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Moldova vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 135th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Sweden
Population
2358679
10654722
Population rank 145/197 93/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Moldova and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Sweden
Year GDP
Moldova Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 - $141,887,695,763
1981 - $129,500,408,224
1982 - $114,216,043,040
1983 - $104,863,313,508
1984 - $109,044,297,251
1985 - $113,959,392,485
1986 - $150,281,594,980
1987 - $182,746,413,791
1988 - $206,688,963,474
1989 - $217,634,838,449
1990 $3,592,857,043 $261,469,578,631
1991 $3,094,565,871 $273,834,608,020
1992 $2,319,243,436 $283,912,173,667
1993 $2,371,813,324 $212,647,043,708
1994 $1,702,314,268 $228,701,658,891
1995 $1,752,999,370 $267,052,836,695
1996 $1,695,122,174 $291,952,430,659
1997 $1,930,081,169 $268,251,974,486
1998 $1,698,717,505 $270,889,570,938
1999 $1,170,782,957 $274,320,415,376
2000 $1,288,429,392 $262,905,197,442
2001 $1,480,673,594 $242,499,249,693
2002 $1,661,818,168 $267,373,345,247
2003 $1,980,907,435 $334,074,051,173
2004 $2,598,249,556 $384,547,211,147
2005 $2,988,342,907 $391,690,329,314
2006 $3,408,255,451 $422,530,427,476
2007 $4,401,173,152 $490,050,156,833
2008 $6,054,824,248 $514,616,528,349
2009 $5,439,434,272 $434,313,804,907
2010 $6,974,982,370 $492,753,255,886
2011 $8,414,352,020 $570,541,353,129
2012 $8,709,138,635 $549,742,183,874
2013 $9,496,717,876 $584,128,116,410
2014 $9,402,090,138 $577,730,245,154
2015 $7,797,667,197 $501,698,263,621
2016 $7,980,917,076 $514,218,206,628
2017 $9,514,404,016 $536,083,940,229
2018 $11,252,353,421 $551,312,498,430
2019 $11,736,797,055 $532,169,294,166
2020 $11,530,746,234 $545,147,614,972
2021 $13,691,869,264 $637,186,904,844
2022 $14,525,337,524 $579,895,717,344
2023 $16,711,906,746 $585,489,968,189
2024 $18,200,340,854 $610,117,791,237

Moldova and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 - $17,073
1981 - $15,564
1982 - $13,719
1983 - $12,590
1984 - $13,080
1985 - $13,647
1986 - $17,955
1987 - $21,761
1988 - $24,499
1989 - $25,625
1990 $1,207 $30,550
1991 $1,038 $31,777
1992 $778 $32,754
1993 $797 $24,390
1994 $574 $26,046
1995 $594 $30,254
1996 $575 $33,023
1997 $657 $30,324
1998 $579 $30,606
1999 $399 $30,969
2000 $441 $29,633
2001 $507 $27,259
2002 $571 $29,958
2003 $682 $37,292
2004 $897 $42,758
2005 $1,034 $43,379
2006 $1,183 $46,532
2007 $1,531 $53,569
2008 $2,111 $55,817
2009 $1,898 $46,708
2010 $2,437 $52,543
2011 $2,941 $60,380
2012 $3,045 $57,750
2013 $3,321 $60,844
2014 $3,290 $59,584
2015 $2,750 $51,198
2016 $2,847 $51,820
2017 $3,453 $53,301
2018 $4,156 $54,182
2019 $4,405 $51,773
2020 $4,376 $52,654
2021 $5,275 $61,175
2022 $5,744 $55,297
2023 $6,800 $55,567
2024 $7,618 $57,723

