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Moldova vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 135th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova South Korea
Population
2358679
51700480
Population rank 145/197 31/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 134/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 99/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 103/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Moldova and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Moldova and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Moldova

South Korea
Year GDP
Moldova South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 - $65,398,377,598
1981 - $72,933,533,012
1982 - $78,358,416,171
1983 - $87,760,553,262
1984 - $97,510,744,119
1985 - $101,296,177,099
1986 - $116,836,246,285
1987 - $147,948,709,376
1988 - $199,591,287,825
1989 - $246,928,837,311
1990 $3,592,857,043 $283,365,844,161
1991 $3,094,565,871 $330,647,042,837
1992 $2,319,243,436 $355,524,903,068
1993 $2,371,813,324 $392,665,710,525
1994 $1,702,314,268 $463,619,823,515
1995 $1,752,999,370 $566,581,003,128
1996 $1,695,122,174 $610,167,053,824
1997 $1,930,081,169 $569,755,022,973
1998 $1,698,717,505 $383,331,833,682
1999 $1,170,782,957 $497,514,040,642
2000 $1,288,429,392 $576,179,387,820
2001 $1,480,673,594 $547,656,279,895
2002 $1,661,818,168 $627,246,933,730
2003 $1,980,907,435 $702,714,855,194
2004 $2,598,249,556 $793,175,561,887
2005 $2,988,342,907 $934,901,071,333
2006 $3,408,255,451 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $4,401,173,152 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $6,054,824,248 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $5,439,434,272 $943,941,876,219
2010 $6,974,982,370 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $8,414,352,020 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $8,709,138,635 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $9,496,717,876 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $9,402,090,138 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $7,797,667,197 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $7,980,917,076 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $9,514,404,016 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $11,252,353,421 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $11,736,797,055 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $11,530,746,234 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $13,691,869,264 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $14,525,337,524 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $16,711,906,746 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $18,200,340,854 -

Moldova and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Moldova South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 - $1,715
1981 - $1,883
1982 - $1,993
1983 - $2,199
1984 - $2,413
1985 - $2,482
1986 - $2,835
1987 - $3,555
1988 - $4,749
1989 - $5,817
1990 $1,207 $6,610
1991 $1,038 $7,637
1992 $778 $8,127
1993 $797 $8,885
1994 $574 $10,385
1995 $594 $12,565
1996 $575 $13,403
1997 $657 $12,398
1998 $579 $8,282
1999 $399 $10,672
2000 $441 $12,257
2001 $507 $11,561
2002 $571 $13,165
2003 $682 $14,673
2004 $897 $16,496
2005 $1,034 $19,403
2006 $1,183 $21,743
2007 $1,531 $24,086
2008 $2,111 $21,350
2009 $1,898 $19,144
2010 $2,437 $23,079
2011 $2,941 $25,098
2012 $3,045 $25,459
2013 $3,321 $27,180
2014 $3,290 $29,253
2015 $2,750 $28,737
2016 $2,847 $29,280
2017 $3,453 $31,601
2018 $4,156 $33,447
2019 $4,405 $31,902
2020 $4,376 $31,721
2021 $5,275 $35,126
2022 $5,744 $32,395
2023 $6,800 $33,121
2024 $7,618 -

Moldova vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova South Korea
1950 54 22.2
1951 54.5 26.6
1952 55.1 36.6
1953 55.7 40.5
1954 56.3 46.1
1955 56.9 48.4
1956 57.4 50.2
1957 58 51.6
1958 58.5 51.8
1959 59 52.9
1960 59.4 53.8
1961 59.9 54.4
1962 60.3 55
1963 60.6 55
1964 61 55.3
1965 61.3 55.8
1966 61.6 55.4
1967 61.8 60.9
1968 62 60.9
1969 62.2 61.4
1970 62.4 62.2
1971 62.7 62.7
1972 62.9 63.2
1973 63.2 63.8
1974 63.4 64.2
1975 63.7 64.7
1976 64 65
1977 64.2 64.6
1978 64.5 65
1979 64.8 66.1
1980 65.2 64.8
1981 65.6 67.1
1982 65.9 67.1
1983 66.1 66.7
1984 66.4 68.1
1985 66.9 68.4
1986 67.4 69
1987 67.9 69.3
1988 68.2 70.2
1989 68.2 70.7
1990 67.9 71
1991 67.6 71.4
1992 66.7 72.2
1993 66.7 72.7
1994 66.3 72.9
1995 66.2 73.4
1996 66.2 74
1997 66.5 74.5
1998 66.8 75
1999 67.2 75.6
2000 67.5 76.2
2001 67.7 76.9
2002 67.8 77.2
2003 67.9 77.5
2004 68 78
2005 68.2 78.4
2006 68.4 79
2007 68.7 79.4
2008 69 80
2009 69.4 80.6
2010 69.9 80.7
2011 70.2 81.2
2012 70.3 81.3
2013 70.3 81.8
2014 70.2 82.4
2015 70.1 82.5
2016 70.2 82.9
2017 70.4 83.3
2018 70.2 83.3
2019 70.2 83.7
2020 69.9 83.7
2021 69 83.9
2022 71.5 82.7
2023 71.2 84.3
2024 71.3 84.4
2025 71.5 84.5

