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Moldova vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 135th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Poland
Population
2358679
36176920
Population rank 145/197 46/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
79 years
2025

Moldova and Poland: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Poland economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Poland
Year GDP
Moldova Poland
1990 $3,592,857,043 $65,977,748,211
1991 $3,094,565,871 $85,500,935,935
1992 $2,319,243,436 $94,337,050,693
1993 $2,371,813,324 $96,043,157,273
1994 $1,702,314,268 $110,803,635,288
1995 $1,752,999,370 $142,838,527,115
1996 $1,695,122,174 $160,813,026,223
1997 $1,930,081,169 $159,893,964,917
1998 $1,698,717,505 $175,282,269,667
1999 $1,170,782,957 $170,704,452,715
2000 $1,288,429,392 $172,953,527,033
2001 $1,480,673,594 $191,823,200,371
2002 $1,661,818,168 $199,694,463,256
2003 $1,980,907,435 $218,561,225,998
2004 $2,598,249,556 $256,268,656,145
2005 $2,988,342,907 $306,999,913,151
2006 $3,408,255,451 $345,897,630,736
2007 $4,401,173,152 $429,715,132,138
2008 $6,054,824,248 $535,612,030,672
2009 $5,439,434,272 $440,891,472,247
2010 $6,974,982,370 $478,111,630,684
2011 $8,414,352,020 $527,848,543,023
2012 $8,709,138,635 $498,148,649,703
2013 $9,496,717,876 $518,179,836,405
2014 $9,402,090,138 $542,134,167,179
2015 $7,797,667,197 $480,054,118,583
2016 $7,980,917,076 $473,259,623,976
2017 $9,514,404,016 $528,356,723,263
2018 $11,252,353,421 $594,616,632,477
2019 $11,736,797,055 $602,683,770,145
2020 $11,530,746,234 $605,914,186,118
2021 $13,691,869,264 $689,170,171,187
2022 $14,525,337,524 $695,607,522,885
2023 $16,711,906,746 $812,451,128,979
2024 $18,200,340,854 $914,696,430,325

Moldova and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Poland
1990 $1,207 $1,731
1991 $1,038 $2,236
1992 $778 $2,459
1993 $797 $2,497
1994 $574 $2,875
1995 $594 $3,701
1996 $575 $4,164
1997 $657 $4,137
1998 $579 $4,534
1999 $399 $4,416
2000 $441 $4,521
2001 $507 $5,015
2002 $571 $5,223
2003 $682 $5,721
2004 $897 $6,712
2005 $1,034 $8,044
2006 $1,183 $9,069
2007 $1,531 $11,273
2008 $2,111 $14,049
2009 $1,898 $11,556
2010 $2,437 $12,568
2011 $2,941 $13,868
2012 $3,045 $13,087
2013 $3,321 $13,622
2014 $3,290 $14,262
2015 $2,750 $12,638
2016 $2,847 $12,464
2017 $3,453 $13,913
2018 $4,156 $15,658
2019 $4,405 $15,875
2020 $4,376 $16,151
2021 $5,275 $18,636
2022 $5,744 $18,891
2023 $6,800 $22,145
2024 $7,618 $25,023

Moldova vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Poland
1950 54 58.3
1951 54.5 58.9
1952 55.1 59.7
1953 55.7 61.3
1954 56.3 62.3
1955 56.9 63.1
1956 57.4 63.4
1957 58 64.4
1958 58.5 64.9
1959 59 66.4
1960 59.4 67.1
1961 59.9 67.8
1962 60.3 68
1963 60.6 68.3
1964 61 68.9
1965 61.3 69.4
1966 61.6 69.7
1967 61.8 69.9
1968 62 69.8
1969 62.2 69.8
1970 62.4 69.6
1971 62.7 69.8
1972 62.9 70.1
1973 63.2 70.7
1974 63.4 70.7
1975 63.7 70.6
1976 64 70.4
1977 64.2 70.3
1978 64.5 70.4
1979 64.8 70.2
1980 65.2 70.5
1981 65.6 70.6
1982 65.9 70.9
1983 66.1 70.8
1984 66.4 70.6
1985 66.9 70.5
1986 67.4 70.6
1987 67.9 70.8
1988 68.2 70.8
1989 68.2 70.8
1990 67.9 70.6
1991 67.6 70.7
1992 66.7 70.9
1993 66.7 71.3
1994 66.3 71.7
1995 66.2 72
1996 66.2 72.3
1997 66.5 72.6
1998 66.8 72.8
1999 67.2 73.2
2000 67.5 73.6
2001 67.7 74.2
2002 67.8 74.5
2003 67.9 74.8
2004 68 74.9
2005 68.2 75.1
2006 68.4 75.3
2007 68.7 75.4
2008 69 75.6
2009 69.4 75.9
2010 69.9 76.3
2011 70.2 76.6
2012 70.3 76.8
2013 70.3 77.1
2014 70.2 77.3
2015 70.1 77.6
2016 70.2 77.6
2017 70.4 77.7
2018 70.2 77.6
2019 70.2 77.9
2020 69.9 76.6
2021 69 75.6
2022 71.5 77.9
2023 71.2 78.6
2024 71.3 78.8
2025 71.5 79