Moldova vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Sweden
1950 54 71.1
1951 54.5 71.4
1952 55.1 71.8
1953 55.7 71.9
1954 56.3 72.4
1955 56.9 72.6
1956 57.4 72.7
1957 58 72.5
1958 58.5 73.2
1959 59 73.4
1960 59.4 73
1961 59.9 73.5
1962 60.3 73.4
1963 60.6 73.5
1964 61 73.7
1965 61.3 73.9
1966 61.6 74.1
1967 61.8 74.1
1968 62 74
1969 62.2 74.1
1970 62.4 74.7
1971 62.7 74.6
1972 62.9 74.7
1973 63.2 74.9
1974 63.4 75
1975 63.7 75
1976 64 75
1977 64.2 75.4
1978 64.5 75.5
1979 64.8 75.5
1980 65.2 75.7
1981 65.6 76
1982 65.9 76.3
1983 66.1 76.6
1984 66.4 76.8
1985 66.9 76.7
1986 67.4 77
1987 67.9 77.1
1988 68.2 77
1989 68.2 77.7
1990 67.9 77.6
1991 67.6 77.7
1992 66.7 78.1
1993 66.7 78.1
1994 66.3 78.7
1995 66.2 78.8
1996 66.2 79
1997 66.5 79.3
1998 66.8 79.4
1999 67.2 79.5
2000 67.5 79.7
2001 67.7 79.8
2002 67.8 79.9
2003 67.9 80.2
2004 68 80.5
2005 68.2 80.6
2006 68.4 80.8
2007 68.7 81
2008 69 81.1
2009 69.4 81.4
2010 69.9 81.5
2011 70.2 81.8
2012 70.3 81.7
2013 70.3 81.9
2014 70.2 82.2
2015 70.1 82.2
2016 70.2 82.3
2017 70.4 82.4
2018 70.2 82.5
2019 70.2 83.1
2020 69.9 82.4
2021 69 83
2022 71.5 83
2023 71.2 83.3
2024 71.3 83.4
2025 71.5 83.6

Moldova and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Sweden
Year Population
Moldova Sweden
1960 2,058,020 7,484,656
1961 2,103,327 7,519,998
1962 2,147,227 7,561,588
1963 2,188,895 7,604,328
1964 2,228,000 7,661,354
1965 2,265,287 7,733,853
1966 2,301,871 7,807,797
1967 2,337,695 7,867,931
1968 2,373,073 7,912,273
1969 2,408,469 7,968,072
1970 2,437,590 8,042,801
1971 2,460,611 8,098,334
1972 2,484,742 8,122,300
1973 2,510,584 8,136,312
1974 2,538,164 8,159,955
1975 2,566,998 8,192,437
1976 2,596,491 8,222,286
1977 2,626,298 8,251,540
1978 2,656,211 8,275,599
1979 2,683,035 8,293,678
1980 2,708,675 8,310,531
1981 2,735,987 8,320,503
1982 2,763,101 8,325,263
1983 2,791,207 8,329,033
1984 2,820,518 8,336,605
1985 2,850,787 8,350,386
1986 2,883,057 8,369,829
1987 2,916,306 8,397,804
1988 2,948,891 8,436,489
1989 2,970,039 8,492,964
1990 2,977,912 8,558,835
1991 2,981,566 8,617,375
1992 2,980,965 8,668,067
1993 2,975,966 8,718,561
1994 2,966,745 8,780,745
1995 2,953,200 8,826,939
1996 2,947,293 8,840,998
1997 2,936,413 8,846,062
1998 2,935,227 8,850,974
1999 2,930,622 8,857,874
2000 2,924,668 8,872,109
2001 2,918,135 8,895,960
2002 2,911,385 8,924,958
2003 2,903,198 8,958,229
2004 2,896,023 8,993,531
2005 2,888,985 9,029,572
2006 2,880,967 9,080,505
2007 2,874,299 9,148,092
2008 2,868,833 9,219,637
2009 2,865,213 9,298,515
2010 2,862,354 9,378,126
2011 2,860,699 9,449,213
2012 2,860,324 9,519,374
2013 2,859,558 9,600,379
2014 2,857,815 9,696,110
2015 2,835,978 9,799,186
2016 2,803,186 9,923,085
2017 2,755,189 10,057,698
2018 2,707,203 10,175,214
2019 2,664,224 10,278,887
2020 2,635,130 10,353,442
2021 2,595,809 10,415,811
2022 2,528,654 10,486,941
2023 2,457,783 10,536,632
2024 2,389,275 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Moldova and Sweden

