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Moldova vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 135th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Vatican
Population
2358679
949
Population rank 145/197 197/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 134/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 99/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 103/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
n/a
Median age
39.1 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Moldova and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Moldova vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Vatican
1950 54 65.9
1951 54.5 65.3
1952 55.1 65.7
1953 55.7 66.3
1954 56.3 67.5
1955 56.9 67.8
1956 57.4 67.3
1957 58 67.5
1958 58.5 68.7
1959 59 69.2
1960 59.4 69.2
1961 59.9 69.8
1962 60.3 69.2
1963 60.6 69.3
1964 61 70.3
1965 61.3 70.1
1966 61.6 70.9
1967 61.8 70.9
1968 62 70.7
1969 62.2 70.7
1970 62.4 71.5
1971 62.7 71.7
1972 62.9 72
1973 63.2 71.9
1974 63.4 72.7
1975 63.7 72.6
1976 64 72.9
1977 64.2 73.3
1978 64.5 73.7
1979 64.8 74
1980 65.2 74.1
1981 65.6 74.3
1982 65.9 74.8
1983 66.1 74.7
1984 66.4 75.1
1985 66.9 75.5
1986 67.4 75.7
1987 67.9 76.2
1988 68.2 76.4
1989 68.2 76.8
1990 67.9 76.9
1991 67.6 76.9
1992 66.7 77.3
1993 66.7 77
1994 66.3 77.7
1995 66.2 77.8
1996 66.2 78.5
1997 66.5 78.2
1998 66.8 78.3
1999 67.2 78.7
2000 67.5 79.3
2001 67.7 79.9
2002 67.8 80
2003 67.9 79.8
2004 68 80.2
2005 68.2 80.6
2006 68.4 81.2
2007 68.7 81.3
2008 69 81.4
2009 69.4 81.3
2010 69.9 81.5
2011 70.2 81.7
2012 70.3 82
2013 70.3 82.5
2014 70.2 82.6
2015 70.1 82.5
2016 70.2 82.9
2017 70.4 82.7
2018 70.2 83.3
2019 70.2 83.6
2020 69.9 83
2021 69 82.9
2022 71.5 83.3
2023 71.2 83
2024 71.3 83.1
2025 71.5 83.3

Moldova and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Vatican
Year Population
Moldova Vatican
1960 2,058,020 -
1961 2,103,327 -
1962 2,147,227 -
1963 2,188,895 -
1964 2,228,000 -
1965 2,265,287 -
1966 2,301,871 -
1967 2,337,695 -
1968 2,373,073 -
1969 2,408,469 -
1970 2,437,590 -
1971 2,460,611 -
1972 2,484,742 -
1973 2,510,584 -
1974 2,538,164 -
1975 2,566,998 -
1976 2,596,491 -
1977 2,626,298 -
1978 2,656,211 -
1979 2,683,035 -
1980 2,708,675 -
1981 2,735,987 -
1982 2,763,101 -
1983 2,791,207 -
1984 2,820,518 -
1985 2,850,787 -
1986 2,883,057 -
1987 2,916,306 -
1988 2,948,891 -
1989 2,970,039 -
1990 2,977,912 -
1991 2,981,566 -
1992 2,980,965 -
1993 2,975,966 -
1994 2,966,745 -
1995 2,953,200 -
1996 2,947,293 -
1997 2,936,413 -
1998 2,935,227 -
1999 2,930,622 -
2000 2,924,668 880
2001 2,918,135 890
2002 2,911,385 900
2003 2,903,198 911
2004 2,896,023 921
2005 2,888,985 921
2006 2,880,967 932
2007 2,874,299 821
2008 2,868,833 824
2009 2,865,213 826
2010 2,862,354 829
2011 2,860,699 832
2012 2,860,324 836
2013 2,859,558 839
2014 2,857,815 842
2015 2,835,978 1,000
2016 2,803,186 -
2017 2,755,189 1,000
2018 2,707,203 -
2019 2,664,224 1,000
2020 2,635,130 -
2021 2,595,809 -
2022 2,528,654 -
2023 2,457,783 -
2024 2,389,275 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Moldova Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Moldova Vatican
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
n/a
Urban population
43.6%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
38
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
123
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
2%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Moldova Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
56
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Moldova Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
5.59 mi
2003

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