Moldova and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Poland
Year Population
Moldova Poland
1960 2,058,020 29,637,450
1961 2,103,327 29,964,000
1962 2,147,227 30,308,500
1963 2,188,895 30,712,000
1964 2,228,000 31,139,450
1965 2,265,287 31,444,950
1966 2,301,871 31,681,000
1967 2,337,695 31,987,155
1968 2,373,073 32,294,655
1969 2,408,469 32,548,300
1970 2,437,590 32,664,300
1971 2,460,611 32,783,500
1972 2,484,742 33,055,650
1973 2,510,584 33,357,200
1974 2,538,164 33,678,899
1975 2,566,998 34,015,199
1976 2,596,491 34,356,300
1977 2,626,298 34,689,050
1978 2,656,211 34,965,600
1979 2,683,035 35,247,217
1980 2,708,675 35,574,150
1981 2,735,987 35,898,587
1982 2,763,101 36,230,481
1983 2,791,207 36,571,808
1984 2,820,518 36,904,134
1985 2,850,787 37,201,885
1986 2,883,057 37,456,119
1987 2,916,306 37,668,045
1988 2,948,891 37,824,487
1989 2,970,039 37,961,529
1990 2,977,912 38,110,782
1991 2,981,566 38,246,193
1992 2,980,965 38,363,667
1993 2,975,966 38,461,408
1994 2,966,745 38,542,652
1995 2,953,200 38,594,998
1996 2,947,293 38,624,370
1997 2,936,413 38,649,660
1998 2,935,227 38,663,481
1999 2,930,622 38,660,271
2000 2,924,668 38,258,629
2001 2,918,135 38,248,076
2002 2,911,385 38,230,364
2003 2,903,198 38,204,570
2004 2,896,023 38,182,222
2005 2,888,985 38,165,445
2006 2,880,967 38,141,267
2007 2,874,299 38,120,560
2008 2,868,833 38,125,759
2009 2,865,213 38,151,603
2010 2,862,354 38,042,794
2011 2,860,699 38,063,255
2012 2,860,324 38,063,164
2013 2,859,558 38,040,196
2014 2,857,815 38,011,735
2015 2,835,978 37,986,412
2016 2,803,186 37,970,087
2017 2,755,189 37,974,826
2018 2,707,203 37,974,750
2019 2,664,224 37,965,475
2020 2,635,130 37,515,748
2021 2,595,809 36,981,559
2022 2,528,654 36,821,749
2023 2,457,783 36,687,353
2024 2,389,275 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Moldova and Poland

Fertility rate
Moldova

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Poland
1960 3.32 2.98
1961 3.23 2.83
1962 3.04 2.72
1963 2.89 2.7
1964 2.71 2.57
1965 2.69 2.52
1966 2.65 2.34
1967 2.62 2.33
1968 2.59 2.24
1969 2.57 2.2
1970 2.57 2.2
1971 2.56 2.25
1972 2.56 2.24
1973 2.57 2.26
1974 2.56 2.26
1975 2.52 2.27
1976 2.47 2.3
1977 2.42 2.23
1978 2.39 2.21
1979 2.38 2.28
1980 2.38 2.28
1981 2.4 2.24
1982 2.45 2.34
1983 2.58 2.42
1984 2.67 2.37
1985 2.67 2.33
1986 2.74 2.22
1987 2.78 2.15
1988 2.63 2.13
1989 2.46 2.08
1990 2.39 2.06
1991 2.28 2.07
1992 2.22 1.95
1993 2.11 1.87
1994 1.99 1.81
1995 1.83 1.62
1996 1.71 1.59
1997 1.79 1.51
1998 1.65 1.44
1999 1.56 1.37
2000 1.5 1.37
2001 1.47 1.31
2002 1.45 1.25
2003 1.48 1.22
2004 1.54 1.23
2005 1.53 1.24
2006 1.54 1.27
2007 1.58 1.31
2008 1.64 1.39
2009 1.72 1.4
2010 1.7 1.41
2011 1.65 1.33
2012 1.66 1.33
2013 1.62 1.29
2014 1.82 1.32
2015 1.87 1.32
2016 1.89 1.39
2017 1.81 1.48
2018 1.81 1.46
2019 1.78 1.44
2020 1.77 1.39
2021 1.75 1.33
2022 1.69 1.29
2023 1.73 1.16

Moldova and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Poland
Year Median age, years
Moldova Poland
1960 24.6 26.6
1961 24.7 26.8
1962 24.9 26.9
1963 25.1 27.1
1964 25.4 27.3
1965 25.7 27.5
1966 25.9 27.7
1967 26.1 27.8
1968 26.3 28
1969 26.4 28.1
1970 26.4 28.2
1971 26.3 28.4
1972 26.3 28.5
1973 26.3 28.5
1974 26.5 28.6
1975 26.7 28.6
1976 26.9 28.7
1977 27.2 28.9
1978 27.5 29.1
1979 27.6 29.3
1980 27.6 29.5
1981 27.9 29.8
1982 28.1 30.1
1983 28.3 30.3
1984 28.5 30.6
1985 28.7 30.8
1986 28.9 31.1
1987 29.1 31.4
1988 29.3 31.7
1989 29.5 32.1
1990 29.8 32.4
1991 30.2 32.6
1992 30.4 32.9
1993 30.6 33.2
1994 30.8 33.5
1995 31 33.9
1996 31.2 34.2
1997 31.3 34.4
1998 31.5 34.7
1999 31.8 35
2000 32 35.2
2001 32.2 35.5
2002 32.4 35.8
2003 32.6 36
2004 32.8 36.3
2005 33 36.6
2006 33.3 36.9
2007 33.6 37.2
2008 33.9 37.5
2009 34.3 37.8
2010 34.6 38.1
2011 34.9 38.2
2012 35.1 38.4
2013 35.4 38.7
2014 35.7 39
2015 36.1 39.3
2016 36.5 39.7
2017 36.8 40
2018 37.2 40.4
2019 37.6 40.8
2020 38 41.1
2021 38.3 41.5
2022 38.6 41.9
2023 38.8 42.4
2024 39.1 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Moldova Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova Poland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
99.8%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Moldova Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Poland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
267,065 mi
2024

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