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Moldova vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 135th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Syria
Population
2358679
26304877
Population rank 145/197 57/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 134/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 99/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 103/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$731
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
73 years
2025

Moldova and Syria: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Syria economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Syria
Year GDP
Moldova Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 - $13,062,420,382
1981 - $15,518,201,335
1982 - $16,298,929,011
1983 - $17,589,277,143
1984 - $17,503,078,174
1985 - $16,403,539,893
1986 - $13,293,205,278
1987 - $11,356,215,543
1988 - $10,577,041,645
1989 - $9,853,395,762
1990 $3,592,857,043 $12,308,624,418
1991 $3,094,565,871 $12,981,833,333
1992 $2,319,243,436 $13,253,565,861
1993 $2,371,813,324 $13,695,962,055
1994 $1,702,314,268 $10,122,020,000
1995 $1,752,999,370 $11,396,706,587
1996 $1,695,122,174 $13,789,560,878
1997 $1,930,081,169 $14,505,233,463
1998 $1,698,717,505 $15,200,846,154
1999 $1,170,782,957 $15,873,875,969
2000 $1,288,429,392 $18,937,052,543
2001 $1,480,673,594 $20,237,024,725
2002 $1,661,818,168 $20,669,357,462
2003 $1,980,907,435 $21,828,144,686
2004 $2,598,249,556 $25,086,950,495
2005 $2,988,342,907 $28,858,965,517
2006 $3,408,255,451 $33,751,788,856
2007 $4,401,173,152 $40,465,318,382
2008 $6,054,824,248 $52,557,913,569
2009 $5,439,434,272 $54,111,735,629
2010 $6,974,982,370 $61,390,830,875
2011 $8,414,352,020 $67,539,428,159
2012 $8,709,138,635 $43,190,318,033
2013 $9,496,717,876 $21,361,254,635
2014 $9,402,090,138 $21,502,061,466
2015 $7,797,667,197 $16,466,863,117
2016 $7,980,917,076 $12,597,854,877
2017 $9,514,404,016 $16,369,843,352
2018 $11,252,353,421 $21,497,782,868
2019 $11,736,797,055 $22,583,045,060
2020 $11,530,746,234 $12,047,752,036
2021 $13,691,869,264 $14,353,205,678
2022 $14,525,337,524 $23,622,827,080
2023 $16,711,906,746 $19,993,439,950
2024 $18,200,340,854 -

Moldova and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 - $1,458
1981 - $1,676
1982 - $1,703
1983 - $1,776
1984 - $1,706
1985 - $1,544
1986 - $1,208
1987 - $997
1988 - $898
1989 - $809
1990 $1,207 $978
1991 $1,038 $1,000
1992 $778 $990
1993 $797 $993
1994 $574 $712
1995 $594 $780
1996 $575 $918
1997 $657 $941
1998 $579 $961
1999 $399 $978
2000 $441 $1,138
2001 $507 $1,187
2002 $571 $1,183
2003 $682 $1,220
2004 $897 $1,368
2005 $1,034 $1,534
2006 $1,183 $1,719
2007 $1,531 $1,938
2008 $2,111 $2,429
2009 $1,898 $2,462
2010 $2,437 $2,731
2011 $2,941 $2,952
2012 $3,045 $1,898
2013 $3,321 $986
2014 $3,290 $1,061
2015 $2,750 $848
2016 $2,847 $656
2017 $3,453 $852
2018 $4,156 $1,098
2019 $4,405 $1,110
2020 $4,376 $572
2021 $5,275 $664
2022 $5,744 $1,052
2023 $6,800 $847
2024 $7,618 -

