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Moldova vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 135th vs. 108th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Portugal
Population
2358679
10687819
Population rank 145/197 92/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$309B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$50,617
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Moldova and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Portugal
Year GDP
Moldova Portugal
1960 - $3,339,150,158
1961 - $3,573,719,085
1962 - $3,835,883,663
1963 - $4,084,251,593
1964 - $4,429,202,657
1965 - $4,901,711,248
1966 - $5,370,108,031
1967 - $6,002,607,030
1968 - $6,644,693,214
1969 - $7,287,555,035
1970 - $8,108,235,704
1971 - $9,201,604,240
1972 - $11,239,117,865
1973 - $15,090,564,186
1974 - $17,512,391,476
1975 - $19,347,607,843
1976 - $20,332,831,565
1977 - $21,439,523,311
1978 - $23,487,614,051
1979 - $26,622,819,672
1980 - $32,896,519,824
1981 - $31,977,276,873
1982 - $30,527,754,793
1983 - $27,239,650,742
1984 - $25,217,969,050
1985 - $27,115,807,742
1986 - $38,745,901,354
1987 - $48,182,925,857
1988 - $56,347,250,696
1989 - $60,594,092,182
1990 $3,592,857,043 $78,713,860,217
1991 $3,094,565,871 $89,233,599,278
1992 $2,319,243,436 $107,592,098,307
1993 $2,371,813,324 $95,009,751,901
1994 $1,702,314,268 $99,688,641,304
1995 $1,752,999,370 $118,122,007,430
1996 $1,695,122,174 $122,630,089,680
1997 $1,930,081,169 $117,016,535,163
1998 $1,698,717,505 $123,946,327,916
1999 $1,170,782,957 $127,470,385,557
2000 $1,288,429,392 $118,605,192,877
2001 $1,480,673,594 $121,604,107,165
2002 $1,661,818,168 $134,795,565,549
2003 $1,980,907,435 $165,226,175,537
2004 $2,598,249,556 $189,382,122,532
2005 $2,988,342,907 $197,253,876,705
2006 $3,408,255,451 $208,756,449,276
2007 $4,401,173,152 $240,496,147,317
2008 $6,054,824,248 $263,416,394,624
2009 $5,439,434,272 $244,667,762,836
2010 $6,974,982,370 $238,443,864,993
2011 $8,414,352,020 $245,426,767,676
2012 $8,709,138,635 $216,536,676,772
2013 $9,496,717,876 $226,677,408,292
2014 $9,402,090,138 $230,078,616,300
2015 $7,797,667,197 $199,038,523,120
2016 $7,980,917,076 $206,305,431,242
2017 $9,514,404,016 $220,862,990,767
2018 $11,252,353,421 $242,092,894,543
2019 $11,736,797,055 $240,115,970,063
2020 $11,530,746,234 $229,618,773,423
2021 $13,691,869,264 $256,055,879,091
2022 $14,525,337,524 $256,898,675,069
2023 $16,711,906,746 $289,696,962,620
2024 $18,200,340,854 $308,683,317,393

Moldova and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Portugal
1960 - $377
1961 - $400
1962 - $426
1963 - $452
1964 - $490
1965 - $545
1966 - $601
1967 - $676
1968 - $752
1969 - $832
1970 - $934
1971 - $1,065
1972 - $1,302
1973 - $1,748
1974 - $2,000
1975 - $2,128
1976 - $2,173
1977 - $2,267
1978 - $2,457
1979 - $2,756
1980 - $3,368
1981 - $3,246
1982 - $3,080
1983 - $2,735
1984 - $2,523
1985 - $2,705
1986 - $3,862
1987 - $4,804
1988 - $5,624
1989 - $6,056
1990 $1,207 $7,885
1991 $1,038 $8,959
1992 $778 $10,811
1993 $797 $9,535
1994 $574 $9,977
1995 $594 $11,781
1996 $575 $12,185
1997 $657 $11,576
1998 $579 $12,199
1999 $399 $12,475
2000 $441 $11,526
2001 $507 $11,735
2002 $571 $12,937
2003 $682 $15,798
2004 $897 $18,064
2005 $1,034 $18,780
2006 $1,183 $19,839
2007 $1,531 $22,811
2008 $2,111 $24,949
2009 $1,898 $23,151
2010 $2,437 $22,552
2011 $2,941 $23,247
2012 $3,045 $20,593
2013 $3,321 $21,676
2014 $3,290 $22,121
2015 $2,750 $19,216
2016 $2,847 $19,980
2017 $3,453 $21,442
2018 $4,156 $23,541
2019 $4,405 $23,343
2020 $4,376 $22,299
2021 $5,275 $24,711
2022 $5,744 $24,621
2023 $6,800 $27,386
2024 $7,618 $28,844

