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Ethiopia vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 25th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Moldova
Population
138227398
2358679
Population rank 10/197 145/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 168/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Ethiopia and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Moldova
Year GDP
Ethiopia Moldova
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 -
1971 $3,224,280,835 -
1972 $3,520,252,938 -
1973 $4,070,570,550 -
1974 $4,577,209,966 -
1975 $4,577,047,854 -
1976 $4,943,806,093 -
1977 $5,651,840,585 -
1978 $6,014,961,435 -
1979 $6,586,048,398 -
1980 $7,012,585,454 -
1981 $7,507,663,567 -
1982 $7,899,988,841 -
1983 $8,781,664,427 -
1984 $8,298,309,581 -
1985 $9,717,392,687 -
1986 $10,094,328,898 -
1987 $10,790,001,558 -
1988 $11,181,119,718 -
1989 $11,762,932,007 -
1990 $12,478,943,895 $3,592,857,043
1991 $13,799,799,324 $3,094,565,871
1992 $10,754,799,037 $2,319,243,436
1993 $9,051,043,870 $2,371,813,324
1994 $7,100,806,754 $1,702,314,268
1995 $7,855,205,207 $1,752,999,370
1996 $8,761,215,548 $1,695,122,174
1997 $8,803,539,988 $1,930,081,169
1998 $8,013,274,132 $1,698,717,505
1999 $7,892,973,532 $1,170,782,957
2000 $8,242,349,618 $1,288,429,392
2001 $8,231,326,016 $1,480,673,594
2002 $7,850,809,498 $1,661,818,168
2003 $8,623,691,300 $1,980,907,435
2004 $10,131,187,261 $2,598,249,556
2005 $12,401,139,454 $2,988,342,907
2006 $15,280,861,835 $3,408,255,451
2007 $19,707,616,773 $4,401,173,152
2008 $27,066,912,635 $6,054,824,248
2009 $32,437,389,116 $5,439,434,272
2010 $29,933,790,334 $6,974,982,370
2011 $31,952,763,089 $8,414,352,020
2012 $43,310,721,414 $8,709,138,635
2013 $47,648,276,605 $9,496,717,876
2014 $55,612,228,234 $9,402,090,138
2015 $64,589,328,551 $7,797,667,197
2016 $74,296,766,562 $7,980,917,076
2017 $81,770,885,148 $9,514,404,016
2018 $84,269,180,857 $11,252,353,421
2019 $95,912,620,248 $11,736,797,055
2020 $107,657,732,424 $11,530,746,234
2021 $111,261,888,669 $13,691,869,264
2022 $126,772,707,851 $14,525,337,524
2023 - $16,711,906,746
2024 - $18,200,340,854

Ethiopia and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Moldova
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 -
1971 $112.7 -
1972 $119.8 -
1973 $134.9 -
1974 $147.9 -
1975 $144.3 -
1976 $152 -
1977 $170.4 -
1978 $178.3 -
1979 $192.4 -
1980 $203.7 -
1981 $212.7 -
1982 $215.3 -
1983 $232.7 -
1984 $214.2 -
1985 $243.9 -
1986 $246 -
1987 $254.1 -
1988 $253.2 -
1989 $256.4 -
1990 $262.1 $1,207
1991 $277.6 $1,038
1992 $207.4 $778
1993 $168.5 $797
1994 $127.7 $574
1995 $136.5 $594
1996 $147.3 $575
1997 $143.4 $657
1998 $126.5 $579
1999 $120.7 $399
2000 $122.3 $441
2001 $118.5 $507
2002 $109.6 $571
2003 $116.8 $682
2004 $133.2 $897
2005 $158.2 $1,034
2006 $189.3 $1,183
2007 $237.1 $1,531
2008 $316 $2,111
2009 $369 $1,898
2010 $331 $2,437
2011 $343 $2,941
2012 $452 $3,045
2013 $484 $3,321
2014 $550 $3,290
2015 $622 $2,750
2016 $696 $2,847
2017 $746 $3,453
2018 $748 $4,156
2019 $829 $4,405
2020 $905 $4,376
2021 $911 $5,275
2022 $1,011 $5,744
2023 - $6,800
2024 - $7,618