Moldova vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Syria
1950 54 42.5
1951 54.5 43.4
1952 55.1 44.3
1953 55.7 45.3
1954 56.3 46.4
1955 56.9 47.4
1956 57.4 48.5
1957 58 49.6
1958 58.5 50.7
1959 59 51.7
1960 59.4 52.7
1961 59.9 53.7
1962 60.3 54.6
1963 60.6 55.4
1964 61 56.2
1965 61.3 56.9
1966 61.6 57.6
1967 61.8 58
1968 62 59.1
1969 62.2 59.8
1970 62.4 60.6
1971 62.7 61.3
1972 62.9 62
1973 63.2 60.8
1974 63.4 63.4
1975 63.7 64.2
1976 64 64.8
1977 64.2 65.4
1978 64.5 65.9
1979 64.8 66.2
1980 65.2 66.5
1981 65.6 64.6
1982 65.9 60.8
1983 66.1 67.4
1984 66.4 67.7
1985 66.9 68
1986 67.4 68.4
1987 67.9 68.8
1988 68.2 69.2
1989 68.2 69.5
1990 67.9 69.8
1991 67.6 70.1
1992 66.7 70.2
1993 66.7 70.3
1994 66.3 70.3
1995 66.2 70.2
1996 66.2 70.2
1997 66.5 70.2
1998 66.8 70.2
1999 67.2 70.5
2000 67.5 70.9
2001 67.7 71.3
2002 67.8 71.7
2003 67.9 72.2
2004 68 72.5
2005 68.2 72.8
2006 68.4 73
2007 68.7 73.3
2008 69 73.4
2009 69.4 73.5
2010 69.9 73.5
2011 70.2 72.3
2012 70.3 66.2
2013 70.3 65.1
2014 70.2 65.5
2015 70.1 63.3
2016 70.2 65.2
2017 70.4 65.7
2018 70.2 67.4
2019 70.2 71
2020 69.9 71.9
2021 69 72.4
2022 71.5 72.8
2023 71.2 72.1
2024 71.3 72.6
2025 71.5 73

Moldova and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Syria
Year Population
Moldova Syria
1960 2,058,020 4,673,500
1961 2,103,327 4,815,466
1962 2,147,227 4,959,340
1963 2,188,895 5,110,467
1964 2,228,000 5,269,087
1965 2,265,287 5,435,267
1966 2,301,871 5,609,047
1967 2,337,695 5,790,198
1968 2,373,073 5,978,742
1969 2,408,469 6,175,166
1970 2,437,590 6,380,609
1971 2,460,611 6,598,094
1972 2,484,742 6,826,024
1973 2,510,584 7,060,321
1974 2,538,164 7,302,160
1975 2,566,998 7,554,364
1976 2,596,491 7,817,320
1977 2,626,298 8,090,501
1978 2,656,211 8,372,759
1979 2,683,035 8,661,909
1980 2,708,675 8,957,663
1981 2,735,987 9,260,189
1982 2,763,101 9,572,511
1983 2,791,207 9,904,809
1984 2,820,518 10,258,398
1985 2,850,787 10,625,672
1986 2,883,057 11,002,844
1987 2,916,306 11,388,923
1988 2,948,891 11,782,264
1989 2,970,039 12,179,060
1990 2,977,912 12,579,208
1991 2,981,566 12,980,821
1992 2,980,965 13,385,571
1993 2,975,966 13,795,686
1994 2,966,745 14,208,583
1995 2,953,200 14,616,801
1996 2,947,293 15,018,104
1997 2,936,413 15,417,542
1998 2,935,227 15,820,413
1999 2,930,622 16,228,061
2000 2,924,668 16,637,888
2001 2,918,135 17,051,338
2002 2,911,385 17,468,332
2003 2,903,198 17,889,296
2004 2,896,023 18,336,875
2005 2,888,985 18,814,091
2006 2,880,967 19,637,022
2007 2,874,299 20,884,125
2008 2,868,833 21,636,564
2009 2,865,213 21,976,969
2010 2,862,354 22,482,421
2011 2,860,699 22,878,098
2012 2,860,324 22,759,763
2013 2,859,558 21,666,917
2014 2,857,815 20,273,659
2015 2,835,978 19,424,618
2016 2,803,186 19,193,834
2017 2,755,189 19,224,668
2018 2,707,203 19,577,845
2019 2,664,224 20,353,534
2020 2,635,130 21,049,429
2021 2,595,809 21,628,839
2022 2,528,654 22,462,173
2023 2,457,783 23,594,623
2024 2,389,275 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Moldova and Syria

