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Ireland vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 119th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Moldova
Population
5474763
2358679
Population rank 121/197 145/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 26/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Ireland and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Moldova
Year GDP
Ireland Moldova
1960 $1,998,550,222 -
1961 $2,151,772,980 -
1962 $2,329,372,972 -
1963 $2,505,073,358 -
1964 $2,851,091,646 -
1965 $3,035,655,794 -
1966 $3,198,820,904 -
1967 $3,445,739,915 -
1968 $3,378,701,147 -
1969 $3,902,721,632 -
1970 $4,395,995,086 -
1971 $5,098,250,287 -
1972 $6,318,060,582 -
1973 $7,481,173,066 -
1974 $7,896,860,615 -
1975 $9,483,808,362 -
1976 $9,453,756,015 -
1977 $11,248,340,431 -
1978 $14,647,996,074 -
1979 $18,319,334,300 -
1980 $21,747,855,640 -
1981 $20,670,190,138 -
1982 $21,474,754,080 -
1983 $20,766,047,764 -
1984 $20,106,648,455 -
1985 $21,270,013,326 -
1986 $28,714,571,852 -
1987 $33,920,518,493 -
1988 $37,772,897,421 -
1989 $39,238,392,678 -
1990 $49,305,632,408 $3,592,857,043
1991 $49,787,502,852 $3,094,565,871
1992 $55,918,538,121 $2,319,243,436
1993 $52,417,477,614 $2,371,813,324
1994 $57,097,656,066 $1,702,314,268
1995 $69,139,823,232 $1,752,999,370
1996 $75,790,785,030 $1,695,122,174
1997 $82,856,648,758 $1,930,081,169
1998 $90,199,410,116 $1,698,717,505
1999 $98,893,958,263 $1,170,782,957
2000 $100,207,610,430 $1,288,429,392
2001 $109,346,669,230 $1,480,673,594
2002 $128,596,035,288 $1,661,818,168
2003 $164,670,771,260 $1,980,907,435
2004 $194,372,115,041 $2,598,249,556
2005 $211,876,989,656 $2,988,342,907
2006 $232,180,617,162 $3,408,255,451
2007 $270,079,279,420 $4,401,173,152
2008 $275,447,471,451 $6,054,824,248
2009 $236,443,117,248 $5,439,434,272
2010 $221,985,621,538 $6,974,982,370
2011 $241,337,364,610 $8,414,352,020
2012 $227,270,922,957 $8,709,138,635
2013 $243,301,556,085 $9,496,717,876
2014 $266,787,238,499 $9,402,090,138
2015 $302,391,428,540 $7,797,667,197
2016 $305,733,136,181 $7,980,917,076
2017 $348,532,394,024 $9,514,404,016
2018 $395,461,216,460 $11,252,353,421
2019 $407,124,824,065 $11,736,797,055
2020 $436,555,518,400 $11,530,746,234
2021 $531,306,516,908 $13,691,869,264
2022 $548,570,250,342 $14,525,337,524
2023 $551,394,889,340 $16,711,906,746
2024 $577,389,475,010 $18,200,340,854

Ireland and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Moldova
1960 $707 -
1961 $762 -
1962 $821 -
1963 $878 -
1964 $995 -
1965 $1,055 -
1966 $1,107 -
1967 $1,187 -
1968 $1,159 -
1969 $1,331 -
1970 $1,487 -
1971 $1,704 -
1972 $2,080 -
1973 $2,424 -
1974 $2,517 -
1975 $2,973 -
1976 $2,920 -
1977 $3,427 -
1978 $4,400 -
1979 $5,430 -
1980 $6,372 -
1981 $5,986 -
1982 $6,161 -
1983 $5,915 -
1984 $5,692 -
1985 $6,012 -
1986 $8,112 -
1987 $9,582 -
1988 $10,716 -
1989 $11,176 -
1990 $14,031 $1,207
1991 $14,087 $1,038
1992 $15,714 $778
1993 $14,657 $797
1994 $15,903 $574
1995 $19,158 $594
1996 $20,836 $575
1997 $22,551 $657
1998 $24,295 $579
1999 $26,338 $399
2000 $26,335 $441
2001 $28,282 $507
2002 $32,705 $571
2003 $41,204 $682
2004 $47,754 $897
2005 $50,933 $1,034
2006 $54,329 $1,183
2007 $61,396 $1,531
2008 $61,353 $2,111
2009 $52,133 $1,898
2010 $48,679 $2,437
2011 $52,693 $2,941
2012 $49,412 $3,045
2013 $52,619 $3,321
2014 $57,278 $3,290
2015 $64,312 $2,750
2016 $64,193 $2,847
2017 $72,198 $3,453
2018 $80,739 $4,156
2019 $81,810 $4,405
2020 $86,623 $4,376
2021 $103,962 $5,275
2022 $105,235 $5,744
2023 $103,888 $6,800
2024 $107,316 $7,618

