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Moldova vs Netherlands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 18M in The Netherlands (ranked 72/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 13,000 sq mi for The Netherlands (ranked 135th vs. 134th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Netherlands
Population
2358679
18191638
Population rank 145/197 72/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$1.23T
2024
GDP rank 134/197 19/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$68,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 13/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$84,218
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$531B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
43.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$29,494
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 25/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$45,699
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
13,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.43
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
42.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Moldova and Netherlands: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Netherlands economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Netherlands
Year GDP
Moldova Netherlands
1960 - $13,282,979,015
1961 - $14,599,836,396
1962 - $15,847,582,341
1963 - $17,193,744,109
1964 - $20,232,048,553
1965 - $22,721,869,808
1966 - $24,741,480,717
1967 - $27,143,828,099
1968 - $30,097,635,751
1969 - $34,086,038,090
1970 - $38,220,884,519
1971 - $44,644,730,576
1972 - $54,787,070,173
1973 - $71,946,639,603
1974 - $87,371,810,804
1975 - $100,397,061,694
1976 - $109,329,386,564
1977 - $127,203,923,857
1978 - $156,089,077,205
1979 - $179,933,827,310
1980 - $195,439,301,707
1981 - $164,375,775,854
1982 - $158,712,765,536
1983 - $153,671,294,109
1984 - $144,124,462,912
1985 - $144,057,523,222
1986 - $201,157,708,221
1987 - $245,406,949,521
1988 - $262,295,966,105
1989 - $258,716,904,292
1990 $3,592,857,043 $318,799,003,994
1991 $3,094,565,871 $327,982,316,124
1992 $2,319,243,436 $363,497,050,125
1993 $2,371,813,324 $354,070,495,966
1994 $1,702,314,268 $379,688,232,232
1995 $1,752,999,370 $452,967,334,614
1996 $1,695,122,174 $451,372,549,020
1997 $1,930,081,169 $417,506,211,882
1998 $1,698,717,505 $438,612,530,549
1999 $1,170,782,957 $447,778,514,140
2000 $1,288,429,392 $417,649,282,154
2001 $1,480,673,594 $432,536,219,669
2002 $1,661,818,168 $475,529,972,123
2003 $1,980,907,435 $582,435,617,082
2004 $2,598,249,556 $661,224,886,143
2005 $2,988,342,907 $688,133,699,636
2006 $3,408,255,451 $737,593,995,289
2007 $4,401,173,152 $853,499,460,873
2008 $6,054,824,248 $957,901,566,041
2009 $5,439,434,272 $878,954,223,140
2010 $6,974,982,370 $852,464,982,433
2011 $8,414,352,020 $913,140,741,333
2012 $8,709,138,635 $845,689,017,066
2013 $9,496,717,876 $883,951,539,007
2014 $9,402,090,138 $901,556,501,756
2015 $7,797,667,197 $775,743,675,303
2016 $7,980,917,076 $797,163,949,290
2017 $9,514,404,016 $848,233,537,846
2018 $11,252,353,421 $929,733,599,797
2019 $11,736,797,055 $928,903,005,576
2020 $11,530,746,234 $932,560,861,701
2021 $13,691,869,264 $1,054,472,123,450
2022 $14,525,337,524 $1,046,540,797,549
2023 $16,711,906,746 $1,154,361,305,398
2024 $18,200,340,854 $1,227,543,925,316

Moldova and Netherlands economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Netherlands
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Netherlands
1960 - $1,156
1961 - $1,254
1962 - $1,342
1963 - $1,437
1964 - $1,668
1965 - $1,848
1966 - $1,986
1967 - $2,155
1968 - $2,364
1969 - $2,647
1970 - $2,931
1971 - $3,384
1972 - $4,110
1973 - $5,353
1974 - $6,450
1975 - $7,346
1976 - $7,937
1977 - $9,180
1978 - $11,196
1979 - $12,817
1980 - $13,812
1981 - $11,537
1982 - $11,089
1983 - $10,696
1984 - $9,992
1985 - $9,941
1986 - $13,804
1987 - $16,734
1988 - $17,771
1989 - $17,423
1990 $1,207 $21,322
1991 $1,038 $21,764
1992 $778 $23,939
1993 $797 $23,156
1994 $574 $24,683
1995 $594 $29,301
1996 $575 $29,064
1997 $657 $26,745
1998 $579 $27,924
1999 $399 $28,319
2000 $441 $26,225
2001 $507 $26,956
2002 $571 $29,447
2003 $682 $35,897
2004 $897 $40,611
2005 $1,034 $42,165
2006 $1,183 $45,124
2007 $1,531 $52,101
2008 $2,111 $58,247
2009 $1,898 $53,172
2010 $2,437 $51,306
2011 $2,941 $54,702
2012 $3,045 $50,474
2013 $3,321 $52,602
2014 $3,290 $53,457
2015 $2,750 $45,794
2016 $2,847 $46,809
2017 $3,453 $49,514
2018 $4,156 $53,955
2019 $4,405 $53,555
2020 $4,376 $53,468
2021 $5,275 $60,142
2022 $5,744 $59,123
2023 $6,800 $64,572
2024 $7,618 $68,219

