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Finland vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 70th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Moldova
Population
5643254
2358679
Population rank 118/197 145/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Finland and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Finland and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Finland

Moldova
Year GDP
Finland Moldova
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 -
1971 $12,528,522,307 -
1972 $14,744,499,570 -
1973 $19,474,098,335 -
1974 $24,851,036,710 -
1975 $29,475,251,333 -
1976 $31,852,352,670 -
1977 $33,502,784,418 -
1978 $36,259,392,058 -
1979 $44,469,218,440 -
1980 $53,649,984,061 -
1981 $52,440,066,134 -
1982 $52,784,013,815 -
1983 $50,956,447,481 -
1984 $52,870,993,273 -
1985 $55,856,676,899 -
1986 $73,511,611,541 -
1987 $91,564,993,913 -
1988 $109,039,090,263 -
1989 $118,991,270,611 -
1990 $141,446,120,355 $3,592,857,043
1991 $127,794,441,994 $3,094,565,871
1992 $112,537,828,511 $2,319,243,436
1993 $89,112,105,756 $2,371,813,324
1994 $103,182,697,780 $1,702,314,268
1995 $134,060,457,516 $1,752,999,370
1996 $131,991,975,149 $1,695,122,174
1997 $126,862,902,302 $1,930,081,169
1998 $133,990,876,725 $1,698,717,505
1999 $135,234,241,918 $1,170,782,957
2000 $125,967,821,111 $1,288,429,392
2001 $129,519,672,869 $1,480,673,594
2002 $140,360,963,812 $1,661,818,168
2003 $171,612,867,736 $1,980,907,435
2004 $197,458,297,640 $2,598,249,556
2005 $204,859,368,791 $2,988,342,907
2006 $217,044,068,234 $3,408,255,451
2007 $256,360,251,538 $4,401,173,152
2008 $285,698,662,071 $6,054,824,248
2009 $253,480,783,439 $5,439,434,272
2010 $249,429,613,683 $6,974,982,370
2011 $275,126,915,516 $8,414,352,020
2012 $257,443,384,493 $8,709,138,635
2013 $270,268,036,626 $9,496,717,876
2014 $273,478,528,955 $9,402,090,138
2015 $233,210,733,506 $7,797,667,197
2016 $238,777,818,793 $7,980,917,076
2017 $253,846,138,440 $9,514,404,016
2018 $273,869,255,596 $11,252,353,421
2019 $267,014,821,129 $11,736,797,055
2020 $270,000,311,606 $11,530,746,234
2021 $294,223,210,496 $13,691,869,264
2022 $280,253,099,309 $14,525,337,524
2023 $294,950,618,733 $16,711,906,746
2024 $299,835,625,551 $18,200,340,854

Finland and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Finland Moldova
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 -
1971 $2,716 -
1972 $3,178 -
1973 $4,174 -
1974 $5,298 -
1975 $6,256 -
1976 $6,740 -
1977 $7,070 -
1978 $7,629 -
1979 $9,333 -
1980 $11,225 -
1981 $10,925 -
1982 $10,935 -
1983 $10,494 -
1984 $10,830 -
1985 $11,394 -
1986 $14,947 -
1987 $18,565 -
1988 $22,044 -
1989 $23,969 -
1990 $28,366 $1,207
1991 $25,489 $1,038
1992 $22,320 $778
1993 $17,589 $797
1994 $20,278 $574
1995 $26,246 $594
1996 $25,757 $575
1997 $24,682 $657
1998 $26,000 $579
1999 $26,180 $399
2000 $24,336 $441
2001 $24,965 $507
2002 $26,989 $571
2003 $32,920 $682
2004 $37,768 $897
2005 $39,050 $1,034
2006 $41,214 $1,183
2007 $48,473 $1,531
2008 $53,769 $2,111
2009 $47,478 $1,898
2010 $46,506 $2,437
2011 $51,060 $2,941
2012 $47,552 $3,045
2013 $49,691 $3,321
2014 $50,074 $3,290
2015 $42,560 $2,750
2016 $43,451 $2,847
2017 $46,085 $3,453
2018 $49,654 $4,156
2019 $48,358 $4,405
2020 $48,829 $4,376
2021 $53,099 $5,275
2022 $50,441 $5,744
2023 $52,822 $6,800
2024 $53,189 $7,618

