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Moldova vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 135th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Somalia
Population
2358679
20177806
Population rank 145/197 66/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 103/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Moldova and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Somalia
Year GDP
Moldova Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 - $1,018,972,664
1988 - $1,051,596,967
1989 - $1,181,360,844
1990 $3,592,857,043 $1,031,282,081
1991 $3,094,565,871 $717,974,930
1992 $2,319,243,436 $709,297,579
1993 $2,371,813,324 $1,260,132,956
1994 $1,702,314,268 $1,481,205,098
1995 $1,752,999,370 $1,534,756,135
1996 $1,695,122,174 $1,792,234,297
1997 $1,930,081,169 $2,191,749,014
1998 $1,698,717,505 $2,962,047,564
1999 $1,170,782,957 $3,045,751,528
2000 $1,288,429,392 $3,412,797,450
2001 $1,480,673,594 $2,252,847,465
2002 $1,661,818,168 $2,192,684,135
2003 $1,980,907,435 $2,836,724,352
2004 $2,598,249,556 $3,859,592,813
2005 $2,988,342,907 $4,683,246,454
2006 $3,408,255,451 $5,026,743,282
2007 $4,401,173,152 $5,430,713,729
2008 $6,054,824,248 $5,913,620,293
2009 $5,439,434,272 $2,948,594,552
2010 $6,974,982,370 $2,687,807,004
2011 $8,414,352,020 $2,906,000,097
2012 $8,709,138,635 $4,364,670,160
2013 $9,496,717,876 $5,062,881,600
2014 $9,402,090,138 $5,728,399,720
2015 $7,797,667,197 $6,152,149,100
2016 $7,980,917,076 $6,613,743,070
2017 $9,514,404,016 $7,621,501,710
2018 $11,252,353,421 $7,873,440,830
2019 $11,736,797,055 $8,655,023,960
2020 $11,530,746,234 $8,628,393,720
2021 $13,691,869,264 $9,483,997,390
2022 $14,525,337,524 $10,202,767,270
2023 $16,711,906,746 $10,968,517,090
2024 $18,200,340,854 $12,108,515,110

Moldova and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 - $141
1988 - $145.3
1989 - $166
1990 $1,207 $145.6
1991 $1,038 $105.4
1992 $778 $109.2
1993 $797 $188.6
1994 $574 $210.8
1995 $594 $210.7
1996 $575 $237.2
1997 $657 $280.1
1998 $579 $363
1999 $399 $359
2000 $441 $386
2001 $507 $244.9
2002 $571 $229.6
2003 $682 $286.3
2004 $897 $375
2005 $1,034 $440
2006 $1,183 $458
2007 $1,531 $480
2008 $2,111 $507
2009 $1,898 $246.5
2010 $2,437 $219.2
2011 $2,941 $235.3
2012 $3,045 $350
2013 $3,321 $393
2014 $3,290 $429
2015 $2,750 $446
2016 $2,847 $461
2017 $3,453 $511
2018 $4,156 $510
2019 $4,405 $540
2020 $4,376 $518
2021 $5,275 $549
2022 $5,744 $573
2023 $6,800 $597
2024 $7,618 $637

Moldova vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Somalia
1950 54 41.5
1951 54.5 41.7
1952 55.1 41.9
1953 55.7 42.1
1954 56.3 42.3
1955 56.9 42.5
1956 57.4 42.7
1957 58 42.9
1958 58.5 43.1
1959 59 43.3
1960 59.4 43.5
1961 59.9 43.7
1962 60.3 44
1963 60.6 44.2
1964 61 44.4
1965 61.3 44.6
1966 61.6 44.8
1967 61.8 45.1
1968 62 45.3
1969 62.2 45.5
1970 62.4 45.6
1971 62.7 45.8
1972 62.9 46
1973 63.2 46.2
1974 63.4 44.3
1975 63.7 44.5
1976 64 44.7
1977 64.2 47
1978 64.5 47
1979 64.8 47.4
1980 65.2 47.6
1981 65.6 47.8
1982 65.9 48
1983 66.1 48.2
1984 66.4 48.4
1985 66.9 48.3
1986 67.4 48.4
1987 67.9 49
1988 68.2 43.9
1989 68.2 46.6
1990 67.9 46.9
1991 67.6 25.4
1992 66.7 25
1993 66.7 50.6
1994 66.3 50.3
1995 66.2 50.6
1996 66.2 50.5
1997 66.5 50.3
1998 66.8 50.8
1999 67.2 50.6
2000 67.5 50.7
2001 67.7 50.8
2002 67.8 50.8
2003 67.9 50.7
2004 68 50.7
2005 68.2 50.9
2006 68.4 50.9
2007 68.7 50.9
2008 69 51.5
2009 69.4 52.1
2010 69.9 48.9
2011 70.2 32.5
2012 70.3 49.1
2013 70.3 54
2014 70.2 54.4
2015 70.1 55.1
2016 70.2 55.3
2017 70.4 52.2
2018 70.2 54.8
2019 70.2 57.2
2020 69.9 57.1
2021 69 55.7
2022 71.5 53.9
2023 71.2 58.8
2024 71.3 59
2025 71.5 59.1