Moldova vs. Netherlands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Netherlands
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Netherlands
1950 54 71.4
1951 54.5 71.5
1952 55.1 72.1
1953 55.7 71.7
1954 56.3 72.4
1955 56.9 72.5
1956 57.4 72.5
1957 58 73
1958 58.5 73.1
1959 59 73.2
1960 59.4 73.4
1961 59.9 73.6
1962 60.3 73.2
1963 60.6 73.4
1964 61 73.7
1965 61.3 73.6
1966 61.6 73.6
1967 61.8 73.8
1968 62 73.6
1969 62.2 73.6
1970 62.4 73.6
1971 62.7 73.9
1972 62.9 73.8
1973 63.2 74.2
1974 63.4 74.6
1975 63.7 74.6
1976 64 74.7
1977 64.2 75.3
1978 64.5 75.2
1979 64.8 75.6
1980 65.2 75.8
1981 65.6 76
1982 65.9 76.1
1983 66.1 76.3
1984 66.4 76.3
1985 66.9 76.4
1986 67.4 76.4
1987 67.9 76.8
1988 68.2 77
1989 68.2 76.8
1990 67.9 77
1991 67.6 77.2
1992 66.7 77.4
1993 66.7 77
1994 66.3 77.5
1995 66.2 77.6
1996 66.2 77.6
1997 66.5 77.9
1998 66.8 78
1999 67.2 78
2000 67.5 78.1
2001 67.7 78.3
2002 67.8 78.4
2003 67.9 78.7
2004 68 79.2
2005 68.2 79.5
2006 68.4 79.8
2007 68.7 80.3
2008 69 80.4
2009 69.4 80.7
2010 69.9 80.8
2011 70.2 81.1
2012 70.3 81.1
2013 70.3 81.3
2014 70.2 81.7
2015 70.1 81.5
2016 70.2 81.6
2017 70.4 81.7
2018 70.2 81.8
2019 70.2 82.1
2020 69.9 81.4
2021 69 81.4
2022 71.5 81.9
2023 71.2 82.2
2024 71.3 82.3
2025 71.5 82.4

Moldova and Netherlands population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Netherlands
Year Population
Moldova Netherlands
1960 2,058,020 11,486,631
1961 2,103,327 11,638,712
1962 2,147,227 11,805,689
1963 2,188,895 11,965,966
1964 2,228,000 12,127,120
1965 2,265,287 12,294,732
1966 2,301,871 12,456,251
1967 2,337,695 12,598,201
1968 2,373,073 12,729,721
1969 2,408,469 12,877,984
1970 2,437,590 13,038,526
1971 2,460,611 13,194,497
1972 2,484,742 13,328,593
1973 2,510,584 13,439,322
1974 2,538,164 13,545,056
1975 2,566,998 13,666,335
1976 2,596,491 13,774,037
1977 2,626,298 13,856,185
1978 2,656,211 13,941,700
1979 2,683,035 14,038,270
1980 2,708,675 14,149,800
1981 2,735,987 14,247,208
1982 2,763,101 14,312,690
1983 2,791,207 14,367,070
1984 2,820,518 14,424,211
1985 2,850,787 14,491,632
1986 2,883,057 14,572,278
1987 2,916,306 14,665,037
1988 2,948,891 14,760,094
1989 2,970,039 14,848,907
1990 2,977,912 14,951,510
1991 2,981,566 15,069,798
1992 2,980,965 15,184,166
1993 2,975,966 15,290,368
1994 2,966,745 15,382,838
1995 2,953,200 15,459,006
1996 2,947,293 15,530,498
1997 2,936,413 15,610,650
1998 2,935,227 15,707,209
1999 2,930,622 15,812,088
2000 2,924,668 15,925,513
2001 2,918,135 16,046,180
2002 2,911,385 16,148,929
2003 2,903,198 16,225,302
2004 2,896,023 16,281,779
2005 2,888,985 16,319,868
2006 2,880,967 16,346,101
2007 2,874,299 16,381,696
2008 2,868,833 16,445,593
2009 2,865,213 16,530,388
2010 2,862,354 16,615,394
2011 2,860,699 16,693,074
2012 2,860,324 16,754,962
2013 2,859,558 16,804,432
2014 2,857,815 16,865,008
2015 2,835,978 16,939,923
2016 2,803,186 17,030,314
2017 2,755,189 17,131,296
2018 2,707,203 17,231,624
2019 2,664,224 17,344,874
2020 2,635,130 17,441,500
2021 2,595,809 17,533,044
2022 2,528,654 17,700,982
2023 2,457,783 17,877,117
2024 2,389,275 17,994,237

