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Moldova vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 135th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Norway
Population
2358679
5642662
Population rank 145/197 119/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Moldova and Norway: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Norway economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Norway
Year GDP
Moldova Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 - $12,814,123,115
1971 - $14,583,114,840
1972 - $17,358,610,850
1973 - $22,534,253,703
1974 - $27,145,693,810
1975 - $32,877,805,200
1976 - $35,942,270,686
1977 - $41,508,030,431
1978 - $46,522,900,254
1979 - $53,132,244,624
1980 - $64,439,382,896
1981 - $63,596,654,761
1982 - $62,647,195,538
1983 - $61,627,240,831
1984 - $62,057,955,033
1985 - $65,416,879,914
1986 - $78,693,118,044
1987 - $94,229,907,236
1988 - $101,900,260,856
1989 - $102,633,934,391
1990 $3,592,857,043 $119,791,843,060
1991 $3,094,565,871 $121,872,464,483
1992 $2,319,243,436 $130,838,040,068
1993 $2,371,813,324 $120,579,213,713
1994 $1,702,314,268 $127,131,319,429
1995 $1,752,999,370 $152,029,612,325
1996 $1,695,122,174 $163,520,109,151
1997 $1,930,081,169 $161,356,631,888
1998 $1,698,717,505 $154,230,295,158
1999 $1,170,782,957 $162,383,706,021
2000 $1,288,429,392 $171,457,201,936
2001 $1,480,673,594 $174,239,354,071
2002 $1,661,818,168 $195,914,852,576
2003 $1,980,907,435 $229,385,469,337
2004 $2,598,249,556 $265,268,662,473
2005 $2,988,342,907 $309,978,579,744
2006 $3,408,255,451 $346,915,160,682
2007 $4,401,173,152 $402,643,260,488
2008 $6,054,824,248 $464,917,553,191
2009 $5,439,434,272 $387,976,400,617
2010 $6,974,982,370 $431,052,143,940
2011 $8,414,352,020 $501,360,549,669
2012 $8,709,138,635 $512,777,309,841
2013 $9,496,717,876 $526,014,468,085
2014 $9,402,090,138 $501,736,471,833
2015 $7,797,667,197 $388,159,512,246
2016 $7,980,917,076 $370,956,547,619
2017 $9,514,404,016 $401,745,275,035
2018 $11,252,353,421 $439,788,625,884
2019 $11,736,797,055 $408,742,840,909
2020 $11,530,746,234 $367,633,418,887
2021 $13,691,869,264 $503,367,986,030
2022 $14,525,337,524 $596,297,651,036
2023 $16,711,906,746 $482,949,731,777
2024 $18,200,340,854 $483,727,398,216

Moldova and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 - $3,306
1971 - $3,736
1972 - $4,414
1973 - $5,690
1974 - $6,812
1975 - $8,204
1976 - $8,927
1977 - $10,266
1978 - $11,463
1979 - $13,047
1980 - $15,772
1981 - $15,513
1982 - $15,225
1983 - $14,928
1984 - $14,989
1985 - $15,754
1986 - $18,883
1987 - $22,506
1988 - $24,207
1989 - $24,281
1990 $1,207 $28,243
1991 $1,038 $28,597
1992 $778 $30,524
1993 $797 $27,964
1994 $574 $29,316
1995 $594 $34,876
1996 $575 $37,322
1997 $657 $36,629
1998 $579 $34,803
1999 $399 $36,393
2000 $441 $38,178
2001 $507 $38,602
2002 $571 $43,171
2003 $682 $50,250
2004 $897 $57,769
2005 $1,034 $67,047
2006 $1,183 $74,434
2007 $1,531 $85,502
2008 $2,111 $97,504
2009 $1,898 $80,348
2010 $2,437 $88,163
2011 $2,941 $101,222
2012 $3,045 $102,176
2013 $3,321 $103,554
2014 $3,290 $97,667
2015 $2,750 $74,810
2016 $2,847 $70,867
2017 $3,453 $76,132
2018 $4,156 $82,793
2019 $4,405 $76,431
2020 $4,376 $68,340
2021 $5,275 $93,073
2022 $5,744 $109,270
2023 $6,800 $87,497
2024 $7,618 $86,810

