2,750
2016 $8,255 $2,847
2017 $8,980 $3,453
2018 $10,086 $4,156
2019 $10,343 $4,405
2020 $10,627 $4,376
2021 $12,887 $5,275
2022 $12,971 $5,744
2023 $12,951 $6,800
2024 $13,303 $7,618

China vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
China Moldova
1950 43.8 54
1951 44.6 54.5
1952 45.3 55.1
1953 45.9 55.7
1954 46.8 56.3
1955 47.2 56.9
1956 47.8 57.4
1957 48.4 58
1958 48.8 58.5
1959 40.2 59
1960 33.4 59.4
1961 40.2 59.9
1962 51 60.3
1963 51.7 60.6
1964 52.3 61
1965 53 61.3
1966 53.7 61.6
1967 54.4 61.8
1968 55.2 62
1969 56 62.2
1970 56.8 62.4
1971 57.7 62.7
1972 58.6 62.9
1973 59.5 63.2
1974 60.2 63.4
1975 61 63.7
1976 61.2 64
1977 62.5 64.2
1978 63.1 64.5
1979 63.7 64.8
1980 64.2 65.2
1981 64.8 65.6
1982 65.2 65.9
1983 65.7 66.1
1984 66.1 66.4
1985 66.5 66.9
1986 66.9 67.4
1987 67.3 67.9
1988 67.6 68.2
1989 67.9 68.2
1990 68.2 67.9
1991 68.6 67.6
1992 69.1 66.7
1993 69.5 66.7
1994 69.8 66.3
1995 70.4 66.2
1996 70.8 66.2
1997 71.2 66.5
1998 71.6 66.8
1999 72 67.2
2000 72.3 67.5
2001 72.7 67.7
2002 73 67.8
2003 73.4 67.9
2004 73.7 68
2005 74.1 68.2
2006 74.4 68.4
2007 74.8 68.7
2008 74.8 69
2009 75.3 69.4
2010 75.7 69.9
2011 75.9 70.2
2012 76.2 70.3
2013 76.5 70.3
2014 76.7 70.2
2015 77 70.1
2016 77.2 70.2
2017 77.2 70.4
2018 77.7 70.2
2019 77.9 70.2
2020 78 69.9
2021 78.1 69
2022 78.2 71.5
2023 78 71.2
2024 78 71.3
2025 78.4 71.5

China and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Moldova
Year Population
China Moldova
1960 667,070,000 2,058,020
1961 660,330,000 2,103,327
1962 665,770,000 2,147,227
1963 682,335,000 2,188,895
1964 698,355,000 2,228,000
1965 715,185,000 2,265,287
1966 735,400,000 2,301,871
1967 754,550,000 2,337,695
1968 774,510,000 2,373,073
1969 796,025,000 2,408,469
1970 818,315,000 2,437,590
1971 841,105,000 2,460,611
1972 862,030,000 2,484,742
1973 881,940,000 2,510,584
1974 900,350,000 2,538,164
1975 916,395,000 2,566,998
1976 930,685,000 2,596,491
1977 943,455,000 2,626,298
1978 956,165,000 2,656,211
1979 969,005,000 2,683,035
1980 981,235,000 2,708,675
1981 993,885,000 2,735,987
1982 1,008,630,000 2,763,101
1983 1,023,310,000 2,791,207
1984 1,036,825,000 2,820,518
1985 1,051,040,000 2,850,787
1986 1,066,790,000 2,883,057
1987 1,084,035,000 2,916,306
1988 1,101,630,000 2,948,891
1989 1,118,650,000 2,970,039
1990 1,135,185,000 2,977,912
1991 1,150,780,000 2,981,566
1992 1,164,970,000 2,980,965
1993 1,178,440,000 2,975,966
1994 1,191,835,000 2,966,745
1995 1,204,855,000 2,953,200
1996 1,217,550,000 2,947,293
1997 1,230,075,000 2,936,413
1998 1,241,935,000 2,935,227
1999 1,252,735,000 2,930,622
2000 1,262,645,000 2,924,668
2001 1,271,850,000 2,918,135
2002 1,280,400,000 2,911,385
2003 1,288,400,000 2,903,198
2004 1,296,075,000 2,896,023
2005 1,303,720,000 2,888,985
2006 1,311,020,000 2,880,967
2007 1,317,885,000 2,874,299
2008 1,324,655,000 2,868,833
2009 1,331,260,000 2,865,213
2010 1,337,705,000 2,862,354
2011 1,345,035,000 2,860,699
2012 1,354,190,000 2,860,324
2013 1,363,240,000 2,859,558
2014 1,371,860,000 2,857,815
2015 1,379,860,000 2,835,978
2016 1,387,790,000 2,803,186
2017 1,396,215,000 2,755,189
2018 1,402,760,000 2,707,203
2019 1,407,745,000 2,664,224
2020 1,411,100,000 2,635,130
2021 1,412,360,000 2,595,809
2022 1,412,175,000 2,528,654
2023 1,410,710,000 2,457,783
2024 1,408,975,000 2,389,275

