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Moldova vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 135th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova United Kingdom
Population
2358679
69945462
Population rank 145/197 22/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 134/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Moldova and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Moldova and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Moldova

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Moldova United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 - $461,487,097,632
1985 - $489,285,164,271
1986 - $601,452,653,181
1987 - $745,162,608,269
1988 - $910,122,732,124
1989 - $926,884,816,754
1990 $3,592,857,043 $1,093,169,389,205
1991 $3,094,565,871 $1,142,797,178,131
1992 $2,319,243,436 $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $2,371,813,324 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $1,702,314,268 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $1,752,999,370 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $1,695,122,174 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $1,930,081,169 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $1,698,717,505 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $1,170,782,957 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $1,288,429,392 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $1,480,673,594 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $1,661,818,168 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $1,980,907,435 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $2,598,249,556 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $2,988,342,907 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $3,408,255,451 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $4,401,173,152 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $6,054,824,248 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $5,439,434,272 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $6,974,982,370 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $8,414,352,020 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $8,709,138,635 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $9,496,717,876 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $9,402,090,138 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $7,797,667,197 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $7,980,917,076 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $9,514,404,016 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $11,252,353,421 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $11,736,797,055 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $11,530,746,234 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $13,691,869,264 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $14,525,337,524 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $16,711,906,746 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $18,200,340,854 $3,643,834,188,783

Moldova and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Moldova United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 - $8,179
1985 - $8,652
1986 - $10,611
1987 - $13,119
1988 - $15,987
1989 - $16,239
1990 $1,207 $19,095
1991 $1,038 $19,901
1992 $778 $20,487
1993 $797 $18,389
1994 $574 $19,709
1995 $594 $23,169
1996 $575 $24,406
1997 $657 $26,766
1998 $579 $28,275
1999 $399 $28,762
2000 $441 $28,281
2001 $507 $27,907
2002 $571 $30,078
2003 $682 $34,443
2004 $897 $40,367
2005 $1,034 $42,105
2006 $1,183 $44,512
2007 $1,531 $50,398
2008 $2,111 $47,396
2009 $1,898 $38,744
2010 $2,437 $39,599
2011 $2,941 $42,110
2012 $3,045 $42,490
2013 $3,321 $43,419
2014 $3,290 $47,427
2015 $2,750 $44,984
2016 $2,847 $40,988
2017 $3,453 $40,629
2018 $4,156 $43,315
2019 $4,405 $42,794
2020 $4,376 $40,405
2021 $5,275 $46,926
2022 $5,744 $46,063
2023 $6,800 $49,201
2024 $7,618 $52,637

Moldova vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova United Kingdom
1950 54 68.6
1951 54.5 68.2
1952 55.1 69.5
1953 55.7 69.8
1954 56.3 70.2
1955 56.9 70.1
1956 57.4 70.4
1957 58 70.5
1958 58.5 70.7
1959 59 70.8
1960 59.4 71
1961 59.9 70.8
1962 60.3 70.9
1963 60.6 70.8
1964 61 71.5
1965 61.3 71.5
1966 61.6 71.4
1967 61.8 72.1
1968 62 71.7
1969 62.2 71.7
1970 62.4 71.9
1971 62.7 72.2
1972 62.9 72
1973 63.2 72.2
1974 63.4 72.4
1975 63.7 72.7
1976 64 72.6
1977 64.2 73.1
1978 64.5 73
1979 64.8 73.2
1980 65.2 73.6
1981 65.6 73.9
1982 65.9 74
1983 66.1 74.3
1984 66.4 74.7
1985 66.9 74.5
1986 67.4 74.8
1987 67.9 75.1
1988 68.2 75.3
1989 68.2 75.4
1990 67.9 75.7
1991 67.6 75.9
1992 66.7 76.3
1993 66.7 76.2
1994 66.3 76.7
1995 66.2 76.6
1996 66.2 76.9
1997 66.5 77.1
1998 66.8 77.3
1999 67.2 77.4
2000 67.5 77.8
2001 67.7 78.1
2002 67.8 78.2
2003 67.9 78.3
2004 68 78.9
2005 68.2 79.1
2006 68.4 79.3
2007 68.7 79.5
2008 69 79.7
2009 69.4 80.2
2010 69.9 80.4
2011 70.2 80.8
2012 70.3 80.9
2013 70.3 80.9
2014 70.2 81.2
2015 70.1 80.9
2016 70.2 81.1
2017 70.4 81.2
2018 70.2 81.1
2019 70.2 81.4
2020 69.9 80.4
2021 69 80.7
2022 71.5 81.1
2023 71.2 81.3
2024 71.3 81.4
2025 71.5 81.6