Moldova vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Portugal
1950 54 58.5
1951 54.5 58.7
1952 55.1 59.8
1953 55.7 61.1
1954 56.3 62.2
1955 56.9 61.4
1956 57.4 61.2
1957 58 61.4
1958 58.5 63.7
1959 59 62.9
1960 59.4 64.1
1961 59.9 62.8
1962 60.3 64.3
1963 60.6 64.9
1964 61 65.1
1965 61.3 66.1
1966 61.6 65.6
1967 61.8 66.5
1968 62 66.8
1969 62.2 66.4
1970 62.4 67.1
1971 62.7 66.8
1972 62.9 69.2
1973 63.2 68.6
1974 63.4 69.1
1975 63.7 68.8
1976 64 69.1
1977 64.2 70.3
1978 64.5 70.8
1979 64.8 71.6
1980 65.2 71.7
1981 65.6 71.9
1982 65.9 72.7
1983 66.1 72.7
1984 66.4 72.9
1985 66.9 73.2
1986 67.4 73.6
1987 67.9 74.1
1988 68.2 74.1
1989 68.2 74.7
1990 67.9 74.3
1991 67.6 74.2
1992 66.7 74.9
1993 66.7 74.8
1994 66.3 75.7
1995 66.2 75.5
1996 66.2 75.5
1997 66.5 75.9
1998 66.8 76.1
1999 67.2 76.3
2000 67.5 76.8
2001 67.7 77.2
2002 67.8 77.4
2003 67.9 77.6
2004 68 78.4
2005 68.2 78.3
2006 68.4 79.1
2007 68.7 79.3
2008 69 79.6
2009 69.4 79.8
2010 69.9 80.1
2011 70.2 80.6
2012 70.3 80.6
2013 70.3 80.9
2014 70.2 81.3
2015 70.1 81.3
2016 70.2 81.4
2017 70.4 81.7
2018 70.2 81.6
2019 70.2 82
2020 69.9 81.4
2021 69 81.4
2022 71.5 81.2
2023 71.2 82.4
2024 71.3 82.6
2025 71.5 82.7

Moldova and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Portugal
Year Population
Moldova Portugal
1960 2,058,020 8,857,716
1961 2,103,327 8,929,316
1962 2,147,227 8,993,985
1963 2,188,895 9,030,355
1964 2,228,000 9,035,365
1965 2,265,287 8,998,595
1966 2,301,871 8,930,990
1967 2,337,695 8,874,520
1968 2,373,073 8,836,650
1969 2,408,469 8,757,705
1970 2,437,590 8,680,431
1971 2,460,611 8,643,756
1972 2,484,742 8,630,430
1973 2,510,584 8,633,100
1974 2,538,164 8,754,365
1975 2,566,998 9,093,470
1976 2,596,491 9,355,810
1977 2,626,298 9,455,675
1978 2,656,211 9,558,250
1979 2,683,035 9,661,265
1980 2,708,675 9,766,312
1981 2,735,987 9,851,362
1982 2,763,101 9,911,771
1983 2,791,207 9,957,865
1984 2,820,518 9,996,232
1985 2,850,787 10,023,613
1986 2,883,057 10,032,734
1987 2,916,306 10,030,031
1988 2,948,891 10,019,610
1989 2,970,039 10,005,000
1990 2,977,912 9,983,218
1991 2,981,566 9,960,235
1992 2,980,965 9,952,494
1993 2,975,966 9,964,675
1994 2,966,745 9,991,525
1995 2,953,200 10,026,176
1996 2,947,293 10,063,945
1997 2,936,413 10,108,977
1998 2,935,227 10,160,196
1999 2,930,622 10,217,828
2000 2,924,668 10,289,898
2001 2,918,135 10,362,722
2002 2,911,385 10,419,631
2003 2,903,198 10,458,821
2004 2,896,023 10,483,861
2005 2,888,985 10,503,330
2006 2,880,967 10,522,288
2007 2,874,299 10,542,964
2008 2,868,833 10,558,177
2009 2,865,213 10,568,247
2010 2,862,354 10,573,100
2011 2,860,699 10,557,560
2012 2,860,324 10,514,844
2013 2,859,558 10,457,295
2014 2,857,815 10,401,062
2015 2,835,978 10,358,076
2016 2,803,186 10,325,452
2017 2,755,189 10,300,300
2018 2,707,203 10,283,822
2019 2,664,224 10,286,263
2020 2,635,130 10,297,081
2021 2,595,809 10,361,831
2022 2,528,654 10,434,332
2023 2,457,783 10,578,174
2024 2,389,275 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Moldova and Portugal