Moldova vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Norway
1950 54 71.6
1951 54.5 72.5
1952 55.1 72.7
1953 55.7 73.1
1954 56.3 73.2
1955 56.9 73.4
1956 57.4 73.5
1957 58 73.4
1958 58.5 73.4
1959 59 73.6
1960 59.4 73.6
1961 59.9 73.6
1962 60.3 73.5
1963 60.6 73.1
1964 61 73.6
1965 61.3 73.7
1966 61.6 74
1967 61.8 74.1
1968 62 73.9
1969 62.2 73.7
1970 62.4 74.1
1971 62.7 74.2
1972 62.9 74.3
1973 63.2 74.4
1974 63.4 74.8
1975 63.7 74.8
1976 64 75
1977 64.2 75.4
1978 64.5 75.4
1979 64.8 75.4
1980 65.2 75.7
1981 65.6 75.9
1982 65.9 76
1983 66.1 76.1
1984 66.4 76.2
1985 66.9 75.9
1986 67.4 76.3
1987 67.9 76.1
1988 68.2 76.3
1989 68.2 76.5
1990 67.9 76.6
1991 67.6 77
1992 66.7 77.2
1993 66.7 77.2
1994 66.3 77.8
1995 66.2 77.8
1996 66.2 78.2
1997 66.5 78.2
1998 66.8 78.4
1999 67.2 78.4
2000 67.5 78.7
2001 67.7 78.9
2002 67.8 79
2003 67.9 79.5
2004 68 80
2005 68.2 80.2
2006 68.4 80.4
2007 68.7 80.5
2008 69 80.7
2009 69.4 80.9
2010 69.9 81
2011 70.2 81.2
2012 70.3 81.4
2013 70.3 81.7
2014 70.2 82.1
2015 70.1 82.3
2016 70.2 82.4
2017 70.4 82.6
2018 70.2 82.8
2019 70.2 83
2020 69.9 83.2
2021 69 83.2
2022 71.5 82.6
2023 71.2 83.3
2024 71.3 83.5
2025 71.5 83.6

Moldova and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Norway
Year Population
Moldova Norway
1960 2,058,020 3,581,239
1961 2,103,327 3,609,800
1962 2,147,227 3,638,918
1963 2,188,895 3,666,537
1964 2,228,000 3,694,339
1965 2,265,287 3,723,168
1966 2,301,871 3,753,012
1967 2,337,695 3,784,539
1968 2,373,073 3,816,486
1969 2,408,469 3,847,707
1970 2,437,590 3,875,763
1971 2,460,611 3,903,039
1972 2,484,742 3,933,004
1973 2,510,584 3,960,612
1974 2,538,164 3,985,258
1975 2,566,998 4,007,313
1976 2,596,491 4,026,152
1977 2,626,298 4,043,205
1978 2,656,211 4,058,671
1979 2,683,035 4,072,517
1980 2,708,675 4,085,620
1981 2,735,987 4,099,702
1982 2,763,101 4,114,787
1983 2,791,207 4,128,432
1984 2,820,518 4,140,099
1985 2,850,787 4,152,516
1986 2,883,057 4,167,354
1987 2,916,306 4,186,905
1988 2,948,891 4,209,488
1989 2,970,039 4,226,901
1990 2,977,912 4,241,473
1991 2,981,566 4,261,732
1992 2,980,965 4,286,401
1993 2,975,966 4,311,991
1994 2,966,745 4,336,613
1995 2,953,200 4,359,184
1996 2,947,293 4,381,336
1997 2,936,413 4,405,157
1998 2,935,227 4,431,464
1999 2,930,622 4,461,913
2000 2,924,668 4,490,967
2001 2,918,135 4,513,751
2002 2,911,385 4,538,159
2003 2,903,198 4,564,855
2004 2,896,023 4,591,910
2005 2,888,985 4,623,291
2006 2,880,967 4,660,677
2007 2,874,299 4,709,153
2008 2,868,833 4,768,212
2009 2,865,213 4,828,726
2010 2,862,354 4,889,252
2011 2,860,699 4,953,088
2012 2,860,324 5,018,573
2013 2,859,558 5,079,623
2014 2,857,815 5,137,232
2015 2,835,978 5,188,607
2016 2,803,186 5,234,519
2017 2,755,189 5,276,968
2018 2,707,203 5,311,916
2019 2,664,224 5,347,896
2020 2,635,130 5,379,475
2021 2,595,809 5,408,320
2022 2,528,654 5,457,127
2023 2,457,783 5,519,594
2024 2,389,275 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Moldova and Norway

