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Moldova vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 135th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Vanuatu
Population
2358679
341110
Population rank 145/197 174/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Moldova and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Moldova Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 - $121,185,498
1981 - $113,781,796
1982 - $114,501,913
1983 - $117,389,554
1984 - $144,482,515
1985 - $131,856,421
1986 - $126,498,935
1987 - $139,464,174
1988 - $158,351,368
1989 - $154,013,202
1990 $3,592,857,043 $168,879,207
1991 $3,094,565,871 $201,334,169
1992 $2,319,243,436 $209,088,825
1993 $2,371,813,324 $200,491,853
1994 $1,702,314,268 $233,701,301
1995 $1,752,999,370 $249,333,250
1996 $1,695,122,174 $261,370,044
1997 $1,930,081,169 $272,771,209
1998 $1,698,717,505 $262,293,411
1999 $1,170,782,957 $268,006,973
2000 $1,288,429,392 $272,014,628
2001 $1,480,673,594 $257,926,882
2002 $1,661,818,168 $262,596,536
2003 $1,980,907,435 $314,471,413
2004 $2,598,249,556 $364,996,869
2005 $2,988,342,907 $394,962,433
2006 $3,408,255,451 $439,358,587
2007 $4,401,173,152 $516,392,923
2008 $6,054,824,248 $590,748,429
2009 $5,439,434,272 $592,622,319
2010 $6,974,982,370 $670,712,980
2011 $8,414,352,020 $770,153,588
2012 $8,709,138,635 $747,839,698
2013 $9,496,717,876 $758,304,466
2014 $9,402,090,138 $773,717,011
2015 $7,797,667,197 $759,690,181
2016 $7,980,917,076 $804,323,577
2017 $9,514,404,016 $880,043,284
2018 $11,252,353,421 $914,727,908
2019 $11,736,797,055 $936,526,268
2020 $11,530,746,234 $909,421,044
2021 $13,691,869,264 $982,362,212
2022 $14,525,337,524 $1,030,654,208
2023 $16,711,906,746 $1,126,313,359
2024 $18,200,340,854 $1,161,251,868

Moldova and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 - $1,048
1981 - $962
1982 - $946
1983 - $947
1984 - $1,137
1985 - $1,012
1986 - $946
1987 - $1,017
1988 - $1,125
1989 - $1,067
1990 $1,207 $1,141
1991 $1,038 $1,326
1992 $778 $1,344
1993 $797 $1,257
1994 $574 $1,431
1995 $594 $1,492
1996 $575 $1,529
1997 $657 $1,562
1998 $579 $1,471
1999 $399 $1,472
2000 $441 $1,460
2001 $507 $1,350
2002 $571 $1,341
2003 $682 $1,567
2004 $897 $1,774
2005 $1,034 $1,874
2006 $1,183 $2,035
2007 $1,531 $2,334
2008 $2,111 $2,604
2009 $1,898 $2,546
2010 $2,437 $2,815
2011 $2,941 $3,163
2012 $3,045 $3,005
2013 $3,321 $2,980
2014 $3,290 $2,973
2015 $2,750 $2,855
2016 $2,847 $2,956
2017 $3,453 $3,160
2018 $4,156 $3,207
2019 $4,405 $3,207
2020 $4,376 $3,043
2021 $5,275 $3,212
2022 $5,744 $3,292
2023 $6,800 $3,515
2024 $7,618 $3,543

Moldova vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Vanuatu
1950 54 43.9
1951 54.5 42.2
1952 55.1 45.3
1953 55.7 45.8
1954 56.3 46.5
1955 56.9 47.1
1956 57.4 47.7
1957 58 48.2
1958 58.5 48.7
1959 59 49.3
1960 59.4 49.8
1961 59.9 50.4
1962 60.3 50.9
1963 60.6 51.5
1964 61 52
1965 61.3 52.5
1966 61.6 53.1
1967 61.8 53.7
1968 62 54.2
1969 62.2 54.8
1970 62.4 55.3
1971 62.7 55.9
1972 62.9 56.4
1973 63.2 57
1974 63.4 57.6
1975 63.7 58.1
1976 64 58.7
1977 64.2 59.2
1978 64.5 59.9
1979 64.8 60.9
1980 65.2 61.3
1981 65.6 61.9
1982 65.9 62.5
1983 66.1 63.1
1984 66.4 63.5
1985 66.9 63.9
1986 67.4 64.6
1987 67.9 64.4
1988 68.2 65.7
1989 68.2 66
1990 67.9 66.7
1991 67.6 67.1
1992 66.7 67.4
1993 66.7 67.7
1994 66.3 68
1995 66.2 68.1
1996 66.2 68.2
1997 66.5 68.3
1998 66.8 68.4
1999 67.2 67.9
2000 67.5 68.6
2001 67.7 68.7
2002 67.8 68.8
2003 67.9 68.9
2004 68 69
2005 68.2 69.2
2006 68.4 69.1
2007 68.7 69.1
2008 69 69.3
2009 69.4 69.4
2010 69.9 69.6
2011 70.2 69.7
2012 70.3 69.9
2013 70.3 70
2014 70.2 70
2015 70.1 70.2
2016 70.2 70.4
2017 70.4 70.5
2018 70.2 70.6
2019 70.2 70.8
2020 69.9 70.4
2021 69 70
2022 71.5 71.3
2023 71.2 71.5
2024 71.3 71.7
2025 71.5 71.8

