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Moldova vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 135th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Zambia
Population
2358679
22402291
Population rank 145/197 62/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Moldova and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Zambia
Year GDP
Moldova Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 - $1,340,639,464
1968 - $1,573,739,371
1969 - $1,926,399,230
1970 - $1,788,779,285
1971 - $1,653,259,341
1972 - $1,872,416,680
1973 - $2,434,255,237
1974 - $2,910,981,262
1975 - $2,442,672,141
1976 - $2,742,859,263
1977 - $2,515,296,940
1978 - $2,811,032,473
1979 - $3,353,445,378
1980 - $3,884,530,854
1981 - $4,008,126,497
1982 - $3,871,117,093
1983 - $3,321,048,451
1984 - $2,719,518,933
1985 - $2,252,454,500
1986 - $1,664,413,508
1987 - $2,265,250,972
1988 - $3,728,878,149
1989 - $3,994,673,161
1990 $3,592,857,043 $3,288,381,797
1991 $3,094,565,871 $3,376,806,697
1992 $2,319,243,436 $3,182,810,841
1993 $2,371,813,324 $3,273,505,344
1994 $1,702,314,268 $3,656,806,166
1995 $1,752,999,370 $3,806,983,413
1996 $1,695,122,174 $3,597,220,962
1997 $1,930,081,169 $4,303,288,480
1998 $1,698,717,505 $3,537,741,942
1999 $1,170,782,957 $3,404,284,891
2000 $1,288,429,392 $3,600,632,111
2001 $1,480,673,594 $4,094,441,301
2002 $1,661,818,168 $4,193,850,445
2003 $1,980,907,435 $4,901,869,764
2004 $2,598,249,556 $6,221,110,219
2005 $2,988,342,907 $8,331,870,169
2006 $3,408,255,451 $12,756,858,899
2007 $4,401,173,152 $14,056,957,976
2008 $6,054,824,248 $17,910,858,638
2009 $5,439,434,272 $15,328,342,304
2010 $6,974,982,370 $20,265,559,484
2011 $8,414,352,020 $23,459,515,276
2012 $8,709,138,635 $25,503,060,420
2013 $9,496,717,876 $28,037,239,463
2014 $9,402,090,138 $27,141,023,558
2015 $7,797,667,197 $21,251,216,799
2016 $7,980,917,076 $20,958,412,538
2017 $9,514,404,016 $25,873,601,261
2018 $11,252,353,421 $26,311,507,274
2019 $11,736,797,055 $23,308,667,781
2020 $11,530,746,234 $18,137,764,931
2021 $13,691,869,264 $22,096,416,932
2022 $14,525,337,524 $29,163,782,140
2023 $16,711,906,746 $27,577,956,471
2024 $18,200,340,854 $26,325,775,287

Moldova and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 - $341
1968 - $387
1969 - $459
1970 - $414
1971 - $372
1972 - $410
1973 - $518
1974 - $601
1975 - $490
1976 - $533
1977 - $474
1978 - $514
1979 - $595
1980 - $669
1981 - $670
1982 - $627
1983 - $520
1984 - $413
1985 - $332
1986 - $238.2
1987 - $315
1988 - $504
1989 - $526
1990 $1,207 $422
1991 $1,038 $423
1992 $778 $389
1993 $797 $391
1994 $574 $426
1995 $594 $433
1996 $575 $400
1997 $657 $466
1998 $579 $373
1999 $399 $350
2000 $441 $359
2001 $507 $397
2002 $571 $394
2003 $682 $446
2004 $897 $549
2005 $1,034 $711
2006 $1,183 $1,052
2007 $1,531 $1,119
2008 $2,111 $1,376
2009 $1,898 $1,136
2010 $2,437 $1,451
2011 $2,941 $1,625
2012 $3,045 $1,710
2013 $3,321 $1,821
2014 $3,290 $1,707
2015 $2,750 $1,296
2016 $2,847 $1,239
2017 $3,453 $1,483
2018 $4,156 $1,464
2019 $4,405 $1,259
2020 $4,376 $952
2021 $5,275 $1,127
2022 $5,744 $1,447
2023 $6,800 $1,331
2024 $7,618 $1,235

