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Moldova vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 135th vs. 89th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Uruguay
Population
2358679
3384690
Population rank 145/197 133/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$81B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$36,418
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Moldova and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Uruguay
Year GDP
Moldova Uruguay
1960 - $1,242,289,239
1961 - $1,547,388,781
1962 - $1,710,004,407
1963 - $1,539,681,491
1964 - $1,975,701,816
1965 - $1,890,767,156
1966 - $1,809,185,094
1967 - $1,597,713,469
1968 - $1,593,674,185
1969 - $2,004,435,484
1970 - $2,137,096,774
1971 - $2,807,258,065
1972 - $2,189,418,689
1973 - $3,964,296,443
1974 - $4,090,209,682
1975 - $3,538,278,047
1976 - $3,667,161,241
1977 - $4,114,670,014
1978 - $4,910,254,566
1979 - $7,181,182,224
1980 - $10,163,020,116
1981 - $11,048,301,421
1982 - $9,178,780,077
1983 - $5,102,276,308
1984 - $4,850,238,550
1985 - $4,732,017,873
1986 - $5,880,112,788
1987 - $7,367,494,080
1988 - $8,213,538,369
1989 - $8,438,951,476
1990 $3,592,857,043 $9,298,807,850
1991 $3,094,565,871 $11,206,176,651
1992 $2,319,243,436 $12,878,148,791
1993 $2,371,813,324 $15,002,136,971
1994 $1,702,314,268 $17,474,588,896
1995 $1,752,999,370 $19,297,663,097
1996 $1,695,122,174 $20,515,458,114
1997 $1,930,081,169 $23,969,739,234
1998 $1,698,717,505 $25,385,886,978
1999 $1,170,782,957 $23,983,945,191
2000 $1,288,429,392 $22,823,270,892
2001 $1,480,673,594 $20,898,761,742
2002 $1,661,818,168 $13,606,515,723
2003 $1,980,907,435 $12,045,638,352
2004 $2,598,249,556 $13,686,329,890
2005 $2,988,342,907 $17,362,857,684
2006 $3,408,255,451 $19,741,420,740
2007 $4,401,173,152 $23,797,773,024
2008 $6,054,824,248 $31,119,602,539
2009 $5,439,434,272 $32,708,319,078
2010 $6,974,982,370 $41,950,361,212
2011 $8,414,352,020 $50,342,406,067
2012 $8,709,138,635 $54,232,266,359
2013 $9,496,717,876 $61,337,621,934
2014 $9,402,090,138 $61,496,186,974
2015 $7,797,667,197 $57,680,327,999
2016 $7,980,917,076 $57,480,787,465
2017 $9,514,404,016 $65,005,997,963
2018 $11,252,353,421 $65,344,577,416
2019 $11,736,797,055 $62,222,313,619
2020 $11,530,746,234 $53,559,359,262
2021 $13,691,869,264 $60,739,084,241
2022 $14,525,337,524 $70,594,110,920
2023 $16,711,906,746 $77,991,666,838
2024 $18,200,340,854 $80,961,511,074

Moldova and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Uruguay
1960 - $491
1961 - $604
1962 - $659
1963 - $587
1964 - $745
1965 - $705
1966 - $668
1967 - $585
1968 - $579
1969 - $723
1970 - $766
1971 - $1,000
1972 - $776
1973 - $1,397
1974 - $1,433
1975 - $1,232
1976 - $1,268
1977 - $1,414
1978 - $1,678
1979 - $2,443
1980 - $3,443
1981 - $3,728
1982 - $3,085
1983 - $1,707
1984 - $1,615
1985 - $1,568
1986 - $1,939
1987 - $2,416
1988 - $2,677
1989 - $2,734
1990 $1,207 $2,995
1991 $1,038 $3,589
1992 $778 $4,102
1993 $797 $4,753
1994 $574 $5,508
1995 $594 $6,050
1996 $575 $6,398
1997 $657 $7,436
1998 $579 $7,837
1999 $399 $7,371
2000 $441 $6,988
2001 $507 $6,383
2002 $571 $4,150
2003 $682 $3,671
2004 $897 $4,169
2005 $1,034 $5,284
2006 $1,183 $6,001
2007 $1,531 $7,222
2008 $2,111 $9,424
2009 $1,898 $9,881
2010 $2,437 $12,641
2011 $2,941 $15,132
2012 $3,045 $16,260
2013 $3,321 $18,335
2014 $3,290 $18,322
2015 $2,750 $17,126
2016 $2,847 $17,010
2017 $3,453 $19,185
2018 $4,156 $19,250
2019 $4,405 $18,316
2020 $4,376 $15,758
2021 $5,275 $17,882
2022 $5,744 $20,819
2023 $6,800 $23,019
2024 $7,618 $23,907