Ethiopia vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Moldova
1950 35.5 54
1951 35.9 54.5
1952 36.2 55.1
1953 36.6 55.7
1954 37 56.3
1955 37.3 56.9
1956 37.8 57.4
1957 32.2 58
1958 32.6 58.5
1959 39.2 59
1960 39.6 59.4
1961 40.2 59.9
1962 40.5 60.3
1963 41 60.6
1964 41.3 61
1965 41.4 61.3
1966 39.3 61.6
1967 41.9 61.8
1968 42.1 62
1969 42.1 62.2
1970 42.1 62.4
1971 42.2 62.7
1972 41 62.9
1973 41.1 63.2
1974 39.1 63.4
1975 38.9 63.7
1976 41.3 64
1977 41.4 64.2
1978 41.5 64.5
1979 42.4 64.8
1980 42.8 65.2
1981 43.1 65.6
1982 43.4 65.9
1983 36.3 66.1
1984 36.7 66.4
1985 37.7 66.9
1986 38.4 67.4
1987 45.9 67.9
1988 45.7 68.2
1989 45.6 68.2
1990 45.1 67.9
1991 46.7 67.6
1992 47.3 66.7
1993 47.7 66.7
1994 47.9 66.3
1995 48.2 66.2
1996 48.7 66.2
1997 49.2 66.5
1998 49.8 66.8
1999 49.5 67.2
2000 50.9 67.5
2001 51.4 67.7
2002 52.1 67.8
2003 52.9 67.9
2004 53.7 68
2005 54.4 68.2
2006 55.4 68.4
2007 56.6 68.7
2008 57.7 69
2009 58.7 69.4
2010 59.7 69.9
2011 60.6 70.2
2012 61.4 70.3
2013 62.2 70.3
2014 62.9 70.2
2015 63.6 70.1
2016 64.2 70.2
2017 64.8 70.4
2018 65.3 70.2
2019 65.7 70.2
2020 66 69.9
2021 65.3 69
2022 66.9 71.5
2023 67.3 71.2
2024 67.6 71.3
2025 67.9 71.5

Ethiopia and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Moldova
Year Population
Ethiopia Moldova
1960 21,376,693 2,058,020
1961 21,906,102 2,103,327
1962 22,465,126 2,147,227
1963 23,051,637 2,188,895
1964 23,666,548 2,228,000
1965 24,310,612 2,265,287
1966 24,952,689 2,301,871
1967 25,620,276 2,337,695
1968 26,337,930 2,373,073
1969 27,072,571 2,408,469
1970 27,829,128 2,437,590
1971 28,600,106 2,460,611
1972 29,374,608 2,484,742
1973 30,166,785 2,510,584
1974 30,957,273 2,538,164
1975 31,723,252 2,566,998
1976 32,534,418 2,596,491
1977 33,167,272 2,626,298
1978 33,734,592 2,656,211
1979 34,238,652 2,683,035
1980 34,428,514 2,708,675
1981 35,304,012 2,735,987
1982 36,701,290 2,763,101
1983 37,740,817 2,791,207
1984 38,735,722 2,820,518
1985 39,842,136 2,850,787
1986 41,037,656 2,883,057
1987 42,460,039 2,916,306
1988 44,150,825 2,948,891
1989 45,879,690 2,970,039
1990 47,609,755 2,977,912
1991 49,717,198 2,981,566
1992 51,853,747 2,980,965
1993 53,708,891 2,975,966
1994 55,611,508 2,966,745
1995 57,537,335 2,953,200
1996 59,467,635 2,947,293
1997 61,404,539 2,936,413
1998 63,363,524 2,935,227
1999 65,374,561 2,930,622
2000 67,411,494 2,924,668
2001 69,487,762 2,918,135
2002 71,635,517 2,911,385
2003 73,832,663 2,903,198
2004 76,077,206 2,896,023
2005 78,367,470 2,888,985
2006 80,703,490 2,880,967
2007 83,103,217 2,874,299
2008 85,543,668 2,868,833
2009 88,007,636 2,865,213
2010 90,538,514 2,862,354
2011 93,149,970 2,860,699
2012 95,798,767 2,860,324
2013 98,438,751 2,859,558
2014 101,115,610 2,857,815
2015 103,867,135 2,835,978
2016 106,718,162 2,803,186
2017 109,666,481 2,755,189
2018 112,664,152 2,707,203
2019 115,737,383 2,664,224
2020 118,917,671 2,635,130
2021 122,138,588 2,595,809
2022 125,384,287 2,528,654
2023 128,691,692 2,457,783
2024 132,059,767 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Moldova