Moldova vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Zambia
1950 54 46.8
1951 54.5 47.2
1952 55.1 47.6
1953 55.7 48
1954 56.3 48.4
1955 56.9 48.8
1956 57.4 49.1
1957 58 49.5
1958 58.5 49.9
1959 59 50.3
1960 59.4 50.6
1961 59.9 51
1962 60.3 51.3
1963 60.6 51.6
1964 61 51.2
1965 61.3 52.1
1966 61.6 52.3
1967 61.8 52.5
1968 62 52.7
1969 62.2 53
1970 62.4 53.4
1971 62.7 53.9
1972 62.9 54.4
1973 63.2 54.9
1974 63.4 55.4
1975 63.7 55.7
1976 64 56.1
1977 64.2 56.3
1978 64.5 56.3
1979 64.8 56
1980 65.2 55.5
1981 65.6 55
1982 65.9 54.4
1983 66.1 53.7
1984 66.4 52.9
1985 66.9 52
1986 67.4 51.1
1987 67.9 50.4
1988 68.2 49.7
1989 68.2 48.9
1990 67.9 48.2
1991 67.6 47.4
1992 66.7 47
1993 66.7 46.7
1994 66.3 46.3
1995 66.2 46.1
1996 66.2 45.8
1997 66.5 45.7
1998 66.8 45.7
1999 67.2 45.9
2000 67.5 46.6
2001 67.7 47.4
2002 67.8 48.5
2003 67.9 49.6
2004 68 50.5
2005 68.2 51.6
2006 68.4 52.7
2007 68.7 53.7
2008 69 54.8
2009 69.4 55.9
2010 69.9 56.9
2011 70.2 57.8
2012 70.3 58.7
2013 70.3 59.4
2014 70.2 60.1
2015 70.1 60.7
2016 70.2 61.1
2017 70.4 61.6
2018 70.2 62.1
2019 70.2 62.9
2020 69.9 63.4
2021 69 62.4
2022 71.5 65.3
2023 71.2 66.3
2024 71.3 66.5
2025 71.5 66.7

Moldova and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Zambia
Year Population
Moldova Zambia
1960 2,058,020 3,153,729
1961 2,103,327 3,254,086
1962 2,147,227 3,358,099
1963 2,188,895 3,465,907
1964 2,228,000 3,577,017
1965 2,265,287 3,692,086
1966 2,301,871 3,812,003
1967 2,337,695 3,936,343
1968 2,373,073 4,065,593
1969 2,408,469 4,197,116
1970 2,437,590 4,321,718
1971 2,460,611 4,442,525
1972 2,484,742 4,569,309
1973 2,510,584 4,702,693
1974 2,538,164 4,842,746
1975 2,566,998 4,990,086
1976 2,596,491 5,143,842
1977 2,626,298 5,302,480
1978 2,656,211 5,465,374
1979 2,683,035 5,631,728
1980 2,708,675 5,802,833
1981 2,735,987 5,983,289
1982 2,763,101 6,178,637
1983 2,791,207 6,381,038
1984 2,820,518 6,580,490
1985 2,850,787 6,780,953
1986 2,883,057 6,986,471
1987 2,916,306 7,191,282
1988 2,948,891 7,391,440
1989 2,970,039 7,589,216
1990 2,977,912 7,786,169
1991 2,981,566 7,981,650
1992 2,980,965 8,176,680
1993 2,975,966 8,373,921
1994 2,966,745 8,576,269
1995 2,953,200 8,785,763
1996 2,947,293 9,004,053
1997 2,936,413 9,237,063
1998 2,935,227 9,482,408
1999 2,930,622 9,740,005
2000 2,924,668 10,017,631
2001 2,918,135 10,325,185
2002 2,911,385 10,647,949
2003 2,903,198 10,983,595
2004 2,896,023 11,338,198
2005 2,888,985 11,718,819
2006 2,880,967 12,129,553
2007 2,874,299 12,565,085
2008 2,868,833 13,021,324
2009 2,865,213 13,490,389
2010 2,862,354 13,965,594
2011 2,860,699 14,437,796
2012 2,860,324 14,913,629
2013 2,859,558 15,398,997
2014 2,857,815 15,895,315
2015 2,835,978 16,399,089
2016 2,803,186 16,914,423
2017 2,755,189 17,441,320
2018 2,707,203 17,973,569
2019 2,664,224 18,513,839
2020 2,635,130 19,059,395
2021 2,595,809 19,603,607
2022 2,528,654 20,152,938
2023 2,457,783 20,723,965
2024 2,389,275 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Moldova and Zambia