Moldova vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Uruguay
1950 54 65.6
1951 54.5 65.8
1952 55.1 66.1
1953 55.7 66.3
1954 56.3 66.5
1955 56.9 66.7
1956 57.4 66.9
1957 58 67.1
1958 58.5 67.3
1959 59 67.5
1960 59.4 67.7
1961 59.9 67.8
1962 60.3 67.9
1963 60.6 68
1964 61 68.1
1965 61.3 68.2
1966 61.6 68.3
1967 61.8 68.4
1968 62 68.5
1969 62.2 68.6
1970 62.4 68.7
1971 62.7 68.9
1972 62.9 69.2
1973 63.2 69.3
1974 63.4 69.5
1975 63.7 69.7
1976 64 69.9
1977 64.2 70.1
1978 64.5 70.3
1979 64.8 70.3
1980 65.2 70.5
1981 65.6 71
1982 65.9 71.5
1983 66.1 71.6
1984 66.4 71.7
1985 66.9 71.9
1986 67.4 72.2
1987 67.9 72.2
1988 68.2 72.4
1989 68.2 72.6
1990 67.9 73
1991 67.6 73.2
1992 66.7 73.2
1993 66.7 73.1
1994 66.3 73.2
1995 66.2 73.5
1996 66.2 73.8
1997 66.5 73.9
1998 66.8 74
1999 67.2 74.3
2000 67.5 74.7
2001 67.7 75
2002 67.8 75
2003 67.9 75.1
2004 68 75.3
2005 68.2 75.8
2006 68.4 75.9
2007 68.7 76.2
2008 69 76.3
2009 69.4 76.7
2010 69.9 76.7
2011 70.2 76.6
2012 70.3 76.7
2013 70.3 77
2014 70.2 77.2
2015 70.1 77.3
2016 70.2 77.4
2017 70.4 77.6
2018 70.2 77.5
2019 70.2 77.5
2020 69.9 78.4
2021 69 75.4
2022 71.5 76.5
2023 71.2 78.1
2024 71.3 78.3
2025 71.5 78.5

Moldova and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Uruguay
Year Population
Moldova Uruguay
1960 2,058,020 2,529,957
1961 2,103,327 2,562,044
1962 2,147,227 2,593,298
1963 2,188,895 2,623,766
1964 2,228,000 2,653,180
1965 2,265,287 2,681,169
1966 2,301,871 2,707,646
1967 2,337,695 2,732,277
1968 2,373,073 2,754,606
1969 2,408,469 2,773,974
1970 2,437,590 2,790,807
1971 2,460,611 2,806,462
1972 2,484,742 2,821,644
1973 2,510,584 2,837,133
1974 2,538,164 2,853,944
1975 2,566,998 2,872,320
1976 2,596,491 2,891,392
1977 2,626,298 2,909,461
1978 2,656,211 2,925,715
1979 2,683,035 2,939,903
1980 2,708,675 2,951,953
1981 2,735,987 2,963,246
1982 2,763,101 2,975,492
1983 2,791,207 2,988,778
1984 2,820,518 3,002,488
1985 2,850,787 3,017,037
1986 2,883,057 3,032,845
1987 2,916,306 3,049,896
1988 2,948,891 3,067,961
1989 2,970,039 3,086,255
1990 2,977,912 3,104,403
1991 2,981,566 3,122,354
1992 2,980,965 3,139,702
1993 2,975,966 3,156,345
1994 2,966,745 3,172,834
1995 2,953,200 3,189,440
1996 2,947,293 3,206,324
1997 2,936,413 3,223,345
1998 2,935,227 3,239,280
1999 2,930,622 3,254,015
2000 2,924,668 3,266,206
2001 2,918,135 3,274,251
2002 2,911,385 3,278,867
2003 2,903,198 3,281,186
2004 2,896,023 3,283,148
2005 2,888,985 3,285,771
2006 2,880,967 3,289,506
2007 2,874,299 3,295,153
2008 2,868,833 3,302,177
2009 2,865,213 3,310,091
2010 2,862,354 3,318,580
2011 2,860,699 3,326,825
2012 2,860,324 3,335,401
2013 2,859,558 3,345,337
2014 2,857,815 3,356,334
2015 2,835,978 3,368,017
2016 2,803,186 3,379,283
2017 2,755,189 3,388,438
2018 2,707,203 3,394,534
2019 2,664,224 3,397,206
2020 2,635,130 3,398,968
2021 2,595,809 3,396,695
2022 2,528,654 3,390,913
2023 2,457,783 3,388,081
2024 2,389,275 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Moldova and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Moldova