Ireland vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Moldova
1950 65.6 54
1951 64.8 54.5
1952 67.2 55.1
1953 67.9 55.7
1954 68 56.3
1955 68 56.9
1956 69 57.4
1957 69 58
1958 69.3 58.5
1959 69.4 59
1960 70.2 59.4
1961 69.6 59.9
1962 69.9 60.3
1963 70.2 60.6
1964 70.4 61
1965 70.6 61.3
1966 70.2 61.6
1967 71.2 61.8
1968 70.9 62
1969 70.8 62.2
1970 70.8 62.4
1971 71.6 62.7
1972 71 62.9
1973 71.2 63.2
1974 71.1 63.4
1975 71.7 63.7
1976 71.8 64
1977 71.9 64.2
1978 71.9 64.5
1979 72.2 64.8
1980 72.5 65.2
1981 72.9 65.6
1982 73.2 65.9
1983 73.2 66.1
1984 73.6 66.4
1985 73.6 66.9
1986 73.6 67.4
1987 74.4 67.9
1988 74.4 68.2
1989 74.5 68.2
1990 74.8 67.9
1991 75 67.6
1992 75.4 66.7
1993 75.3 66.7
1994 75.8 66.3
1995 75.5 66.2
1996 75.8 66.2
1997 76 66.5
1998 76.2 66.8
1999 76.1 67.2
2000 76.5 67.5
2001 77.1 67.7
2002 77.6 67.8
2003 78.1 67.9
2004 78.5 68
2005 78.9 68.2
2006 79.2 68.4
2007 79.6 68.7
2008 79.8 69
2009 80.1 69.4
2010 80.6 69.9
2011 80.7 70.2
2012 80.9 70.3
2013 81.1 70.3
2014 81.4 70.2
2015 81.5 70.1
2016 81.7 70.2
2017 82.1 70.4
2018 82.1 70.2
2019 82.4 70.2
2020 82.4 69.9
2021 81.9 69
2022 82.1 71.5
2023 82.4 71.2
2024 82.6 71.3
2025 82.7 71.5

Ireland and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Moldova
Year Population
Ireland Moldova
1960 2,828,600 2,058,020
1961 2,824,400 2,103,327
1962 2,836,050 2,147,227
1963 2,852,650 2,188,895
1964 2,866,550 2,228,000
1965 2,877,300 2,265,287
1966 2,888,800 2,301,871
1967 2,902,450 2,337,695
1968 2,915,550 2,373,073
1969 2,932,650 2,408,469
1970 2,957,250 2,437,590
1971 2,992,050 2,460,611
1972 3,036,850 2,484,742
1973 3,085,950 2,510,584
1974 3,137,500 2,538,164
1975 3,189,550 2,566,998
1976 3,238,050 2,596,491
1977 3,282,200 2,626,298
1978 3,329,100 2,656,211
1979 3,373,750 2,683,035
1980 3,412,800 2,708,675
1981 3,453,000 2,735,987
1982 3,485,800 2,763,101
1983 3,510,600 2,791,207
1984 3,532,423 2,820,518
1985 3,538,082 2,850,787
1986 3,539,690 2,883,057
1987 3,540,057 2,916,306
1988 3,524,949 2,948,891
1989 3,511,009 2,970,039
1990 3,513,974 2,977,912
1991 3,534,235 2,981,566
1992 3,558,430 2,980,965
1993 3,576,261 2,975,966
1994 3,590,386 2,966,745
1995 3,608,841 2,953,200
1996 3,637,510 2,947,293
1997 3,674,171 2,936,413
1998 3,712,696 2,935,227
1999 3,754,786 2,930,622
2000 3,805,174 2,924,668
2001 3,866,243 2,918,135
2002 3,931,947 2,911,385
2003 3,996,521 2,903,198
2004 4,070,262 2,896,023
2005 4,159,914 2,888,985
2006 4,273,591 2,880,967
2007 4,398,942 2,874,299
2008 4,489,544 2,868,833
2009 4,535,375 2,865,213
2010 4,560,155 2,862,354
2011 4,580,084 2,860,699
2012 4,599,533 2,860,324
2013 4,623,816 2,859,558
2014 4,657,740 2,857,815
2015 4,701,957 2,835,978
2016 4,762,722 2,803,186
2017 4,827,445 2,755,189
2018 4,898,022 2,707,203
2019 4,976,456 2,664,224
2020 5,039,747 2,635,130
2021 5,110,585 2,595,809
2022 5,212,836 2,528,654
2023 5,307,600 2,457,783
2024 5,380,257 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Ireland and Moldova

