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Moldova vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 135th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova South Sudan
Population
2358679
12387398
Population rank 145/197 81/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 134/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 99/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 103/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Moldova and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Moldova and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Moldova

South Sudan
Year GDP
Moldova South Sudan
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 -
1996 $1,695,122,174 -
1997 $1,930,081,169 -
1998 $1,698,717,505 -
1999 $1,170,782,957 -
2000 $1,288,429,392 -
2001 $1,480,673,594 -
2002 $1,661,818,168 -
2003 $1,980,907,435 -
2004 $2,598,249,556 -
2005 $2,988,342,907 -
2006 $3,408,255,451 -
2007 $4,401,173,152 -
2008 $6,054,824,248 $14,586,253,383
2009 $5,439,434,272 $12,231,264,525
2010 $6,974,982,370 $14,602,072,411
2011 $8,414,352,020 $14,907,308,933
2012 $8,709,138,635 $11,931,472,169
2013 $9,496,717,876 $18,426,469,017
2014 $9,402,090,138 $13,962,212,847
2015 $7,797,667,197 $11,997,800,760
2016 $7,980,917,076 -
2017 $9,514,404,016 -
2018 $11,252,353,421 -
2019 $11,736,797,055 -
2020 $11,530,746,234 -
2021 $13,691,869,264 -
2022 $14,525,337,524 -
2023 $16,711,906,746 -
2024 $18,200,340,854 -

Moldova and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Moldova South Sudan
1990 $1,207 -
1991 $1,038 -
1992 $778 -
1993 $797 -
1994 $574 -
1995 $594 -
1996 $575 -
1997 $657 -
1998 $579 -
1999 $399 -
2000 $441 -
2001 $507 -
2002 $571 -
2003 $682 -
2004 $897 -
2005 $1,034 -
2006 $1,183 -
2007 $1,531 -
2008 $2,111 $1,654
2009 $1,898 $1,323
2010 $2,437 $1,498
2011 $2,941 $1,449
2012 $3,045 $1,109
2013 $3,321 $1,650
2014 $3,290 $1,243
2015 $2,750 $1,080
2016 $2,847 -
2017 $3,453 -
2018 $4,156 -
2019 $4,405 -
2020 $4,376 -
2021 $5,275 -
2022 $5,744 -
2023 $6,800 -
2024 $7,618 -

Moldova vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova South Sudan
1950 54 30.2
1951 54.5 30.6
1952 55.1 31
1953 55.7 31.4
1954 56.3 31.7
1955 56.9 32
1956 57.4 31.6
1957 58 30.9
1958 58.5 27.6
1959 59 27.8
1960 59.4 28.1
1961 59.9 28.3
1962 60.3 28.5
1963 60.6 28.2
1964 61 32.5
1965 61.3 28.8
1966 61.6 25.6
1967 61.8 25.9
1968 62 26.1
1969 62.2 25.4
1970 62.4 25.6
1971 62.7 31
1972 62.9 31.3
1973 63.2 36.3
1974 63.4 36.6
1975 63.7 36.9
1976 64 37.1
1977 64.2 37.4
1978 64.5 37.6
1979 64.8 37.8
1980 65.2 38
1981 65.6 38.3
1982 65.9 38.7
1983 66.1 34.7
1984 66.4 31.8
1985 66.9 32.4
1986 67.4 32.8
1987 67.9 20.7
1988 68.2 11
1989 68.2 28.2
1990 67.9 28.6
1991 67.6 29.2
1992 66.7 21.9
1993 66.7 22.3
1994 66.3 44.9
1995 66.2 31.5
1996 66.2 32.1
1997 66.5 33.1
1998 66.8 19
1999 67.2 44.5
2000 67.5 47.6
2001 67.7 48.6
2002 67.8 49.4
2003 67.9 52.3
2004 68 53.1
2005 68.2 54
2006 68.4 54.7
2007 68.7 55.4
2008 69 56.3
2009 69.4 56.8
2010 69.9 57.5
2011 70.2 57.7
2012 70.3 58.2
2013 70.3 58.3
2014 70.2 45.6
2015 70.1 39.8
2016 70.2 36.7
2017 70.4 35.4
2018 70.2 51.9
2019 70.2 58.1
2020 69.9 57.6
2021 69 57
2022 71.5 57.2
2023 71.2 57.6
2024 71.3 57.7
2025 71.5 57.9

