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Moldova vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 135th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova UAE
Population
2358679
11372700
Population rank 145/197 86/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Moldova and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Moldova and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Moldova

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Moldova UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 - $43,599,160,050
1981 - $49,333,424,135
1982 - $46,622,718,605
1983 - $42,803,323,345
1984 - $41,807,954,236
1985 - $40,603,650,232
1986 - $33,943,612,095
1987 - $36,384,908,744
1988 - $36,275,674,203
1989 - $41,464,995,914
1990 $3,592,857,043 $50,701,443,748
1991 $3,094,565,871 $51,552,165,622
1992 $2,319,243,436 $54,239,171,888
1993 $2,371,813,324 $55,625,170,253
1994 $1,702,314,268 $59,305,093,980
1995 $1,752,999,370 $65,743,666,576
1996 $1,695,122,174 $73,571,233,996
1997 $1,930,081,169 $78,839,008,445
1998 $1,698,717,505 $75,674,336,283
1999 $1,170,782,957 $84,445,473,111
2000 $1,288,429,392 $104,337,372,362
2001 $1,480,673,594 $103,311,640,572
2002 $1,661,818,168 $109,816,201,498
2003 $1,980,907,435 $124,346,358,067
2004 $2,598,249,556 $147,824,370,320
2005 $2,988,342,907 $180,617,467,965
2006 $3,408,255,451 $222,116,541,865
2007 $4,401,173,152 $257,916,133,424
2008 $6,054,824,248 $315,474,615,739
2009 $5,439,434,272 $253,547,358,747
2010 $6,974,982,370 $300,189,052,689
2011 $8,414,352,020 $360,832,739,551
2012 $8,709,138,635 $384,610,125,391
2013 $9,496,717,876 $400,218,529,748
2014 $9,402,090,138 $414,105,366,753
2015 $7,797,667,197 $370,275,469,571
2016 $7,980,917,076 $369,255,326,236
2017 $9,514,404,016 $390,516,804,030
2018 $11,252,353,421 $427,049,432,158
2019 $11,736,797,055 $417,989,721,743
2020 $11,530,746,234 $349,473,015,330
2021 $13,691,869,264 $415,178,792,757
2022 $14,525,337,524 $502,731,935,194
2023 $16,711,906,746 $514,130,432,648
2024 $18,200,340,854 $537,078,829,135

Moldova and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Moldova UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 - $42,925
1981 - $44,854
1982 - $39,972
1983 - $34,650
1984 - $32,012
1985 - $29,468
1986 - $23,132
1987 - $23,113
1988 - $21,570
1989 - $23,167
1990 $1,207 $26,710
1991 $1,038 $25,691
1992 $778 $25,648
1993 $797 $25,033
1994 $574 $25,473
1995 $594 $27,003
1996 $575 $28,323
1997 $657 $27,983
1998 $579 $24,889
1999 $399 $25,856
2000 $441 $29,866
2001 $507 $27,745
2002 $571 $27,754
2003 $682 $29,660
2004 $897 $33,377
2005 $1,034 $38,719
2006 $1,183 $44,343
2007 $1,531 $45,855
2008 $2,111 $50,054
2009 $1,898 $37,803
2010 $2,437 $43,697
2011 $2,941 $50,789
2012 $3,045 $52,034
2013 $3,321 $52,024
2014 $3,290 $51,381
2015 $2,750 $43,535
2016 $2,847 $41,326
2017 $3,453 $42,341
2018 $4,156 $45,690
2019 $4,405 $44,251
2020 $4,376 $37,174
2021 $5,275 $43,360
2022 $5,744 $49,899
2023 $6,800 $49,041
2024 $7,618 $49,378