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Moldova
1960 6.51 3.32
1961 6.53 3.23
1962 6.56 3.04
1963 6.59 2.89
1964 6.61 2.71
1965 6.63 2.69
1966 6.66 2.65
1967 6.68 2.62
1968 6.7 2.59
1969 6.72 2.57
1970 6.78 2.57
1971 6.84 2.56
1972 6.9 2.56
1973 6.96 2.57
1974 7.02 2.56
1975 7.08 2.52
1976 7.13 2.47
1977 7.19 2.42
1978 7.23 2.39
1979 7.25 2.38
1980 7.29 2.38
1981 7.31 2.4
1982 7.34 2.45
1983 7.35 2.58
1984 7.36 2.67
1985 7.34 2.67
1986 7.32 2.74
1987 7.29 2.78
1988 7.26 2.63
1989 7.23 2.46
1990 7.2 2.39
1991 7.16 2.28
1992 7.13 2.22
1993 7.09 2.11
1994 7.05 1.99
1995 7 1.83
1996 6.93 1.71
1997 6.87 1.79
1998 6.79 1.65
1999 6.72 1.56
2000 6.65 1.5
2001 6.58 1.47
2002 6.5 1.45
2003 6.4 1.48
2004 6.3 1.54
2005 6.19 1.53
2006 6.05 1.54
2007 5.89 1.58
2008 5.7 1.64
2009 5.49 1.72
2010 5.28 1.7
2011 5.08 1.65
2012 4.89 1.66
2013 4.71 1.62
2014 4.61 1.82
2015 4.53 1.87
2016 4.47 1.89
2017 4.4 1.81
2018 4.37 1.81
2019 4.35 1.78
2020 4.27 1.77
2021 4.18 1.75
2022 4.08 1.69
2023 3.99 1.73

Ethiopia and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Moldova
1960 18.6 24.6
1961 18.6 24.7
1962 18.6 24.9
1963 18.6 25.1
1964 18.6 25.4
1965 18.6 25.7
1966 18.5 25.9
1967 18.5 26.1
1968 18.4 26.3
1969 18.3 26.4
1970 18.1 26.4
1971 17.9 26.3
1972 17.7 26.3
1973 17.6 26.3
1974 17.5 26.5
1975 17.3 26.7
1976 17.2 26.9
1977 17.1 27.2
1978 17 27.5
1979 16.9 27.6
1980 16.8 27.6
1981 16.8 27.9
1982 16.7 28.1
1983 16.7 28.3
1984 16.8 28.5
1985 16.9 28.7
1986 16.9 28.9
1987 16.9 29.1
1988 16.9 29.3
1989 16.9 29.5
1990 16.9 29.8
1991 16.9 30.2
1992 16.9 30.4
1993 16.8 30.6
1994 16.7 30.8
1995 16.6 31
1996 16.5 31.2
1997 16.4 31.3
1998 16.3 31.5
1999 16.2 31.8
2000 16.2 32
2001 16.1 32.2
2002 16.1 32.4
2003 16.1 32.6
2004 16.2 32.8
2005 16.2 33
2006 16.3 33.3
2007 16.4 33.6
2008 16.5 33.9
2009 16.7 34.3
2010 16.9 34.6
2011 17.1 34.9
2012 17.4 35.1
2013 17.6 35.4
2014 17.9 35.7
2015 18.1 36.1
2016 18.3 36.5
2017 18.6 36.8
2018 18.8 37.2
2019 19 37.6
2020 19.2 38
2021 19.4 38.3
2022 19.6 38.6
2023 19.7 38.8
2024 19.9 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Ethiopia Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Moldova
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
99.6%
2021
English speaking
0.22%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
80.2%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Moldova
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
5,811 mi
2012

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