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Japan vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 61st vs. 135th).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Moldova
Population
123324642
2358679
Population rank 12/197 145/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 4/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Japan and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Japan and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Japan

Moldova
Year GDP
Japan Moldova
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 -
1971 $245,364,056,622 -
1972 $324,933,841,269 -
1973 $441,460,582,536 -
1974 $490,035,789,970 -
1975 $532,861,438,885 -
1976 $598,883,902,156 -
1977 $737,069,290,928 -
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 -
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 -
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 -
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 -
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 -
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 -
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 -
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 -
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 -
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 -
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 -
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 -
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $3,592,857,043
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $3,094,565,871
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $2,319,243,436
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $2,371,813,324
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $1,702,314,268
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $1,752,999,370
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $1,695,122,174
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $1,930,081,169
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $1,698,717,505
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $1,170,782,957
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $1,288,429,392
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $1,480,673,594
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $1,661,818,168
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $1,980,907,435
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $2,598,249,556
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $2,988,342,907
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $3,408,255,451
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $4,401,173,152
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $6,054,824,248
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $5,439,434,272
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $6,974,982,370
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $8,414,352,020
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $8,709,138,635
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $9,496,717,876
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $9,402,090,138
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $7,797,667,197
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $7,980,917,076
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $9,514,404,016
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $11,252,353,421
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $11,736,797,055
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $11,530,746,234
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $13,691,869,264
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $14,525,337,524
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $16,711,906,746
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $18,200,340,854

Japan and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Japan Moldova
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 -
1971 $2,321 -
1972 $3,031 -
1973 $4,061 -
1974 $4,448 -
1975 $4,776 -
1976 $5,310 -
1977 $6,473 -
1978 $9,012 -
1979 $9,301 -
1980 $9,669 -
1981 $10,583 -
1982 $9,780 -
1983 $10,652 -
1984 $11,207 -
1985 $11,809 -
1986 $17,452 -
1987 $21,142 -
1988 $25,500 -
1989 $25,266 -
1990 $25,801 $1,207
1991 $29,428 $1,038
1992 $31,993 $778
1993 $36,345 $797
1994 $39,934 $574
1995 $44,198 $594
1996 $39,150 $575
1997 $35,638 $657
1998 $32,424 $579
1999 $36,610 $399
2000 $39,169 $441
2001 $34,406 $507
2002 $32,821 $571
2003 $35,387 $682
2004 $38,299 $897
2005 $37,813 $1,034
2006 $35,992 $1,183
2007 $35,779 $1,531
2008 $39,876 $2,111
2009 $41,309 $1,898
2010 $44,968 $2,437
2011 $48,760 $2,941
2012 $49,145 $3,045
2013 $40,899 $3,321
2014 $38,475 $3,290
2015 $34,961 $2,750
2016 $39,375 $2,847
2017 $38,834 $3,453
2018 $39,751 $4,156
2019 $40,416 $4,405
2020 $40,029 $4,376
2021 $40,095 $5,275
2022 $34,066 $5,744
2023 $33,836 $6,800
2024 $32,476 $7,618

Japan vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Moldova
1950 59.3 54
1951 61 54.5
1952 63 55.1
1953 63.3 55.7
1954 64.5 56.3
1955 65.7 56.9
1956 65.6 57.4
1957 65.4 58
1958 67 58.5
1959 67.5 59
1960 67.7 59.4
1961 68.4 59.9
1962 68.7 60.3
1963 69.7 60.6
1964 70.2 61
1965 70.3 61.3
1966 71.1 61.6
1967 71.4 61.8
1968 71.7 62
1969 71.9 62.2
1970 72 62.4
1971 72.8 62.7
1972 73.3 62.9
1973 73.4 63.2
1974 73.8 63.4
1975 74.4 63.7
1976 74.8 64
1977 75.3 64.2
1978 75.7 64.5
1979 76.2 64.8
1980 76.1 65.2
1981 76.6 65.6
1982 77.1 65.9
1983 77.1 66.1
1984 77.5 66.4
1985 77.8 66.9
1986 78.2 67.4
1987 78.6 67.9
1988 78.5 68.2
1989 79 68.2
1990 79 67.9
1991 79.3 67.6
1992 79.3 66.7
1993 79.4 66.7
1994 79.8 66.3
1995 79.7 66.2
1996 80.4 66.2
1997 80.6 66.5
1998 80.6 66.8
1999 80.6 67.2
2000 81.2 67.5
2001 81.5 67.7
2002 81.8 67.8
2003 81.9 67.9
2004 82.1 68
2005 82 68.2
2006 82.4 68.4
2007 82.5 68.7
2008 82.6 69
2009 83 69.4
2010 82.9 69.9
2011 82.7 70.2
2012 83.2 70.3
2013 83.4 70.3
2014 83.6 70.2
2015 83.9 70.1
2016 84.1 70.2
2017 84.2 70.4
2018 84.3 70.2
2019 84.4 70.2
2020 84.7 69.9
2021 84.6 69
2022 84.1 71.5
2023 84.7 71.2
2024 84.9 71.3
2025 85 71.5

