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Moldova vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 135th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Serbia
Population
2358679
6541064
Population rank 145/197 110/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Moldova and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Serbia
Year GDP
Moldova Serbia
1990 $3,592,857,043 -
1991 $3,094,565,871 -
1992 $2,319,243,436 -
1993 $2,371,813,324 -
1994 $1,702,314,268 -
1995 $1,752,999,370 $17,921,892,655
1996 $1,695,122,174 $23,277,430,168
1997 $1,930,081,169 $27,153,408,995
1998 $1,698,717,505 $21,004,077,441
1999 $1,170,782,957 $20,878,694,851
2000 $1,288,429,392 $7,326,373,882
2001 $1,480,673,594 $13,599,378,662
2002 $1,661,818,168 $17,930,583,571
2003 $1,980,907,435 $23,593,044,418
2004 $2,598,249,556 $26,845,632,342
2005 $2,988,342,907 $28,334,256,181
2006 $3,408,255,451 $33,298,057,362
2007 $4,401,173,152 $44,888,028,946
2008 $6,054,824,248 $54,220,641,202
2009 $5,439,434,272 $46,955,984,410
2010 $6,974,982,370 $43,536,629,233
2011 $8,414,352,020 $51,251,098,408
2012 $8,709,138,635 $45,103,269,969
2013 $9,496,717,876 $50,455,529,604
2014 $9,402,090,138 $49,114,321,280
2015 $7,797,667,197 $41,297,410,635
2016 $7,980,917,076 $42,225,495,910
2017 $9,514,404,016 $45,972,834,714
2018 $11,252,353,421 $52,787,520,249
2019 $11,736,797,055 $53,864,693,665
2020 $11,530,746,234 $55,874,017,669
2021 $13,691,869,264 $66,159,884,073
2022 $14,525,337,524 $66,797,564,758
2023 $16,711,906,746 $81,342,660,752
2024 $18,200,340,854 $89,083,506,277

Moldova and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Serbia
1990 $1,207 -
1991 $1,038 -
1992 $778 -
1993 $797 -
1994 $574 -
1995 $594 $2,349
1996 $575 $3,054
1997 $657 $3,574
1998 $579 $2,775
1999 $399 $2,769
2000 $441 $975
2001 $507 $1,812
2002 $571 $2,391
2003 $682 $3,154
2004 $897 $3,597
2005 $1,034 $3,808
2006 $1,183 $4,493
2007 $1,531 $6,081
2008 $2,111 $7,377
2009 $1,898 $6,414
2010 $2,437 $5,971
2011 $2,941 $7,082
2012 $3,045 $6,263
2013 $3,321 $7,040
2014 $3,290 $6,887
2015 $2,750 $5,820
2016 $2,847 $5,982
2017 $3,453 $6,548
2018 $4,156 $7,560
2019 $4,405 $7,756
2020 $4,376 $8,099
2021 $5,275 $9,681
2022 $5,744 $10,023
2023 $6,800 $12,282
2024 $7,618 $13,524

Moldova vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Serbia
1950 54 55.1
1951 54.5 55.6
1952 55.1 57.4
1953 55.7 59.8
1954 56.3 60.7
1955 56.9 61.3
1956 57.4 61.9
1957 58 63.2
1958 58.5 64.3
1959 59 65.2
1960 59.4 65.7
1961 59.9 66.3
1962 60.3 67
1963 60.6 67.4
1964 61 68
1965 61.3 68.7
1966 61.6 69.4
1967 61.8 70.1
1968 62 70.1
1969 62.2 70
1970 62.4 69.7
1971 62.7 69.7
1972 62.9 70
1973 63.2 70.5
1974 63.4 71.1
1975 63.7 71.6
1976 64 71.9
1977 64.2 71.8
1978 64.5 71.4
1979 64.8 71.2
1980 65.2 71.1
1981 65.6 71.1
1982 65.9 71
1983 66.1 71.1
1984 66.4 71.2
1985 66.9 71.4
1986 67.4 71.6
1987 67.9 71.9
1988 68.2 72
1989 68.2 72.3
1990 67.9 72.2
1991 67.6 71.9
1992 66.7 71.6
1993 66.7 71.9
1994 66.3 72.3
1995 66.2 72.7
1996 66.2 72.9
1997 66.5 72.9
1998 66.8 72.3
1999 67.2 70
2000 67.5 72.3
2001 67.7 72.3
2002 67.8 72.6
2003 67.9 72.7
2004 68 72.9
2005 68.2 73.1
2006 68.4 73.4
2007 68.7 73.7
2008 69 73.9
2009 69.4 74.1
2010 69.9 74.4
2011 70.2 74.7
2012 70.3 75.1
2013 70.3 75.3
2014 70.2 75.5
2015 70.1 75.7
2016 70.2 75.7
2017 70.4 75.8
2018 70.2 76
2019 70.2 76.1
2020 69.9 74.5
2021 69 72.9
2022 71.5 75.5
2023 71.2 76.8
2024 71.3 76.9
2025 71.5 77.1