Moldova and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

South Sudan
Year Population
Moldova South Sudan
1960 2,058,020 2,931,559
1961 2,103,327 2,976,724
1962 2,147,227 3,024,308
1963 2,188,895 3,072,669
1964 2,228,000 3,129,918
1965 2,265,287 3,189,835
1966 2,301,871 3,236,423
1967 2,337,695 3,277,648
1968 2,373,073 3,321,528
1969 2,408,469 3,365,533
1970 2,437,590 3,409,614
1971 2,460,611 3,468,646
1972 2,484,742 3,542,497
1973 2,510,584 3,627,383
1974 2,538,164 3,723,259
1975 2,566,998 3,821,494
1976 2,596,491 3,921,910
1977 2,626,298 4,024,032
1978 2,656,211 4,127,657
1979 2,683,035 4,232,605
1980 2,708,675 4,339,030
1981 2,735,987 4,447,272
1982 2,763,101 4,557,686
1983 2,791,207 4,661,574
1984 2,820,518 4,750,627
1985 2,850,787 4,834,296
1986 2,883,057 4,921,240
1987 2,916,306 4,962,395
1988 2,948,891 4,848,029
1989 2,970,039 4,713,229
1990 2,977,912 4,737,633
1991 2,981,566 4,836,677
1992 2,980,965 4,909,749
1993 2,975,966 4,956,002
1994 2,966,745 5,071,184
1995 2,953,200 5,225,836
1996 2,947,293 5,356,925
1997 2,936,413 5,509,136
1998 2,935,227 5,620,068
1999 2,930,622 5,771,628
2000 2,924,668 6,032,267
2001 2,918,135 6,308,391
2002 2,911,385 6,596,806
2003 2,903,198 6,903,127
2004 2,896,023 7,233,041
2005 2,888,985 7,590,143
2006 2,880,967 7,976,526
2007 2,874,299 8,388,788
2008 2,868,833 8,817,647
2009 2,865,213 9,243,556
2010 2,862,354 9,745,953
2011 2,860,699 10,288,109
2012 2,860,324 10,756,240
2013 2,859,558 11,166,275
2014 2,857,815 11,235,073
2015 2,835,978 11,107,561
2016 2,803,186 10,830,102
2017 2,755,189 10,259,154
2018 2,707,203 10,122,977
2019 2,664,224 10,423,384
2020 2,635,130 10,698,467
2021 2,595,809 10,865,780
2022 2,528,654 11,021,177
2023 2,457,783 11,483,374
2024 2,389,275 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Moldova and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Moldova

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Moldova South Sudan
1960 3.32 7.16
1961 3.23 7.18
1962 3.04 7.2
1963 2.89 7.2
1964 2.71 7.22
1965 2.69 7.22
1966 2.65 7.25
1967 2.62 7.26
1968 2.59 7.26
1969 2.57 7.28
1970 2.57 7.29
1971 2.56 7.3
1972 2.56 7.31
1973 2.57 7.31
1974 2.56 7.31
1975 2.52 7.33
1976 2.47 7.33
1977 2.42 7.33
1978 2.39 7.33
1979 2.38 7.32
1980 2.38 7.33
1981 2.4 7.33
1982 2.45 7.34
1983 2.58 7.34
1984 2.67 7.35
1985 2.67 7.36
1986 2.74 7.38
1987 2.78 7.39
1988 2.63 7.38
1989 2.46 7.37
1990 2.39 7.38
1991 2.28 7.38
1992 2.22 7.37
1993 2.11 7.36
1994 1.99 7.35
1995 1.83 7.34
1996 1.71 7.32
1997 1.79 7.2
1998 1.65 7.08
1999 1.56 6.94
2000 1.5 6.8
2001 1.47 6.65
2002 1.45 6.52
2003 1.48 6.35
2004 1.54 6.19
2005 1.53 6.02
2006 1.54 5.85
2007 1.58 5.7
2008 1.64 5.57
2009 1.72 5.45
2010 1.7 5.32
2011 1.65 5.19
2012 1.66 5.06
2013 1.62 4.94
2014 1.82 4.82
2015 1.87 4.7
2016 1.89 4.58
2017 1.81 4.48
2018 1.81 4.37
2019 1.78 4.26
2020 1.77 4.16
2021 1.75 4.05
2022 1.69 3.96
2023 1.73 3.86

Moldova and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Moldova South Sudan
1960 24.6 18.6
1961 24.7 18.5
1962 24.9 18.5
1963 25.1 18.4
1964 25.4 18.4
1965 25.7 18.3
1966 25.9 18.3
1967 26.1 18.2
1968 26.3 18
1969 26.4 17.9
1970 26.4 17.7
1971 26.3 17.6
1972 26.3 17.5
1973 26.3 17.5
1974 26.5 17.4
1975 26.7 17.4
1976 26.9 17.3
1977 27.2 17.2
1978 27.5 17.2
1979 27.6 17.1
1980 27.6 17.1
1981 27.9 17
1982 28.1 16.9
1983 28.3 16.8
1984 28.5 16.8
1985 28.7 16.7
1986 28.9 16.6
1987 29.1 16.5
1988 29.3 16.8
1989 29.5 17.1
1990 29.8 17
1991 30.2 17
1992 30.4 17
1993 30.6 16.9
1994 30.8 16.9
1995 31 16.9
1996 31.2 16.9
1997 31.3 16.9
1998 31.5 17
1999 31.8 17.1
2000 32 17.2
2001 32.2 17.3
2002 32.4 17.3
2003 32.6 17.3
2004 32.8 17.4
2005 33 17.6
2006 33.3 17.8
2007 33.6 18
2008 33.9 18.2
2009 34.3 18.4
2010 34.6 18.7
2011 34.9 19
2012 35.1 19.2
2013 35.4 19.3
2014 35.7 19
2015 36.1 18.6
2016 36.5 18.2
2017 36.8 17.4
2018 37.2 17.3
2019 37.6 17.8
2020 38 18.2
2021 38.3 18.4
2022 38.6 18.7
2023 38.8 19
2024 39.1 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Moldova South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$15.1
2015
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
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Moldova South Sudan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
34.5%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Moldova South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Moldova South Sudan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
n/a

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