Finland vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Moldova
1950 64.2 54
1951 65.6 54.5
1952 66.5 55.1
1953 66.6 55.7
1954 67.5 56.3
1955 67.3 56.9
1956 68 57.4
1957 67.5 58
1958 68.6 58.5
1959 68.8 59
1960 69 59.4
1961 69 59.9
1962 68.7 60.3
1963 69.2 60.6
1964 69.4 61
1965 69.1 61.3
1966 69.6 61.6
1967 69.8 61.8
1968 69.8 62
1969 69.6 62.2
1970 70.3 62.4
1971 70.1 62.7
1972 70.9 62.9
1973 71.4 63.2
1974 71.3 63.4
1975 71.8 63.7
1976 72 64
1977 72.5 64.2
1978 73.1 64.5
1979 73.4 64.8
1980 73.6 65.2
1981 74 65.6
1982 74.5 65.9
1983 74.4 66.1
1984 74.7 66.4
1985 74.4 66.9
1986 74.8 67.4
1987 74.8 67.9
1988 74.8 68.2
1989 75 68.2
1990 75 67.9
1991 75.4 67.6
1992 75.6 66.7
1993 75.9 66.7
1994 76.6 66.3
1995 76.6 66.2
1996 76.9 66.2
1997 77.1 66.5
1998 77.3 66.8
1999 77.5 67.2
2000 77.7 67.5
2001 78.1 67.7
2002 78.3 67.8
2003 78.5 67.9
2004 78.8 68
2005 79 68.2
2006 79.4 68.4
2007 79.4 68.7
2008 79.7 69
2009 79.8 69.4
2010 80 69.9
2011 80.4 70.2
2012 80.5 70.3
2013 80.9 70.3
2014 81.1 70.2
2015 81.4 70.1
2016 81.3 70.2
2017 81.5 70.4
2018 81.6 70.2
2019 81.9 70.2
2020 81.8 69.9
2021 81.8 69
2022 81.2 71.5
2023 81.9 71.2
2024 82.1 71.3
2025 82.2 71.5

Finland and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Moldova
Year Population
Finland Moldova
1960 4,429,634 2,058,020
1961 4,461,005 2,103,327
1962 4,491,443 2,147,227
1963 4,523,309 2,188,895
1964 4,548,543 2,228,000
1965 4,563,732 2,265,287
1966 4,580,869 2,301,871
1967 4,605,744 2,337,695
1968 4,626,469 2,373,073
1969 4,623,785 2,408,469
1970 4,606,307 2,437,590
1971 4,612,124 2,460,611
1972 4,639,657 2,484,742
1973 4,666,081 2,510,584
1974 4,690,574 2,538,164
1975 4,711,440 2,566,998
1976 4,725,664 2,596,491
1977 4,738,902 2,626,298
1978 4,752,528 2,656,211
1979 4,764,690 2,683,035
1980 4,779,535 2,708,675
1981 4,799,964 2,735,987
1982 4,826,933 2,763,101
1983 4,855,787 2,791,207
1984 4,881,803 2,820,518
1985 4,902,206 2,850,787
1986 4,918,154 2,883,057
1987 4,932,123 2,916,306
1988 4,946,481 2,948,891
1989 4,964,371 2,970,039
1990 4,986,431 2,977,912
1991 5,013,740 2,981,566
1992 5,041,992 2,980,965
1993 5,066,447 2,975,966
1994 5,088,333 2,966,745
1995 5,107,790 2,953,200
1996 5,124,573 2,947,293
1997 5,139,835 2,936,413
1998 5,153,498 2,935,227
1999 5,165,474 2,930,622
2000 5,176,209 2,924,668
2001 5,188,008 2,918,135
2002 5,200,598 2,911,385
2003 5,213,014 2,903,198
2004 5,228,172 2,896,023
2005 5,246,096 2,888,985
2006 5,266,268 2,880,967
2007 5,288,720 2,874,299
2008 5,313,399 2,868,833
2009 5,338,871 2,865,213
2010 5,363,352 2,862,354
2011 5,388,272 2,860,699
2012 5,413,971 2,860,324
2013 5,438,972 2,859,558
2014 5,461,512 2,857,815
2015 5,479,531 2,835,978
2016 5,495,303 2,803,186
2017 5,508,214 2,755,189
2018 5,515,525 2,707,203
2019 5,521,606 2,664,224
2020 5,529,543 2,635,130
2021 5,541,017 2,595,809
2022 5,556,106 2,528,654
2023 5,583,911 2,457,783
2024 5,637,214 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Finland and Moldova