Fertility rate
Moldova

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Syria
1960 3.32 7.51
1961 3.23 7.5
1962 3.04 7.51
1963 2.89 7.51
1964 2.71 7.53
1965 2.69 7.53
1966 2.65 7.55
1967 2.62 7.56
1968 2.59 7.57
1969 2.57 7.59
1970 2.57 7.62
1971 2.56 7.6
1972 2.56 7.57
1973 2.57 7.55
1974 2.56 7.52
1975 2.52 7.49
1976 2.47 7.45
1977 2.42 7.42
1978 2.39 7.35
1979 2.38 7.25
1980 2.38 7.12
1981 2.4 6.97
1982 2.45 6.81
1983 2.58 6.69
1984 2.67 6.59
1985 2.67 6.48
1986 2.74 6.37
1987 2.78 6.2
1988 2.63 6
1989 2.46 5.78
1990 2.39 5.56
1991 2.28 5.34
1992 2.22 5.14
1993 2.11 4.99
1994 1.99 4.86
1995 1.83 4.7
1996 1.71 4.54
1997 1.79 4.37
1998 1.65 4.25
1999 1.56 4.14
2000 1.5 4.07
2001 1.47 3.98
2002 1.45 3.87
2003 1.48 3.76
2004 1.54 3.68
2005 1.53 3.61
2006 1.54 3.56
2007 1.58 3.54
2008 1.64 3.48
2009 1.72 3.42
2010 1.7 3.36
2011 1.65 3.29
2012 1.66 3.22
2013 1.62 3.17
2014 1.82 3.12
2015 1.87 3.07
2016 1.89 3.01
2017 1.81 2.97
2018 1.81 2.93
2019 1.78 2.88
2020 1.77 2.84
2021 1.75 2.8
2022 1.69 2.75
2023 1.73 2.71

Moldova and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Syria
Year Median age, years
Moldova Syria
1960 24.6 17.6
1961 24.7 17.3
1962 24.9 17.1
1963 25.1 16.9
1964 25.4 16.7
1965 25.7 16.5
1966 25.9 16.4
1967 26.1 16.2
1968 26.3 16.1
1969 26.4 16
1970 26.4 15.9
1971 26.3 15.8
1972 26.3 15.8
1973 26.3 15.7
1974 26.5 15.7
1975 26.7 15.7
1976 26.9 15.6
1977 27.2 15.6
1978 27.5 15.6
1979 27.6 15.6
1980 27.6 15.6
1981 27.9 15.6
1982 28.1 15.7
1983 28.3 15.8
1984 28.5 15.8
1985 28.7 15.9
1986 28.9 16
1987 29.1 16.1
1988 29.3 16.2
1989 29.5 16.4
1990 29.8 16.5
1991 30.2 16.7
1992 30.4 16.9
1993 30.6 17.1
1994 30.8 17.3
1995 31 17.5
1996 31.2 17.7
1997 31.3 17.9
1998 31.5 18.1
1999 31.8 18.3
2000 32 18.5
2001 32.2 18.8
2002 32.4 19
2003 32.6 19.2
2004 32.8 19.5
2005 33 19.7
2006 33.3 20.3
2007 33.6 21
2008 33.9 21.3
2009 34.3 21.5
2010 34.6 21.7
2011 34.9 21.9
2012 35.1 21.8
2013 35.4 21.2
2014 35.7 20.1
2015 36.1 19.5
2016 36.5 19.5
2017 36.8 19.6
2018 37.2 20.1
2019 37.6 20.9
2020 38 21.6
2021 38.3 22.2
2022 38.6 22.7
2023 38.8 23.3
2024 39.1 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Moldova Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Moldova Syria
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Moldova Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Syria
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
n/a

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