Fertility rates in China and Moldova

Fertility rate
China

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
China Moldova
1960 4.45 3.32
1961 3.86 3.23
1962 6.09 3.04
1963 7.51 2.89
1964 6.67 2.71
1965 6.61 2.69
1966 6.31 2.65
1967 5.81 2.62
1968 6.51 2.59
1969 6.18 2.57
1970 6.09 2.57
1971 5.52 2.56
1972 5.11 2.56
1973 4.73 2.57
1974 4.17 2.56
1975 3.57 2.52
1976 3.24 2.47
1977 2.84 2.42
1978 2.72 2.39
1979 2.75 2.38
1980 2.74 2.38
1981 2.79 2.4
1982 2.97 2.45
1983 2.56 2.58
1984 2.61 2.67
1985 2.63 2.67
1986 2.72 2.74
1987 2.76 2.78
1988 2.54 2.63
1989 2.52 2.46
1990 2.51 2.39
1991 1.93 2.28
1992 1.78 2.22
1993 1.69 2.11
1994 1.63 1.99
1995 1.59 1.83
1996 1.55 1.71
1997 1.53 1.79
1998 1.52 1.65
1999 1.53 1.56
2000 1.63 1.5
2001 1.56 1.47
2002 1.57 1.45
2003 1.57 1.48
2004 1.61 1.54
2005 1.62 1.53
2006 1.64 1.54
2007 1.67 1.58
2008 1.7 1.64
2009 1.71 1.72
2010 1.69 1.7
2011 1.67 1.65
2012 1.8 1.66
2013 1.71 1.62
2014 1.77 1.82
2015 1.67 1.87
2016 1.77 1.89
2017 1.8 1.81
2018 1.54 1.81
2019 1.5 1.78
2020 1.24 1.77
2021 1.12 1.75
2022 1.03 1.69
2023 1 1.73

China and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
China

Moldova
Year Median age, years
China Moldova
1960 20.9 24.6
1961 21.1 24.7
1962 21 24.9
1963 20.4 25.1
1964 19.9 25.4
1965 19.6 25.7
1966 19.3 25.9
1967 19.2 26.1
1968 19.2 26.3
1969 19.1 26.4
1970 19.1 26.4
1971 19.2 26.3
1972 19.3 26.3
1973 19.5 26.3
1974 19.7 26.5
1975 20.1 26.7
1976 20.4 26.9
1977 20.8 27.2
1978 21.2 27.5
1979 21.4 27.6
1980 21.6 27.6
1981 21.8 27.9
1982 22.1 28.1
1983 22.6 28.3
1984 23 28.5
1985 23.2 28.7
1986 23.4 28.9
1987 23.6 29.1
1988 23.9 29.3
1989 24.4 29.5
1990 24.7 29.8
1991 25.1 30.2
1992 25.6 30.4
1993 26.1 30.6
1994 26.6 30.8
1995 27.2 31
1996 27.8 31.2
1997 28.3 31.3
1998 28.8 31.5
1999 29.4 31.8
2000 30 32
2001 30.5 32.2
2002 31.1 32.4
2003 31.6 32.6
2004 32.1 32.8
2005 32.6 33
2006 33.1 33.3
2007 33.7 33.6
2008 34.2 33.9
2009 34.7 34.3
2010 35.1 34.6
2011 35.5 34.9
2012 35.7 35.1
2013 36 35.4
2014 36.3 35.7
2015 36.7 36.1
2016 37.1 36.5
2017 37.4 36.8
2018 37.7 37.2
2019 38.1 37.6
2020 38.5 38
2021 39 38.3
2022 39.6 38.6
2023 40.1 38.8
2024 40.6 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
49
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
4.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
11%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

China Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

China Moldova
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
99.6%
2021
English speaking
0.7%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
92%
2024
80.2%
2023

Health

China Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

China Moldova
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
5,811 mi
2012

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