Fertility rate
Moldova

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Sweden
1960 3.32 2.17
1961 3.23 2.21
1962 3.04 2.25
1963 2.89 2.33
1964 2.71 2.47
1965 2.69 2.39
1966 2.65 2.37
1967 2.62 2.28
1968 2.59 2.07
1969 2.57 1.93
1970 2.57 1.92
1971 2.56 1.96
1972 2.56 1.91
1973 2.57 1.87
1974 2.56 1.87
1975 2.52 1.77
1976 2.47 1.68
1977 2.42 1.64
1978 2.39 1.6
1979 2.38 1.66
1980 2.38 1.68
1981 2.4 1.63
1982 2.45 1.62
1983 2.58 1.61
1984 2.67 1.66
1985 2.67 1.74
1986 2.74 1.8
1987 2.78 1.84
1988 2.63 1.96
1989 2.46 2.01
1990 2.39 2.13
1991 2.28 2.11
1992 2.22 2.09
1993 2.11 1.99
1994 1.99 1.88
1995 1.83 1.73
1996 1.71 1.6
1997 1.79 1.52
1998 1.65 1.5
1999 1.56 1.5
2000 1.5 1.54
2001 1.47 1.57
2002 1.45 1.65
2003 1.48 1.71
2004 1.54 1.75
2005 1.53 1.77
2006 1.54 1.85
2007 1.58 1.88
2008 1.64 1.91
2009 1.72 1.94
2010 1.7 1.98
2011 1.65 1.9
2012 1.66 1.91
2013 1.62 1.89
2014 1.82 1.88
2015 1.87 1.85
2016 1.89 1.85
2017 1.81 1.78
2018 1.81 1.76
2019 1.78 1.71
2020 1.77 1.67
2021 1.75 1.67
2022 1.69 1.53
2023 1.73 1.45

Moldova and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Moldova Sweden
1960 24.6 36
1961 24.7 36.2
1962 24.9 36.3
1963 25.1 36.3
1964 25.4 36.3
1965 25.7 36.2
1966 25.9 36
1967 26.1 35.9
1968 26.3 35.8
1969 26.4 35.6
1970 26.4 35.4
1971 26.3 35.3
1972 26.3 35.3
1973 26.3 35.3
1974 26.5 35.3
1975 26.7 35.3
1976 26.9 35.4
1977 27.2 35.5
1978 27.5 35.7
1979 27.6 36
1980 27.6 36.2
1981 27.9 36.5
1982 28.1 36.8
1983 28.3 37.1
1984 28.5 37.4
1985 28.7 37.6
1986 28.9 37.9
1987 29.1 38.1
1988 29.3 38.2
1989 29.5 38.3
1990 29.8 38.3
1991 30.2 38.3
1992 30.4 38.4
1993 30.6 38.4
1994 30.8 38.4
1995 31 38.5
1996 31.2 38.6
1997 31.3 38.8
1998 31.5 39
1999 31.8 39.2
2000 32 39.4
2001 32.2 39.5
2002 32.4 39.7
2003 32.6 39.8
2004 32.8 40
2005 33 40.2
2006 33.3 40.4
2007 33.6 40.5
2008 33.9 40.6
2009 34.3 40.7
2010 34.6 40.7
2011 34.9 40.8
2012 35.1 40.9
2013 35.4 40.9
2014 35.7 40.9
2015 36.1 40.9
2016 36.5 40.8
2017 36.8 40.7
2018 37.2 40.6
2019 37.6 40.5
2020 38 40.6
2021 38.3 40.7
2022 38.6 40.7
2023 38.8 40.9
2024 39.1 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Moldova Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova Sweden
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
2%
2025
89%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Moldova Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
30 years
2023
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
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Sweden
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
356,129 mi
2016

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