Moldova and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Somalia
Year Population
Moldova Somalia
1960 2,058,020 2,876,331
1961 2,103,327 2,952,054
1962 2,147,227 3,030,091
1963 2,188,895 3,110,361
1964 2,228,000 3,192,796
1965 2,265,287 3,277,874
1966 2,301,871 3,365,106
1967 2,337,695 3,454,537
1968 2,373,073 3,546,590
1969 2,408,469 3,641,015
1970 2,437,590 3,738,448
1971 2,460,611 3,837,691
1972 2,484,742 3,939,436
1973 2,510,584 4,045,592
1974 2,538,164 4,151,842
1975 2,566,998 4,257,535
1976 2,596,491 4,365,812
1977 2,626,298 4,484,050
1978 2,656,211 4,814,892
1979 2,683,035 5,449,117
1980 2,708,675 5,936,154
1981 2,735,987 5,982,849
1982 2,763,101 6,003,840
1983 2,791,207 6,198,430
1984 2,820,518 6,428,389
1985 2,850,787 6,693,289
1986 2,883,057 6,974,788
1987 2,916,306 7,228,302
1988 2,948,891 7,235,360
1989 2,970,039 7,114,817
1990 2,977,912 7,082,811
1991 2,981,566 6,813,760
1992 2,980,965 6,495,107
1993 2,975,966 6,681,399
1994 2,966,745 7,026,797
1995 2,953,200 7,285,007
1996 2,947,293 7,554,474
1997 2,936,413 7,824,525
1998 2,935,227 8,155,417
1999 2,930,622 8,492,059
2000 2,924,668 8,838,713
2001 2,918,135 9,198,493
2002 2,911,385 9,550,063
2003 2,903,198 9,909,157
2004 2,896,023 10,280,998
2005 2,888,985 10,644,228
2006 2,880,967 10,975,502
2007 2,874,299 11,322,582
2008 2,868,833 11,663,084
2009 2,865,213 11,961,201
2010 2,862,354 12,261,756
2011 2,860,699 12,348,830
2012 2,860,324 12,461,160
2013 2,859,558 12,869,594
2014 2,857,815 13,339,491
2015 2,835,978 13,806,963
2016 2,803,186 14,348,740
2017 2,755,189 14,916,629
2018 2,707,203 15,452,487
2019 2,664,224 16,030,971
2020 2,635,130 16,651,191
2021 2,595,809 17,271,431
2022 2,528,654 17,801,897
2023 2,457,783 18,358,615
2024 2,389,275 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Moldova and Somalia

Fertility rate
Moldova

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Somalia
1960 3.32 7.25
1961 3.23 7.25
1962 3.04 7.26
1963 2.89 7.26
1964 2.71 7.26
1965 2.69 7.26
1966 2.65 7.26
1967 2.62 7.25
1968 2.59 7.23
1969 2.57 7.21
1970 2.57 7.18
1971 2.56 7.15
1972 2.56 7.12
1973 2.57 7.09
1974 2.56 7.06
1975 2.52 7.03
1976 2.47 7.02
1977 2.42 7
1978 2.39 7.13
1979 2.38 7.16
1980 2.38 7.18
1981 2.4 7.23
1982 2.45 7.25
1983 2.58 7.28
1984 2.67 7.3
1985 2.67 7.33
1986 2.74 7.35
1987 2.78 7.37
1988 2.63 7.4
1989 2.46 7.42
1990 2.39 7.44
1991 2.28 7.47
1992 2.22 7.5
1993 2.11 7.53
1994 1.99 7.54
1995 1.83 7.58
1996 1.71 7.62
1997 1.79 7.66
1998 1.65 7.66
1999 1.56 7.66
2000 1.5 7.65
2001 1.47 7.64
2002 1.45 7.63
2003 1.48 7.6
2004 1.54 7.57
2005 1.53 7.53
2006 1.54 7.49
2007 1.58 7.46
2008 1.64 7.42
2009 1.72 7.38
2010 1.7 7.32
2011 1.65 7.27
2012 1.66 7.21
2013 1.62 7.14
2014 1.82 7.06
2015 1.87 6.98
2016 1.89 6.88
2017 1.81 6.77
2018 1.81 6.66
2019 1.78 6.56
2020 1.77 6.45
2021 1.75 6.35
2022 1.69 6.26
2023 1.73 6.13

Moldova and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Moldova Somalia
1960 24.6 18.1
1961 24.7 17.9
1962 24.9 17.8
1963 25.1 17.7
1964 25.4 17.6
1965 25.7 17.5
1966 25.9 17.5
1967 26.1 17.5
1968 26.3 17.5
1969 26.4 17.5
1970 26.4 17.5
1971 26.3 17.6
1972 26.3 17.6
1973 26.3 17.6
1974 26.5 17.7
1975 26.7 17.7
1976 26.9 17.7
1977 27.2 17.7
1978 27.5 17.7
1979 27.6 17.6
1980 27.6 17.6
1981 27.9 17.5
1982 28.1 17.4
1983 28.3 17.4
1984 28.5 17.3
1985 28.7 17.2
1986 28.9 17.1
1987 29.1 17
1988 29.3 16.8
1989 29.5 16.7
1990 29.8 16.5
1991 30.2 16.5
1992 30.4 16.7
1993 30.6 16.8
1994 30.8 16.7
1995 31 16.6
1996 31.2 16.5
1997 31.3 16.4
1998 31.5 16.4
1999 31.8 16.3
2000 32 16.3
2001 32.2 16.2
2002 32.4 16.2
2003 32.6 16.1
2004 32.8 16
2005 33 15.9
2006 33.3 15.7
2007 33.6 15.6
2008 33.9 15.6
2009 34.3 15.6
2010 34.6 15.7
2011 34.9 15.8
2012 35.1 16
2013 35.4 16
2014 35.7 16
2015 36.1 16.1
2016 36.5 16.1
2017 36.8 16.2
2018 37.2 16.2
2019 37.6 16.3
2020 38 16.3
2021 38.3 16.4
2022 38.6 16.5
2023 38.8 16.5
2024 39.1 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Moldova Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Moldova Somalia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
54.1%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Moldova Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Somalia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
9,321 mi
2018

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