Fertility rate
Moldova

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Portugal
1960 3.32 3.16
1961 3.23 3.21
1962 3.04 3.23
1963 2.89 3.12
1964 2.71 3.21
1965 2.69 3.15
1966 2.65 3.16
1967 2.62 3.16
1968 2.59 3.12
1969 2.57 3.12
1970 2.57 3.01
1971 2.56 3
1972 2.56 2.86
1973 2.57 2.77
1974 2.56 2.7
1975 2.52 2.75
1976 2.47 2.82
1977 2.42 2.69
1978 2.39 2.45
1979 2.38 2.31
1980 2.38 2.25
1981 2.4 2.13
1982 2.45 2.07
1983 2.58 1.95
1984 2.67 1.9
1985 2.67 1.72
1986 2.74 1.66
1987 2.78 1.62
1988 2.63 1.61
1989 2.46 1.57
1990 2.39 1.56
1991 2.28 1.56
1992 2.22 1.54
1993 2.11 1.52
1994 1.99 1.45
1995 1.83 1.41
1996 1.71 1.44
1997 1.79 1.47
1998 1.65 1.47
1999 1.56 1.5
2000 1.5 1.55
2001 1.47 1.45
2002 1.45 1.46
2003 1.48 1.44
2004 1.54 1.4
2005 1.53 1.41
2006 1.54 1.37
2007 1.58 1.35
2008 1.64 1.39
2009 1.72 1.34
2010 1.7 1.39
2011 1.65 1.35
2012 1.66 1.28
2013 1.62 1.21
2014 1.82 1.24
2015 1.87 1.31
2016 1.89 1.37
2017 1.81 1.38
2018 1.81 1.42
2019 1.78 1.44
2020 1.77 1.42
2021 1.75 1.35
2022 1.69 1.43
2023 1.73 1.44

Moldova and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Moldova Portugal
1960 24.6 27.9
1961 24.7 28.1
1962 24.9 28.3
1963 25.1 28.5
1964 25.4 28.7
1965 25.7 28.8
1966 25.9 29
1967 26.1 29.1
1968 26.3 29.2
1969 26.4 29.4
1970 26.4 29.6
1971 26.3 29.7
1972 26.3 29.6
1973 26.3 29.6
1974 26.5 29.7
1975 26.7 29.7
1976 26.9 29.8
1977 27.2 29.9
1978 27.5 30
1979 27.6 30.3
1980 27.6 30.6
1981 27.9 30.8
1982 28.1 31.1
1983 28.3 31.4
1984 28.5 31.7
1985 28.7 32.1
1986 28.9 32.5
1987 29.1 32.9
1988 29.3 33.3
1989 29.5 33.7
1990 29.8 34.2
1991 30.2 34.6
1992 30.4 35
1993 30.6 35.4
1994 30.8 35.7
1995 31 36.1
1996 31.2 36.4
1997 31.3 36.8
1998 31.5 37.1
1999 31.8 37.4
2000 32 37.7
2001 32.2 38
2002 32.4 38.3
2003 32.6 38.6
2004 32.8 39
2005 33 39.4
2006 33.3 39.8
2007 33.6 40.2
2008 33.9 40.6
2009 34.3 41
2010 34.6 41.5
2011 34.9 41.9
2012 35.1 42.4
2013 35.4 42.9
2014 35.7 43.4
2015 36.1 43.8
2016 36.5 44.3
2017 36.8 44.7
2018 37.2 45.2
2019 37.6 45.6
2020 38 46.1
2021 38.3 46.5
2022 38.6 46.8
2023 38.8 47.2
2024 39.1 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
12.2%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
91.4%
2024

Energy

Moldova Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova Portugal
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
96.8%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
88.5%
2024

Health

Moldova Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Portugal
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
n/a

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