Moldova and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

United Kingdom
Year Population
Moldova United Kingdom
1960 2,058,020 52,400,000
1961 2,103,327 52,800,000
1962 2,147,227 53,250,000
1963 2,188,895 53,650,000
1964 2,228,000 54,000,000
1965 2,265,287 54,348,050
1966 2,301,871 54,648,500
1967 2,337,695 54,943,600
1968 2,373,073 55,211,700
1969 2,408,469 55,441,750
1970 2,437,590 55,663,250
1971 2,460,611 55,896,223
1972 2,484,742 56,086,065
1973 2,510,584 56,194,527
1974 2,538,164 56,229,974
1975 2,566,998 56,225,800
1976 2,596,491 56,211,968
1977 2,626,298 56,193,492
1978 2,656,211 56,196,504
1979 2,683,035 56,246,951
1980 2,708,675 56,314,216
1981 2,735,987 56,333,829
1982 2,763,101 56,313,641
1983 2,791,207 56,332,848
1984 2,820,518 56,422,072
1985 2,850,787 56,550,268
1986 2,883,057 56,681,396
1987 2,916,306 56,802,050
1988 2,948,891 56,928,327
1989 2,970,039 57,076,711
1990 2,977,912 57,247,586
1991 2,981,566 57,424,897
1992 2,980,965 57,580,402
1993 2,975,966 57,718,614
1994 2,966,745 57,865,745
1995 2,953,200 58,019,030
1996 2,947,293 58,166,950
1997 2,936,413 58,316,954
1998 2,935,227 58,487,141
1999 2,930,622 58,682,466
2000 2,924,668 58,892,514
2001 2,918,135 59,119,673
2002 2,911,385 59,370,479
2003 2,903,198 59,647,577
2004 2,896,023 59,987,905
2005 2,888,985 60,401,206
2006 2,880,967 60,846,820
2007 2,874,299 61,322,463
2008 2,868,833 61,806,995
2009 2,865,213 62,276,270
2010 2,862,354 62,766,365
2011 2,860,699 63,258,810
2012 2,860,324 63,711,000
2013 2,859,558 64,139,000
2014 2,857,815 64,620,000
2015 2,835,978 65,088,000
2016 2,803,186 65,607,000
2017 2,755,189 65,966,000
2018 2,707,203 66,289,000
2019 2,664,224 66,631,000
2020 2,635,130 66,744,000
2021 2,595,809 66,984,000
2022 2,528,654 67,604,000
2023 2,457,783 68,492,000
2024 2,389,275 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Moldova and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Moldova

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Moldova United Kingdom
1960 3.32 2.69
1961 3.23 2.78
1962 3.04 2.86
1963 2.89 2.88
1964 2.71 2.93
1965 2.69 2.86
1966 2.65 2.78
1967 2.62 2.68
1968 2.59 2.6
1969 2.57 2.51
1970 2.57 2.44
1971 2.56 2.41
1972 2.56 2.2
1973 2.57 2.04
1974 2.56 1.92
1975 2.52 1.81
1976 2.47 1.74
1977 2.42 1.69
1978 2.39 1.75
1979 2.38 1.86
1980 2.38 1.9
1981 2.4 1.82
1982 2.45 1.78
1983 2.58 1.77
1984 2.67 1.77
1985 2.67 1.79
1986 2.74 1.78
1987 2.78 1.81
1988 2.63 1.82
1989 2.46 1.79
1990 2.39 1.83
1991 2.28 1.82
1992 2.22 1.79
1993 2.11 1.76
1994 1.99 1.74
1995 1.83 1.71
1996 1.71 1.73
1997 1.79 1.72
1998 1.65 1.71
1999 1.56 1.68
2000 1.5 1.64
2001 1.47 1.63
2002 1.45 1.63
2003 1.48 1.7
2004 1.54 1.75
2005 1.53 1.76
2006 1.54 1.82
2007 1.58 1.86
2008 1.64 1.91
2009 1.72 1.89
2010 1.7 1.92
2011 1.65 1.91
2012 1.66 1.92
2013 1.62 1.83
2014 1.82 1.81
2015 1.87 1.8
2016 1.89 1.79
2017 1.81 1.74
2018 1.81 1.68
2019 1.78 1.63
2020 1.77 1.57
2021 1.75 1.58
2022 1.69 1.56
2023 1.73 1.56

Moldova and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Moldova United Kingdom
1960 24.6 35.5
1961 24.7 35.4
1962 24.9 35.3
1963 25.1 35.3
1964 25.4 35.2
1965 25.7 35.1
1966 25.9 34.9
1967 26.1 34.8
1968 26.3 34.6
1969 26.4 34.4
1970 26.4 34.2
1971 26.3 34.1
1972 26.3 34
1973 26.3 34
1974 26.5 34
1975 26.7 34
1976 26.9 34
1977 27.2 34.1
1978 27.5 34.2
1979 27.6 34.3
1980 27.6 34.4
1981 27.9 34.5
1982 28.1 34.8
1983 28.3 35
1984 28.5 35.2
1985 28.7 35.3
1986 28.9 35.4
1987 29.1 35.4
1988 29.3 35.7
1989 29.5 35.9
1990 29.8 36
1991 30.2 36.1
1992 30.4 36.2
1993 30.6 36.3
1994 30.8 36.5
1995 31 36.6
1996 31.2 36.8
1997 31.3 37
1998 31.5 37.2
1999 31.8 37.4
2000 32 37.7
2001 32.2 37.9
2002 32.4 38.1
2003 32.6 38.2
2004 32.8 38.4
2005 33 38.5
2006 33.3 38.6
2007 33.6 38.8
2008 33.9 38.9
2009 34.3 39
2010 34.6 39.2
2011 34.9 39.3
2012 35.1 39.5
2013 35.4 39.6
2014 35.7 39.7
2015 36.1 39.8
2016 36.5 39.8
2017 36.8 39.9
2018 37.2 40
2019 37.6 40.1
2020 38 40.2
2021 38.3 40.3
2022 38.6 40.5
2023 38.8 40.8
2024 39.1 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
8.24%
1998
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
99.3%
2024

Energy

Moldova United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova United Kingdom
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
71
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
2%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
96.3%
2023

Health

Moldova United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova United Kingdom
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
263,542 mi
2020

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