Moldova and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

South Korea
Year Population
Moldova South Korea
1960 2,058,020 25,012,374
1961 2,103,327 25,765,673
1962 2,147,227 26,513,030
1963 2,188,895 27,261,747
1964 2,228,000 27,984,155
1965 2,265,287 28,704,674
1966 2,301,871 29,435,571
1967 2,337,695 30,130,983
1968 2,373,073 30,838,302
1969 2,408,469 31,544,266
1970 2,437,590 32,240,827
1971 2,460,611 32,882,704
1972 2,484,742 33,505,406
1973 2,510,584 34,103,149
1974 2,538,164 34,692,266
1975 2,566,998 35,280,725
1976 2,596,491 35,848,523
1977 2,626,298 36,411,795
1978 2,656,211 36,969,185
1979 2,683,035 37,534,236
1980 2,708,675 38,123,775
1981 2,735,987 38,723,248
1982 2,763,101 39,326,352
1983 2,791,207 39,910,403
1984 2,820,518 40,405,956
1985 2,850,787 40,805,744
1986 2,883,057 41,213,674
1987 2,916,306 41,621,690
1988 2,948,891 42,031,247
1989 2,970,039 42,449,038
1990 2,977,912 42,869,283
1991 2,981,566 43,295,704
1992 2,980,965 43,747,962
1993 2,975,966 44,194,628
1994 2,966,745 44,641,540
1995 2,953,200 45,092,991
1996 2,947,293 45,524,681
1997 2,936,413 45,953,580
1998 2,935,227 46,286,503
1999 2,930,622 46,616,677
2000 2,924,668 47,008,111
2001 2,918,135 47,370,164
2002 2,911,385 47,644,736
2003 2,903,198 47,892,330
2004 2,896,023 48,082,519
2005 2,888,985 48,184,561
2006 2,880,967 48,438,292
2007 2,874,299 48,683,638
2008 2,868,833 49,054,708
2009 2,865,213 49,307,835
2010 2,862,354 49,554,112
2011 2,860,699 49,936,638
2012 2,860,324 50,199,853
2013 2,859,558 50,428,893
2014 2,857,815 50,746,659
2015 2,835,978 51,014,947
2016 2,803,186 51,217,803
2017 2,755,189 51,361,911
2018 2,707,203 51,585,058
2019 2,664,224 51,764,822
2020 2,635,130 51,836,239
2021 2,595,809 51,769,539
2022 2,528,654 51,672,569
2023 2,457,783 51,712,619
2024 2,389,275 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Moldova and South Korea

Fertility rate
Moldova

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Moldova South Korea
1960 3.32 5.99
1961 3.23 5.8
1962 3.04 5.56
1963 2.89 5.33
1964 2.71 5.07
1965 2.69 4.89
1966 2.65 4.78
1967 2.62 4.62
1968 2.59 4.51
1969 2.57 4.45
1970 2.57 4.53
1971 2.56 4.54
1972 2.56 4.12
1973 2.57 4.07
1974 2.56 3.77
1975 2.52 3.43
1976 2.47 3
1977 2.42 2.99
1978 2.39 2.64
1979 2.38 2.9
1980 2.38 2.82
1981 2.4 2.57
1982 2.45 2.39
1983 2.58 2.06
1984 2.67 1.74
1985 2.67 1.66
1986 2.74 1.58
1987 2.78 1.53
1988 2.63 1.55
1989 2.46 1.56
1990 2.39 1.57
1991 2.28 1.71
1992 2.22 1.76
1993 2.11 1.65
1994 1.99 1.66
1995 1.83 1.63
1996 1.71 1.57
1997 1.79 1.54
1998 1.65 1.46
1999 1.56 1.43
2000 1.5 1.48
2001 1.47 1.31
2002 1.45 1.18
2003 1.48 1.19
2004 1.54 1.16
2005 1.53 1.09
2006 1.54 1.13
2007 1.58 1.26
2008 1.64 1.19
2009 1.72 1.15
2010 1.7 1.23
2011 1.65 1.24
2012 1.66 1.3
2013 1.62 1.19
2014 1.82 1.21
2015 1.87 1.24
2016 1.89 1.17
2017 1.81 1.05
2018 1.81 0.98
2019 1.78 0.92
2020 1.77 0.84
2021 1.75 0.81
2022 1.69 0.78
2023 1.73 0.72

Moldova and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Moldova South Korea
1960 24.6 19.3
1961 24.7 19.2
1962 24.9 19.1
1963 25.1 19
1964 25.4 18.8
1965 25.7 18.6
1966 25.9 18.5
1967 26.1 18.6
1968 26.3 18.7
1969 26.4 18.8
1970 26.4 18.9
1971 26.3 19
1972 26.3 19.1
1973 26.3 19.3
1974 26.5 19.6
1975 26.7 19.9
1976 26.9 20.2
1977 27.2 20.7
1978 27.5 21.1
1979 27.6 21.6
1980 27.6 22.1
1981 27.9 22.5
1982 28.1 22.8
1983 28.3 23.3
1984 28.5 23.7
1985 28.7 24.2
1986 28.9 24.8
1987 29.1 25.3
1988 29.3 25.8
1989 29.5 26.3
1990 29.8 26.7
1991 30.2 27.2
1992 30.4 27.8
1993 30.6 28.3
1994 30.8 28.9
1995 31 29.4
1996 31.2 29.8
1997 31.3 30.2
1998 31.5 30.7
1999 31.8 31.2
2000 32 31.7
2001 32.2 32.3
2002 32.4 32.8
2003 32.6 33.4
2004 32.8 33.9
2005 33 34.5
2006 33.3 35.2
2007 33.6 35.8
2008 33.9 36.4
2009 34.3 37
2010 34.6 37.6
2011 34.9 38.2
2012 35.1 38.8
2013 35.4 39.5
2014 35.7 40.2
2015 36.1 40.8
2016 36.5 41.4
2017 36.8 41.9
2018 37.2 42.5
2019 37.6 43.1
2020 38 43.8
2021 38.3 44.4
2022 38.6 44.9
2023 38.8 45.5
2024 39.1 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Moldova South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova South Korea
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
98.8%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Moldova South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova South Korea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
68,794 mi
2018

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