Moldova vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova UAE
1950 54 42.1
1951 54.5 42.9
1952 55.1 43.6
1953 55.7 44.4
1954 56.3 45.2
1955 56.9 46
1956 57.4 46.9
1957 58 47.8
1958 58.5 48.8
1959 59 49.7
1960 59.4 50.7
1961 59.9 51.6
1962 60.3 52.5
1963 60.6 53.5
1964 61 54.5
1965 61.3 55.5
1966 61.6 56.6
1967 61.8 57.6
1968 62 58.7
1969 62.2 59.8
1970 62.4 60.8
1971 62.7 61.8
1972 62.9 62.7
1973 63.2 63.5
1974 63.4 64.4
1975 63.7 65.1
1976 64 65.8
1977 64.2 66.5
1978 64.5 67.1
1979 64.8 67.6
1980 65.2 68.2
1981 65.6 68.6
1982 65.9 69.1
1983 66.1 69.4
1984 66.4 69.8
1985 66.9 70.1
1986 67.4 70.4
1987 67.9 70.6
1988 68.2 70.8
1989 68.2 71
1990 67.9 71.1
1991 67.6 71.1
1992 66.7 71.2
1993 66.7 71.2
1994 66.3 71.2
1995 66.2 71.4
1996 66.2 71.8
1997 66.5 72.6
1998 66.8 73.7
1999 67.2 75
2000 67.5 76.3
2001 67.7 77.6
2002 67.8 78.7
2003 67.9 79.6
2004 68 80.3
2005 68.2 80.8
2006 68.4 81.2
2007 68.7 81.4
2008 69 81.6
2009 69.4 81.7
2010 69.9 81.9
2011 70.2 81.9
2012 70.3 81.9
2013 70.3 82
2014 70.2 82
2015 70.1 82.1
2016 70.2 82.2
2017 70.4 82.4
2018 70.2 82.4
2019 70.2 82.6
2020 69.9 81.9
2021 69 79.1
2022 71.5 80.5
2023 71.2 82.9
2024 71.3 83.1
2025 71.5 83.2

Moldova and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Moldova UAE
1960 2,058,020 131,334
1961 2,103,327 137,989
1962 2,147,227 144,946
1963 2,188,895 152,211
1964 2,228,000 159,692
1965 2,265,287 167,103
1966 2,301,871 173,976
1967 2,337,695 179,700
1968 2,373,073 199,416
1969 2,408,469 239,660
1970 2,437,590 286,536
1971 2,460,611 335,027
1972 2,484,742 385,014
1973 2,510,584 436,399
1974 2,538,164 489,087
1975 2,566,998 542,856
1976 2,596,491 615,866
1977 2,626,298 710,209
1978 2,656,211 809,274
1979 2,683,035 912,010
1980 2,708,675 1,015,700
1981 2,735,987 1,099,855
1982 2,763,101 1,166,370
1983 2,791,207 1,235,305
1984 2,820,518 1,305,996
1985 2,850,787 1,377,911
1986 2,883,057 1,467,383
1987 2,916,306 1,574,244
1988 2,948,891 1,681,788
1989 2,970,039 1,789,851
1990 2,977,912 1,898,220
1991 2,981,566 2,006,626
1992 2,980,965 2,114,730
1993 2,975,966 2,222,093
1994 2,966,745 2,328,188
1995 2,953,200 2,434,662
1996 2,947,293 2,597,564
1997 2,936,413 2,817,410
1998 2,935,227 3,040,421
1999 2,930,622 3,266,009
2000 2,924,668 3,493,575
2001 2,918,135 3,723,590
2002 2,911,385 3,956,826
2003 2,903,198 4,192,457
2004 2,896,023 4,428,967
2005 2,888,985 4,664,790
2006 2,880,967 5,009,100
2007 2,874,299 5,624,635
2008 2,868,833 6,302,664
2009 2,865,213 6,707,058
2010 2,862,354 6,869,838
2011 2,860,699 7,104,538
2012 2,860,324 7,391,448
2013 2,859,558 7,693,031
2014 2,857,815 8,059,440
2015 2,835,978 8,505,237
2016 2,803,186 8,935,095
2017 2,755,189 9,223,225
2018 2,707,203 9,346,701
2019 2,664,224 9,445,785
2020 2,635,130 9,401,038
2021 2,595,809 9,575,152
2022 2,528,654 10,074,977
2023 2,457,783 10,483,751
2024 2,389,275 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Moldova and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Moldova