Fertility rate
Ireland

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Moldova
1960 3.78 3.32
1961 3.78 3.23
1962 3.92 3.04
1963 4.01 2.89
1964 4.07 2.71
1965 4.04 2.69
1966 3.94 2.65
1967 3.84 2.62
1968 3.77 2.59
1969 3.83 2.57
1970 3.85 2.57
1971 3.93 2.56
1972 3.84 2.56
1973 3.71 2.57
1974 3.59 2.56
1975 3.37 2.52
1976 3.29 2.47
1977 3.24 2.42
1978 3.21 2.39
1979 3.21 2.38
1980 3.21 2.38
1981 3.05 2.4
1982 2.94 2.45
1983 2.74 2.58
1984 2.58 2.67
1985 2.48 2.67
1986 2.44 2.74
1987 2.32 2.78
1988 2.17 2.63
1989 2.08 2.46
1990 2.11 2.39
1991 2.08 2.28
1992 1.99 2.22
1993 1.9 2.11
1994 1.85 1.99
1995 1.84 1.83
1996 1.88 1.71
1997 1.93 1.79
1998 1.94 1.65
1999 1.9 1.56
2000 1.89 1.5
2001 1.94 1.47
2002 1.97 1.45
2003 1.96 1.48
2004 1.93 1.54
2005 1.86 1.53
2006 1.91 1.54
2007 2.01 1.58
2008 2.06 1.64
2009 2.06 1.72
2010 2.05 1.7
2011 2.03 1.65
2012 1.98 1.66
2013 1.93 1.62
2014 1.89 1.82
2015 1.85 1.87
2016 1.81 1.89
2017 1.77 1.81
2018 1.75 1.81
2019 1.71 1.78
2020 1.63 1.77
2021 1.78 1.75
2022 1.54 1.69
2023 1.5 1.73

Ireland and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Ireland Moldova
1960 30.1 24.6
1961 29.8 24.7
1962 29.5 24.9
1963 29.2 25.1
1964 28.9 25.4
1965 28.6 25.7
1966 28.2 25.9
1967 28 26.1
1968 27.8 26.3
1969 27.6 26.4
1970 27.4 26.4
1971 27.1 26.3
1972 26.9 26.3
1973 26.7 26.3
1974 26.5 26.5
1975 26.5 26.7
1976 26.4 26.9
1977 26.5 27.2
1978 26.5 27.5
1979 26.5 27.6
1980 26.5 27.6
1981 26.6 27.9
1982 26.7 28.1
1983 26.9 28.3
1984 27.1 28.5
1985 27.3 28.7
1986 27.6 28.9
1987 27.9 29.1
1988 28.4 29.3
1989 28.8 29.5
1990 29.2 29.8
1991 29.6 30.2
1992 29.9 30.4
1993 30.2 30.6
1994 30.6 30.8
1995 30.9 31
1996 31.3 31.2
1997 31.6 31.3
1998 31.9 31.5
1999 32.2 31.8
2000 32.5 32
2001 32.7 32.2
2002 33 32.4
2003 33.2 32.6
2004 33.4 32.8
2005 33.4 33
2006 33.4 33.3
2007 33.4 33.6
2008 33.5 33.9
2009 33.9 34.3
2010 34.3 34.6
2011 34.8 34.9
2012 35.2 35.1
2013 35.6 35.4
2014 36 35.7
2015 36.4 36.1
2016 36.8 36.5
2017 37.1 36.8
2018 37.4 37.2
2019 37.8 37.6
2020 38.2 38
2021 38.6 38.3
2022 38.9 38.6
2023 39.4 38.8
2024 39.7 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Ireland Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ireland Moldova
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.6%
2021
English speaking
98.4%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Ireland Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
31.6 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
3.8
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Moldova
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
5,811 mi
2012

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