Moldova and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Serbia
Year Population
Moldova Serbia
1960 2,058,020 6,638,992
1961 2,103,327 6,689,077
1962 2,147,227 6,740,264
1963 2,188,895 6,787,950
1964 2,228,000 6,832,855
1965 2,265,287 6,876,624
1966 2,301,871 6,927,969
1967 2,337,695 6,966,522
1968 2,373,073 7,007,586
1969 2,408,469 7,123,249
1970 2,437,590 7,164,993
1971 2,460,611 7,211,716
1972 2,484,742 7,252,012
1973 2,510,584 7,283,902
1974 2,538,164 7,326,043
1975 2,566,998 7,368,717
1976 2,596,491 7,418,973
1977 2,626,298 7,462,783
1978 2,656,211 7,504,017
1979 2,683,035 7,541,997
1980 2,708,675 7,709,544
1981 2,735,987 7,736,787
1982 2,763,101 7,763,335
1983 2,791,207 7,788,100
1984 2,820,518 7,813,549
1985 2,850,787 7,835,902
1986 2,883,057 7,853,824
1987 2,916,306 7,868,027
1988 2,948,891 7,884,218
1989 2,970,039 7,893,787
1990 2,977,912 7,897,937
1991 2,981,566 7,595,636
1992 2,980,965 7,604,063
1993 2,975,966 7,614,328
1994 2,966,745 7,622,711
1995 2,953,200 7,628,264
1996 2,947,293 7,622,185
1997 2,936,413 7,598,538
1998 2,935,227 7,567,745
1999 2,930,622 7,540,401
2000 2,924,668 7,516,346
2001 2,918,135 7,503,433
2002 2,911,385 7,500,031
2003 2,903,198 7,480,591
2004 2,896,023 7,463,157
2005 2,888,985 7,440,769
2006 2,880,967 7,411,569
2007 2,874,299 7,381,579
2008 2,868,833 7,350,222
2009 2,865,213 7,320,807
2010 2,862,354 7,291,436
2011 2,860,699 7,236,519
2012 2,860,324 7,201,497
2013 2,859,558 7,166,553
2014 2,857,815 7,131,787
2015 2,835,978 7,095,383
2016 2,803,186 7,058,322
2017 2,755,189 7,020,858
2018 2,707,203 6,982,604
2019 2,664,224 6,945,235
2020 2,635,130 6,899,126
2021 2,595,809 6,834,326
2022 2,528,654 6,664,449
2023 2,457,783 6,623,183
2024 2,389,275 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Moldova and Serbia

Fertility rate
Moldova

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Serbia
1960 3.32 2.15
1961 3.23 2.13
1962 3.04 2.11
1963 2.89 2.08
1964 2.71 2.07
1965 2.69 2.06
1966 2.65 2.04
1967 2.62 2.02
1968 2.59 2.01
1969 2.57 1.99
1970 2.57 1.97
1971 2.56 1.96
1972 2.56 1.95
1973 2.57 1.94
1974 2.56 1.93
1975 2.52 1.92
1976 2.47 1.91
1977 2.42 1.9
1978 2.39 1.89
1979 2.38 1.88
1980 2.38 1.86
1981 2.4 1.85
1982 2.45 1.84
1983 2.58 1.83
1984 2.67 1.81
1985 2.67 1.8
1986 2.74 1.78
1987 2.78 1.75
1988 2.63 1.72
1989 2.46 1.69
1990 2.39 1.65
1991 2.28 1.61
1992 2.22 1.57
1993 2.11 1.54
1994 1.99 1.51
1995 1.83 1.47
1996 1.71 1.44
1997 1.79 1.4
1998 1.65 1.37
1999 1.56 1.35
2000 1.5 1.48
2001 1.47 1.58
2002 1.45 1.57
2003 1.48 1.59
2004 1.54 1.57
2005 1.53 1.45
2006 1.54 1.43
2007 1.58 1.38
2008 1.64 1.4
2009 1.72 1.44
2010 1.7 1.4
2011 1.65 1.4
2012 1.66 1.45
2013 1.62 1.43
2014 1.82 1.46
2015 1.87 1.46
2016 1.89 1.46
2017 1.81 1.49
2018 1.81 1.49
2019 1.78 1.52
2020 1.77 1.48
2021 1.75 1.52
2022 1.69 1.59
2023 1.73 1.61

Moldova and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Moldova Serbia
1960 24.6 28.7
1961 24.7 29.1
1962 24.9 29.4
1963 25.1 29.8
1964 25.4 30.2
1965 25.7 30.5
1966 25.9 30.8
1967 26.1 31.1
1968 26.3 31.4
1969 26.4 31.7
1970 26.4 32
1971 26.3 32.2
1972 26.3 32.5
1973 26.3 32.7
1974 26.5 32.8
1975 26.7 33
1976 26.9 33.2
1977 27.2 33.4
1978 27.5 33.5
1979 27.6 33.7
1980 27.6 33.8
1981 27.9 33.9
1982 28.1 34.1
1983 28.3 34.4
1984 28.5 34.7
1985 28.7 35
1986 28.9 35.4
1987 29.1 35.7
1988 29.3 36.1
1989 29.5 36.5
1990 29.8 36.8
1991 30.2 37.1
1992 30.4 37.5
1993 30.6 37.8
1994 30.8 38.2
1995 31 38.5
1996 31.2 38.9
1997 31.3 39.2
1998 31.5 39.5
1999 31.8 39.8
2000 32 40.1
2001 32.2 40.3
2002 32.4 40.5
2003 32.6 40.7
2004 32.8 40.9
2005 33 41.1
2006 33.3 41.3
2007 33.6 41.5
2008 33.9 41.7
2009 34.3 41.9
2010 34.6 42.1
2011 34.9 42.4
2012 35.1 42.6
2013 35.4 42.8
2014 35.7 43
2015 36.1 43.3
2016 36.5 43.5
2017 36.8 43.7
2018 37.2 44
2019 37.6 44.2
2020 38 44.4
2021 38.3 44.5
2022 38.6 44.7
2023 38.8 44.9
2024 39.1 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.4%
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Moldova Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova Serbia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
57.4%
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
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
99.3%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
55%
2025
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Moldova Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Moldova Serbia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
28,222 mi
2024

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