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Uruguay
1960 3.32 2.83
1961 3.23 2.85
1962 3.04 2.87
1963 2.89 2.88
1964 2.71 2.86
1965 2.69 2.84
1966 2.65 2.82
1967 2.62 2.78
1968 2.59 2.77
1969 2.57 2.77
1970 2.57 2.77
1971 2.56 2.77
1972 2.56 2.78
1973 2.57 2.86
1974 2.56 2.96
1975 2.52 3.02
1976 2.47 3.01
1977 2.42 2.9
1978 2.39 2.83
1979 2.38 2.71
1980 2.38 2.59
1981 2.4 2.53
1982 2.45 2.51
1983 2.58 2.49
1984 2.67 2.47
1985 2.67 2.47
1986 2.74 2.47
1987 2.78 2.49
1988 2.63 2.5
1989 2.46 2.5
1990 2.39 2.48
1991 2.28 2.45
1992 2.22 2.43
1993 2.11 2.41
1994 1.99 2.42
1995 1.83 2.4
1996 1.71 2.36
1997 1.79 2.33
1998 1.65 2.27
1999 1.56 2.25
2000 1.5 2.2
2001 1.47 2.16
2002 1.45 2.16
2003 1.48 2.12
2004 1.54 2.09
2005 1.53 2.1
2006 1.54 2.07
2007 1.58 2.05
2008 1.64 2.03
2009 1.72 2.02
2010 1.7 2.01
2011 1.65 1.99
2012 1.66 2.01
2013 1.62 2.03
2014 1.82 2.03
2015 1.87 2.04
2016 1.89 1.97
2017 1.81 1.82
2018 1.81 1.68
2019 1.78 1.57
2020 1.77 1.5
2021 1.75 1.45
2022 1.69 1.43
2023 1.73 1.41

Moldova and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Moldova Uruguay
1960 24.6 29
1961 24.7 29.1
1962 24.9 29.2
1963 25.1 29.2
1964 25.4 29.3
1965 25.7 29.4
1966 25.9 29.5
1967 26.1 29.6
1968 26.3 29.7
1969 26.4 29.8
1970 26.4 29.9
1971 26.3 29.9
1972 26.3 30
1973 26.3 30.1
1974 26.5 30.1
1975 26.7 30.1
1976 26.9 30.1
1977 27.2 30.1
1978 27.5 30
1979 27.6 30
1980 27.6 30.1
1981 27.9 30.1
1982 28.1 30.2
1983 28.3 30.3
1984 28.5 30.3
1985 28.7 30.4
1986 28.9 30.5
1987 29.1 30.6
1988 29.3 30.7
1989 29.5 30.8
1990 29.8 30.9
1991 30.2 31
1992 30.4 31.1
1993 30.6 31.2
1994 30.8 31.4
1995 31 31.5
1996 31.2 31.6
1997 31.3 31.7
1998 31.5 31.8
1999 31.8 31.9
2000 32 32
2001 32.2 32.2
2002 32.4 32.3
2003 32.6 32.5
2004 32.8 32.7
2005 33 32.9
2006 33.3 33.1
2007 33.6 33.3
2008 33.9 33.5
2009 34.3 33.7
2010 34.6 34
2011 34.9 34.2
2012 35.1 34.5
2013 35.4 34.7
2014 35.7 34.9
2015 36.1 35
2016 36.5 35.2
2017 36.8 35.3
2018 37.2 35.5
2019 37.6 35.8
2020 38 36
2021 38.3 36.3
2022 38.6 36.5
2023 38.8 36.8
2024 39.1 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
7.71%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
73.7%
2024

Energy

Moldova Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Moldova Uruguay
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
76
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
151
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
98.9%
2024
English speaking
2%
2025
24%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
92%
2024

Health

Moldova Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$302
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
4.63
2022
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
6.7
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Uruguay
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
48,300 mi
2010

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