Fertility rates in Moldova and Netherlands

Fertility rate
Moldova

Netherlands
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Netherlands
1960 3.32 3.12
1961 3.23 3.22
1962 3.04 3.18
1963 2.89 3.19
1964 2.71 3.17
1965 2.69 3.04
1966 2.65 2.9
1967 2.62 2.81
1968 2.59 2.72
1969 2.57 2.75
1970 2.57 2.57
1971 2.56 2.36
1972 2.56 2.15
1973 2.57 1.9
1974 2.56 1.77
1975 2.52 1.66
1976 2.47 1.63
1977 2.42 1.58
1978 2.39 1.58
1979 2.38 1.56
1980 2.38 1.6
1981 2.4 1.56
1982 2.45 1.5
1983 2.58 1.47
1984 2.67 1.49
1985 2.67 1.51
1986 2.74 1.55
1987 2.78 1.56
1988 2.63 1.55
1989 2.46 1.55
1990 2.39 1.62
1991 2.28 1.61
1992 2.22 1.59
1993 2.11 1.57
1994 1.99 1.57
1995 1.83 1.53
1996 1.71 1.53
1997 1.79 1.56
1998 1.65 1.63
1999 1.56 1.65
2000 1.5 1.72
2001 1.47 1.71
2002 1.45 1.73
2003 1.48 1.75
2004 1.54 1.72
2005 1.53 1.71
2006 1.54 1.72
2007 1.58 1.72
2008 1.64 1.77
2009 1.72 1.79
2010 1.7 1.79
2011 1.65 1.76
2012 1.66 1.72
2013 1.62 1.68
2014 1.82 1.71
2015 1.87 1.66
2016 1.89 1.66
2017 1.81 1.62
2018 1.81 1.59
2019 1.78 1.57
2020 1.77 1.54
2021 1.75 1.62
2022 1.69 1.49
2023 1.73 1.43

Moldova and Netherlands demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Netherlands
Year Median age, years
Moldova Netherlands
1960 24.6 28.8
1961 24.7 28.8
1962 24.9 28.7
1963 25.1 28.7
1964 25.4 28.6
1965 25.7 28.6
1966 25.9 28.6
1967 26.1 28.5
1968 26.3 28.6
1969 26.4 28.6
1970 26.4 28.6
1971 26.3 28.7
1972 26.3 28.9
1973 26.3 29
1974 26.5 29.3
1975 26.7 29.4
1976 26.9 29.8
1977 27.2 30.3
1978 27.5 30.7
1979 27.6 31
1980 27.6 31.3
1981 27.9 31.6
1982 28.1 31.9
1983 28.3 32.3
1984 28.5 32.6
1985 28.7 32.9
1986 28.9 33.2
1987 29.1 33.5
1988 29.3 33.8
1989 29.5 34.1
1990 29.8 34.3
1991 30.2 34.6
1992 30.4 34.8
1993 30.6 35.1
1994 30.8 35.4
1995 31 35.7
1996 31.2 36.1
1997 31.3 36.4
1998 31.5 36.7
1999 31.8 37
2000 32 37.3
2001 32.2 37.5
2002 32.4 37.8
2003 32.6 38.1
2004 32.8 38.5
2005 33 38.9
2006 33.3 39.3
2007 33.6 39.7
2008 33.9 40
2009 34.3 40.3
2010 34.6 40.7
2011 34.9 41
2012 35.1 41.3
2013 35.4 41.6
2014 35.7 41.8
2015 36.1 42
2016 36.5 42.2
2017 36.8 42.3
2018 37.2 42.4
2019 37.6 42.5
2020 38 42.5
2021 38.3 42.6
2022 38.6 42.5
2023 38.8 42.4
2024 39.1 42.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Netherlands
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$1.13T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
44.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
5.18%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-1.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
3.64%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
70.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
17.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
78.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
21.4%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
3.6%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,231,625
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
8.62%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
13
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
103
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.1T
2017
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$79.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$4.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
7,265,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
1.44%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
99.2%
2024

Energy

Moldova Netherlands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
3,418 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
122.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
6.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
83.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
9.01%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
87%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
6,189 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
33.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.28%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova Netherlands
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+121,628
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
93.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
6.03 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
92.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
78
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
95
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
4
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
2%
2025
90.9%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
97%
2023

Health

Moldova Netherlands
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$5,796
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$581
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
3.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
30.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
4
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
15%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
8.71 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Netherlands
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
722 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
6,961 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
1,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
88,123 mi
2022

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