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Moldova UAE
1960 3.32 6.5
1961 3.23 6.49
1962 3.04 6.49
1963 2.89 6.5
1964 2.71 6.49
1965 2.69 6.5
1966 2.65 6.5
1967 2.62 6.51
1968 2.59 6.53
1969 2.57 6.52
1970 2.57 6.52
1971 2.56 6.52
1972 2.56 6.5
1973 2.57 6.46
1974 2.56 6.41
1975 2.52 6.35
1976 2.47 6.29
1977 2.42 6.22
1978 2.39 6.15
1979 2.38 6.06
1980 2.38 5.95
1981 2.4 5.81
1982 2.45 5.66
1983 2.58 5.48
1984 2.67 5.3
1985 2.67 5.13
1986 2.74 5
1987 2.78 4.88
1988 2.63 4.77
1989 2.46 4.65
1990 2.39 4.51
1991 2.28 4.25
1992 2.22 4.09
1993 2.11 3.82
1994 1.99 3.76
1995 1.83 3.28
1996 1.71 3.06
1997 1.79 2.83
1998 1.65 2.77
1999 1.56 2.79
2000 1.5 2.73
2001 1.47 2.62
2002 1.45 2.54
2003 1.48 2.49
2004 1.54 2.38
2005 1.53 2.23
2006 1.54 1.96
2007 1.58 1.79
2008 1.64 1.52
2009 1.72 1.58
2010 1.7 1.57
2011 1.65 1.54
2012 1.66 1.53
2013 1.62 1.53
2014 1.82 1.48
2015 1.87 1.42
2016 1.89 1.37
2017 1.81 1.35
2018 1.81 1.29
2019 1.78 1.25
2020 1.77 1.29
2021 1.75 1.16
2022 1.69 1.15
2023 1.73 1.2

Moldova and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Moldova UAE
1960 24.6 19.6
1961 24.7 20.1
1962 24.9 20.6
1963 25.1 21
1964 25.4 21.5
1965 25.7 22
1966 25.9 22.6
1967 26.1 23.3
1968 26.3 23.5
1969 26.4 23.1
1970 26.4 23
1971 26.3 23.2
1972 26.3 23.6
1973 26.3 24.1
1974 26.5 24.7
1975 26.7 25.4
1976 26.9 25.6
1977 27.2 25.4
1978 27.5 25.5
1979 27.6 25.8
1980 27.6 26.2
1981 27.9 26.4
1982 28.1 26.4
1983 28.3 26.4
1984 28.5 26.4
1985 28.7 26.6
1986 28.9 26.5
1987 29.1 26.1
1988 29.3 25.9
1989 29.5 25.8
1990 29.8 25.8
1991 30.2 26
1992 30.4 26.4
1993 30.6 26.8
1994 30.8 27.4
1995 31 28
1996 31.2 28.1
1997 31.3 27.9
1998 31.5 27.9
1999 31.8 28
2000 32 28.2
2001 32.2 28.6
2002 32.4 29.1
2003 32.6 29.6
2004 32.8 30.3
2005 33 30.9
2006 33.3 31.4
2007 33.6 31.6
2008 33.9 31.6
2009 34.3 31.6
2010 34.6 31.7
2011 34.9 31.7
2012 35.1 31.7
2013 35.4 31.7
2014 35.7 31.8
2015 36.1 31.8
2016 36.5 31.8
2017 36.8 31.8
2018 37.2 31.8
2019 37.6 31.8
2020 38 31.8
2021 38.3 31.9
2022 38.6 31.9
2023 38.8 32.2
2024 39.1 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Moldova UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova UAE
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
2%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Moldova UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova UAE
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
2,535 mi
2008

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