Fertility rate
Moldova

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Zambia
1960 3.32 6.95
1961 3.23 6.98
1962 3.04 7.01
1963 2.89 7.06
1964 2.71 7.09
1965 2.69 7.12
1966 2.65 7.14
1967 2.62 7.15
1968 2.59 7.18
1969 2.57 7.18
1970 2.57 7.22
1971 2.56 7.26
1972 2.56 7.3
1973 2.57 7.34
1974 2.56 7.36
1975 2.52 7.42
1976 2.47 7.39
1977 2.42 7.35
1978 2.39 7.29
1979 2.38 7.22
1980 2.38 7.14
1981 2.4 7.07
1982 2.45 7.04
1983 2.58 7.01
1984 2.67 6.97
1985 2.67 6.93
1986 2.74 6.87
1987 2.78 6.8
1988 2.63 6.7
1989 2.46 6.64
1990 2.39 6.57
1991 2.28 6.46
1992 2.22 6.35
1993 2.11 6.3
1994 1.99 6.26
1995 1.83 6.23
1996 1.71 6.18
1997 1.79 6.12
1998 1.65 6.07
1999 1.56 6
2000 1.5 5.92
2001 1.47 5.85
2002 1.45 5.77
2003 1.48 5.71
2004 1.54 5.7
2005 1.53 5.7
2006 1.54 5.68
2007 1.58 5.61
2008 1.64 5.53
2009 1.72 5.45
2010 1.7 5.36
2011 1.65 5.26
2012 1.66 5.14
2013 1.62 5.01
2014 1.82 4.89
2015 1.87 4.78
2016 1.89 4.67
2017 1.81 4.57
2018 1.81 4.49
2019 1.78 4.42
2020 1.77 4.32
2021 1.75 4.25
2022 1.69 4.18
2023 1.73 4.1

Moldova and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Moldova Zambia
1960 24.6 17
1961 24.7 16.9
1962 24.9 16.8
1963 25.1 16.7
1964 25.4 16.6
1965 25.7 16.6
1966 25.9 16.5
1967 26.1 16.5
1968 26.3 16.4
1969 26.4 16.4
1970 26.4 16.2
1971 26.3 16.1
1972 26.3 15.9
1973 26.3 15.8
1974 26.5 15.7
1975 26.7 15.5
1976 26.9 15.4
1977 27.2 15.4
1978 27.5 15.3
1979 27.6 15.3
1980 27.6 15.2
1981 27.9 15.3
1982 28.1 15.3
1983 28.3 15.4
1984 28.5 15.4
1985 28.7 15.5
1986 28.9 15.5
1987 29.1 15.6
1988 29.3 15.6
1989 29.5 15.7
1990 29.8 15.7
1991 30.2 15.7
1992 30.4 15.8
1993 30.6 15.8
1994 30.8 15.8
1995 31 15.8
1996 31.2 15.8
1997 31.3 15.8
1998 31.5 15.8
1999 31.8 15.8
2000 32 15.9
2001 32.2 15.9
2002 32.4 16
2003 32.6 16.1
2004 32.8 16.2
2005 33 16.3
2006 33.3 16.3
2007 33.6 16.4
2008 33.9 16.5
2009 34.3 16.6
2010 34.6 16.7
2011 34.9 16.8
2012 35.1 16.9
2013 35.4 17
2014 35.7 17.1
2015 36.1 17.2
2016 36.5 17.4
2017 36.8 17.5
2018 37.2 17.7
2019 37.6 17.9
2020 38 18
2021 38.3 18.2
2022 38.6 18.4
2023 38.8 18.6
2024 39.1 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
72.7%
2024

Energy

Moldova Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Moldova Zambia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
82%
2023
English speaking
2%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
33%
2023

Health

Moldova Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Zambia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
42,049 mi
2018

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