Fertility rate
Finland

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Finland Moldova
1960 2.72 3.32
1961 2.72 3.23
1962 2.68 3.04
1963 2.68 2.89
1964 2.59 2.71
1965 2.48 2.69
1966 2.41 2.65
1967 2.32 2.62
1968 2.14 2.59
1969 1.93 2.57
1970 1.83 2.57
1971 1.68 2.56
1972 1.58 2.56
1973 1.49 2.57
1974 1.61 2.56
1975 1.68 2.52
1976 1.7 2.47
1977 1.68 2.42
1978 1.64 2.39
1979 1.64 2.38
1980 1.63 2.38
1981 1.64 2.4
1982 1.71 2.45
1983 1.74 2.58
1984 1.69 2.67
1985 1.64 2.67
1986 1.6 2.74
1987 1.59 2.78
1988 1.69 2.63
1989 1.71 2.46
1990 1.78 2.39
1991 1.79 2.28
1992 1.85 2.22
1993 1.81 2.11
1994 1.85 1.99
1995 1.81 1.83
1996 1.78 1.71
1997 1.75 1.79
1998 1.7 1.65
1999 1.73 1.56
2000 1.73 1.5
2001 1.73 1.47
2002 1.72 1.45
2003 1.76 1.48
2004 1.8 1.54
2005 1.8 1.53
2006 1.84 1.54
2007 1.83 1.58
2008 1.85 1.64
2009 1.86 1.72
2010 1.87 1.7
2011 1.83 1.65
2012 1.8 1.66
2013 1.75 1.62
2014 1.71 1.82
2015 1.65 1.87
2016 1.57 1.89
2017 1.49 1.81
2018 1.41 1.81
2019 1.35 1.78
2020 1.37 1.77
2021 1.46 1.75
2022 1.32 1.69
2023 1.26 1.73

Finland and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Finland Moldova
1960 28.4 24.6
1961 28.4 24.7
1962 28.5 24.9
1963 28.5 25.1
1964 28.6 25.4
1965 28.7 25.7
1966 28.8 25.9
1967 28.9 26.1
1968 29 26.3
1969 29.3 26.4
1970 29.6 26.4
1971 29.9 26.3
1972 30.1 26.3
1973 30.2 26.3
1974 30.4 26.5
1975 30.7 26.7
1976 31.2 26.9
1977 31.7 27.2
1978 32.1 27.5
1979 32.4 27.6
1980 32.8 27.6
1981 33.2 27.9
1982 33.5 28.1
1983 33.9 28.3
1984 34.3 28.5
1985 34.7 28.7
1986 35.1 28.9
1987 35.4 29.1
1988 35.8 29.3
1989 36.1 29.5
1990 36.4 29.8
1991 36.7 30.2
1992 37 30.4
1993 37.2 30.6
1994 37.5 30.8
1995 37.8 31
1996 38.1 31.2
1997 38.4 31.3
1998 38.7 31.5
1999 39 31.8
2000 39.4 32
2001 39.7 32.2
2002 40 32.4
2003 40.3 32.6
2004 40.6 32.8
2005 40.9 33
2006 41.2 33.3
2007 41.4 33.6
2008 41.6 33.9
2009 41.8 34.3
2010 41.9 34.6
2011 42.1 34.9
2012 42.2 35.1
2013 42.3 35.4
2014 42.4 35.7
2015 42.5 36.1
2016 42.6 36.5
2017 42.7 36.8
2018 42.8 37.2
2019 43 37.6
2020 43.2 38
2021 43.3 38.3
2022 43.5 38.6
2023 43.8 38.8
2024 44 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Finland Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Finland Moldova
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
99.6%
2021
English speaking
70.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Finland Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Moldova
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
5,811 mi
2012

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