Fertility rate
Moldova

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Norway
1960 3.32 2.85
1961 3.23 2.94
1962 3.04 2.91
1963 2.89 2.93
1964 2.71 2.98
1965 2.69 2.94
1966 2.65 2.9
1967 2.62 2.81
1968 2.59 2.75
1969 2.57 2.7
1970 2.57 2.5
1971 2.56 2.49
1972 2.56 2.38
1973 2.57 2.23
1974 2.56 2.13
1975 2.52 1.98
1976 2.47 1.86
1977 2.42 1.75
1978 2.39 1.77
1979 2.38 1.75
1980 2.38 1.72
1981 2.4 1.7
1982 2.45 1.71
1983 2.58 1.66
1984 2.67 1.66
1985 2.67 1.68
1986 2.74 1.71
1987 2.78 1.74
1988 2.63 1.84
1989 2.46 1.89
1990 2.39 1.93
1991 2.28 1.92
1992 2.22 1.88
1993 2.11 1.86
1994 1.99 1.87
1995 1.83 1.87
1996 1.71 1.89
1997 1.79 1.86
1998 1.65 1.81
1999 1.56 1.85
2000 1.5 1.85
2001 1.47 1.78
2002 1.45 1.75
2003 1.48 1.8
2004 1.54 1.83
2005 1.53 1.84
2006 1.54 1.9
2007 1.58 1.9
2008 1.64 1.96
2009 1.72 1.98
2010 1.7 1.95
2011 1.65 1.88
2012 1.66 1.85
2013 1.62 1.78
2014 1.82 1.75
2015 1.87 1.72
2016 1.89 1.71
2017 1.81 1.62
2018 1.81 1.56
2019 1.78 1.53
2020 1.77 1.48
2021 1.75 1.55
2022 1.69 1.41
2023 1.73 1.4

Moldova and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Norway
Year Median age, years
Moldova Norway
1960 24.6 34.3
1961 24.7 34.4
1962 24.9 34.4
1963 25.1 34.3
1964 25.4 34.2
1965 25.7 34.1
1966 25.9 33.9
1967 26.1 33.7
1968 26.3 33.5
1969 26.4 33.2
1970 26.4 32.9
1971 26.3 32.7
1972 26.3 32.5
1973 26.3 32.4
1974 26.5 32.4
1975 26.7 32.5
1976 26.9 32.6
1977 27.2 32.7
1978 27.5 32.9
1979 27.6 33.1
1980 27.6 33.3
1981 27.9 33.6
1982 28.1 33.9
1983 28.3 34.1
1984 28.5 34.4
1985 28.7 34.6
1986 28.9 34.8
1987 29.1 34.9
1988 29.3 35.1
1989 29.5 35.2
1990 29.8 35.4
1991 30.2 35.5
1992 30.4 35.7
1993 30.6 35.8
1994 30.8 35.9
1995 31 36.1
1996 31.2 36.2
1997 31.3 36.4
1998 31.5 36.5
1999 31.8 36.7
2000 32 36.9
2001 32.2 37.1
2002 32.4 37.3
2003 32.6 37.5
2004 32.8 37.7
2005 33 37.9
2006 33.3 38.1
2007 33.6 38.3
2008 33.9 38.4
2009 34.3 38.5
2010 34.6 38.6
2011 34.9 38.7
2012 35.1 38.8
2013 35.4 38.9
2014 35.7 39
2015 36.1 39.2
2016 36.5 39.3
2017 36.8 39.4
2018 37.2 39.6
2019 37.6 39.8
2020 38 40
2021 38.3 40.3
2022 38.6 40.4
2023 38.8 40.5
2024 39.1 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Moldova Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova Norway
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
95%
2013
English speaking
2%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Moldova Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Norway
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
n/a

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