Japan and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Moldova
Year Population
Japan Moldova
1960 93,216,000 2,058,020
1961 94,055,000 2,103,327
1962 94,933,000 2,147,227
1963 95,900,000 2,188,895
1964 96,903,000 2,228,000
1965 97,952,000 2,265,287
1966 98,851,000 2,301,871
1967 99,879,000 2,337,695
1968 101,011,000 2,373,073
1969 102,219,000 2,408,469
1970 103,403,000 2,437,590
1971 105,697,000 2,460,611
1972 107,188,000 2,484,742
1973 108,707,000 2,510,584
1974 110,162,000 2,538,164
1975 111,573,000 2,566,998
1976 112,775,000 2,596,491
1977 113,872,000 2,626,298
1978 114,913,000 2,656,211
1979 115,890,000 2,683,035
1980 116,807,000 2,708,675
1981 117,661,000 2,735,987
1982 118,480,000 2,763,101
1983 119,307,000 2,791,207
1984 120,083,000 2,820,518
1985 120,837,000 2,850,787
1986 121,482,000 2,883,057
1987 122,069,000 2,916,306
1988 122,578,000 2,948,891
1989 123,069,000 2,970,039
1990 123,478,000 2,977,912
1991 123,964,000 2,981,566
1992 124,425,000 2,980,965
1993 124,829,000 2,975,966
1994 125,178,000 2,966,745
1995 125,472,000 2,953,200
1996 125,757,000 2,947,293
1997 126,057,000 2,936,413
1998 126,400,000 2,935,227
1999 126,631,000 2,930,622
2000 126,843,000 2,924,668
2001 127,149,000 2,918,135
2002 127,445,000 2,911,385
2003 127,718,000 2,903,198
2004 127,761,000 2,896,023
2005 127,773,000 2,888,985
2006 127,854,000 2,880,967
2007 128,001,000 2,874,299
2008 128,063,000 2,868,833
2009 128,047,000 2,865,213
2010 128,070,000 2,862,354
2011 127,833,000 2,860,699
2012 127,629,000 2,860,324
2013 127,445,000 2,859,558
2014 127,276,000 2,857,815
2015 127,141,000 2,835,978
2016 127,076,000 2,803,186
2017 126,972,000 2,755,189
2018 126,811,000 2,707,203
2019 126,633,000 2,664,224
2020 126,261,000 2,635,130
2021 125,681,593 2,595,809
2022 125,124,989 2,528,654
2023 124,516,650 2,457,783
2024 123,975,371 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Japan and Moldova

Fertility rate
Japan

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Japan Moldova
1960 2 3.32
1961 1.96 3.23
1962 1.98 3.04
1963 2 2.89
1964 2.05 2.71
1965 2.14 2.69
1966 1.58 2.65
1967 2.23 2.62
1968 2.13 2.59
1969 2.13 2.57
1970 2.13 2.57
1971 2.16 2.56
1972 2.14 2.56
1973 2.14 2.57
1974 2.05 2.56
1975 1.91 2.52
1976 1.85 2.47
1977 1.8 2.42
1978 1.79 2.39
1979 1.77 2.38
1980 1.75 2.38
1981 1.74 2.4
1982 1.77 2.45
1983 1.8 2.58
1984 1.81 2.67
1985 1.76 2.67
1986 1.72 2.74
1987 1.69 2.78
1988 1.66 2.63
1989 1.57 2.46
1990 1.54 2.39
1991 1.53 2.28
1992 1.5 2.22
1993 1.46 2.11
1994 1.5 1.99
1995 1.42 1.83
1996 1.43 1.71
1997 1.39 1.79
1998 1.38 1.65
1999 1.34 1.56
2000 1.36 1.5
2001 1.33 1.47
2002 1.32 1.45
2003 1.29 1.48
2004 1.29 1.54
2005 1.26 1.53
2006 1.32 1.54
2007 1.34 1.58
2008 1.37 1.64
2009 1.37 1.72
2010 1.39 1.7
2011 1.39 1.65
2012 1.41 1.66
2013 1.43 1.62
2014 1.42 1.82
2015 1.45 1.87
2016 1.44 1.89
2017 1.43 1.81
2018 1.42 1.81
2019 1.36 1.78
2020 1.33 1.77
2021 1.3 1.75
2022 1.26 1.69
2023 1.2 1.73

Japan and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Japan Moldova
1960 25.8 24.6
1961 26.2 24.7
1962 26.5 24.9
1963 26.9 25.1
1964 27.2 25.4
1965 27.6 25.7
1966 28 25.9
1967 28.4 26.1
1968 28.6 26.3
1969 28.9 26.4
1970 29.2 26.4
1971 29.6 26.3
1972 29.9 26.3
1973 30.2 26.3
1974 30.4 26.5
1975 30.6 26.7
1976 30.9 26.9
1977 31.5 27.2
1978 32 27.5
1979 32.4 27.6
1980 32.8 27.6
1981 33.1 27.9
1982 33.7 28.1
1983 34.3 28.3
1984 34.9 28.5
1985 35.4 28.7
1986 35.9 28.9
1987 36.3 29.1
1988 36.8 29.3
1989 37.2 29.5
1990 37.7 29.8
1991 38.2 30.2
1992 38.7 30.4
1993 39.2 30.6
1994 39.6 30.8
1995 40 31
1996 40.3 31.2
1997 40.7 31.3
1998 41 31.5
1999 41.4 31.8
2000 41.8 32
2001 42.1 32.2
2002 42.5 32.4
2003 42.8 32.6
2004 43.2 32.8
2005 43.6 33
2006 43.9 33.3
2007 44.2 33.6
2008 44.6 33.9
2009 44.9 34.3
2010 45.2 34.6
2011 45.5 34.9
2012 45.8 35.1
2013 46.2 35.4
2014 46.6 35.7
2015 47 36.1
2016 47.3 36.5
2017 47.6 36.8
2018 48 37.2
2019 48.3 37.6
2020 48.7 38
2021 49.1 38.3
2022 49.5 38.6
2023 50 38.8
2024 50.4 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
4.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Japan Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Japan Moldova
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
99.6%
2021
English speaking
15%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
87%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Japan Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Moldova
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
5,811 mi
2012

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