Moldova and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Vanuatu
Year Population
Moldova Vanuatu
1960 2,058,020 64,431
1961 2,103,327 66,264
1962 2,147,227 68,174
1963 2,188,895 70,159
1964 2,228,000 72,219
1965 2,265,287 74,358
1966 2,301,871 76,590
1967 2,337,695 78,921
1968 2,373,073 81,314
1969 2,408,469 83,755
1970 2,437,590 86,266
1971 2,460,611 88,862
1972 2,484,742 91,562
1973 2,510,584 94,362
1974 2,538,164 97,260
1975 2,566,998 100,269
1976 2,596,491 103,388
1977 2,626,298 106,618
1978 2,656,211 109,963
1979 2,683,035 113,040
1980 2,708,675 115,660
1981 2,735,987 118,249
1982 2,763,101 121,035
1983 2,791,207 123,998
1984 2,820,518 127,109
1985 2,850,787 130,356
1986 2,883,057 133,720
1987 2,916,306 137,187
1988 2,948,891 140,756
1989 2,970,039 144,393
1990 2,977,912 148,063
1991 2,981,566 151,793
1992 2,980,965 155,608
1993 2,975,966 159,463
1994 2,966,745 163,314
1995 2,953,200 167,137
1996 2,947,293 170,911
1997 2,936,413 174,626
1998 2,935,227 178,313
1999 2,930,622 182,048
2000 2,924,668 186,281
2001 2,918,135 191,031
2002 2,911,385 195,863
2003 2,903,198 200,746
2004 2,896,023 205,711
2005 2,888,985 210,760
2006 2,880,967 215,923
2007 2,874,299 221,276
2008 2,868,833 226,896
2009 2,865,213 232,731
2010 2,862,354 238,248
2011 2,860,699 243,474
2012 2,860,324 248,883
2013 2,859,558 254,482
2014 2,857,815 260,240
2015 2,835,978 266,101
2016 2,803,186 272,087
2017 2,755,189 278,507
2018 2,707,203 285,259
2019 2,664,224 291,985
2020 2,635,130 298,858
2021 2,595,809 305,868
2022 2,528,654 313,046
2023 2,457,783 320,409
2024 2,389,275 327,777

Fertility rates in Moldova and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Moldova

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Vanuatu
1960 3.32 6.78
1961 3.23 6.73
1962 3.04 6.67
1963 2.89 6.62
1964 2.71 6.57
1965 2.69 6.52
1966 2.65 6.51
1967 2.62 6.51
1968 2.59 6.46
1969 2.57 6.41
1970 2.57 6.35
1971 2.56 6.29
1972 2.56 6.23
1973 2.57 6.15
1974 2.56 6.06
1975 2.52 5.98
1976 2.47 5.89
1977 2.42 5.81
1978 2.39 5.77
1979 2.38 5.73
1980 2.38 5.69
1981 2.4 5.65
1982 2.45 5.6
1983 2.58 5.55
1984 2.67 5.49
1985 2.67 5.43
1986 2.74 5.38
1987 2.78 5.33
1988 2.63 5.27
1989 2.46 5.21
1990 2.39 5.17
1991 2.28 5.13
1992 2.22 5.09
1993 2.11 5.02
1994 1.99 4.94
1995 1.83 4.85
1996 1.71 4.75
1997 1.79 4.66
1998 1.65 4.6
1999 1.56 4.56
2000 1.5 4.54
2001 1.47 4.5
2002 1.45 4.38
2003 1.48 4.29
2004 1.54 4.21
2005 1.53 4.13
2006 1.54 4.1
2007 1.58 4.12
2008 1.64 4.16
2009 1.72 4.16
2010 1.7 4.13
2011 1.65 4.09
2012 1.66 4.06
2013 1.62 4.04
2014 1.82 4
2015 1.87 3.95
2016 1.89 3.92
2017 1.81 3.88
2018 1.81 3.83
2019 1.78 3.79
2020 1.77 3.74
2021 1.75 3.7
2022 1.69 3.65
2023 1.73 3.6

Moldova and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Moldova Vanuatu
1960 24.6 17.7
1961 24.7 17.6
1962 24.9 17.5
1963 25.1 17.4
1964 25.4 17.3
1965 25.7 17.2
1966 25.9 17.1
1967 26.1 17.1
1968 26.3 17
1969 26.4 17
1970 26.4 17
1971 26.3 17
1972 26.3 17
1973 26.3 17
1974 26.5 17.1
1975 26.7 17.1
1976 26.9 17.1
1977 27.2 17.2
1978 27.5 17.3
1979 27.6 17.5
1980 27.6 17.6
1981 27.9 17.7
1982 28.1 17.7
1983 28.3 17.7
1984 28.5 17.7
1985 28.7 17.7
1986 28.9 17.8
1987 29.1 17.8
1988 29.3 17.8
1989 29.5 17.8
1990 29.8 17.8
1991 30.2 17.9
1992 30.4 17.8
1993 30.6 17.7
1994 30.8 17.7
1995 31 17.8
1996 31.2 18
1997 31.3 18
1998 31.5 18
1999 31.8 18
2000 32 18.2
2001 32.2 18.5
2002 32.4 18.7
2003 32.6 18.9
2004 32.8 19.2
2005 33 19.4
2006 33.3 19.6
2007 33.6 19.9
2008 33.9 20.1
2009 34.3 20.3
2010 34.6 20.5
2011 34.9 20.6
2012 35.1 20.8
2013 35.4 20.9
2014 35.7 21
2015 36.1 21.1
2016 36.5 21.1
2017 36.8 21.2
2018 37.2 21.2
2019 37.6 21.2
2020 38 21.2
2021 38.3 21.2
2022 38.6 21.2
2023 38.8 21.2
2024 39.1 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Moldova Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Moldova Vanuatu
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Moldova Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Vanuatu
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
665 mi
2000

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