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Moldova vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 135th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Zimbabwe
Population
2358679
17210092
Population rank 145/197 74/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 134/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Moldova and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Moldova Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 - $1,884,206,452
1971 - $2,178,716,475
1972 - $2,677,729,616
1973 - $3,309,353,866
1974 - $3,982,161,721
1975 - $4,371,301,052
1976 - $4,318,372,348
1977 - $4,364,382,451
1978 - $4,351,600,850
1979 - $5,177,459,817
1980 - $6,678,868,738
1981 - $8,011,374,445
1982 - $8,539,701,388
1983 - $7,764,067,625
1984 - $6,352,126,411
1985 - $5,637,259,754
1986 - $6,217,524,201
1987 - $6,741,215,643
1988 - $7,814,784,729
1989 - $8,286,323,367
1990 $3,592,857,043 $8,783,817,407
1991 $3,094,565,871 $8,641,482,396
1992 $2,319,243,436 $6,751,472,744
1993 $2,371,813,324 $6,563,813,829
1994 $1,702,314,268 $6,890,675,555
1995 $1,752,999,370 $7,111,271,273
1996 $1,695,122,174 $8,553,147,289
1997 $1,930,081,169 $8,529,572,287
1998 $1,698,717,505 $6,401,968,715
1999 $1,170,782,957 $6,858,013,652
2000 $1,288,429,392 $6,689,958,139
2001 $1,480,673,594 $6,777,385,246
2002 $1,661,818,168 $6,342,116,911
2003 $1,980,907,435 $5,727,592,261
2004 $2,598,249,556 $5,805,598,867
2005 $2,988,342,907 $5,755,215,663
2006 $3,408,255,451 $5,443,896,938
2007 $4,401,173,152 $5,291,950,526
2008 $6,054,824,248 $4,415,703,156
2009 $5,439,434,272 $9,665,815,601
2010 $6,974,982,370 $12,041,602,762
2011 $8,414,352,020 $14,101,801,031
2012 $8,709,138,635 $17,114,762,914
2013 $9,496,717,876 $19,091,004,042
2014 $9,402,090,138 $19,495,547,523
2015 $7,797,667,197 $19,963,058,858
2016 $7,980,917,076 $20,548,759,858
2017 $9,514,404,016 $51,074,726,484
2018 $11,252,353,421 $34,156,057,417
2019 $11,736,797,055 $25,715,657,177
2020 $11,530,746,234 $26,868,564,055
2021 $13,691,869,264 $27,240,507,842
2022 $14,525,337,524 $32,789,657,378
2023 $16,711,906,746 $35,231,369,343
2024 $18,200,340,854 $44,187,704,410

Moldova and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 - $361
1971 - $405
1972 - $483
1973 - $579
1974 - $674
1975 - $717
1976 - $687
1977 - $677
1978 - $665
1979 - $779
1980 - $949
1981 - $1,068
1982 - $1,095
1983 - $959
1984 - $757
1985 - $649
1986 - $692
1987 - $726
1988 - $815
1989 - $840
1990 $1,207 $866
1991 $1,038 $831
1992 $778 $631
1993 $797 $604
1994 $574 $634
1995 $594 $648
1996 $575 $767
1997 $657 $750
1998 $579 $552
1999 $399 $582
2000 $441 $563
2001 $507 $566
2002 $571 $525
2003 $682 $468
2004 $897 $469
2005 $1,034 $461
2006 $1,183 $431
2007 $1,531 $413
2008 $2,111 $341
2009 $1,898 $735
2010 $2,437 $902
2011 $2,941 $1,037
2012 $3,045 $1,239
2013 $3,321 $1,362
2014 $3,290 $1,372
2015 $2,750 $1,386
2016 $2,847 $1,407
2017 $3,453 $3,448
2018 $4,156 $2,272
2019 $4,405 $1,684
2020 $4,376 $1,730
2021 $5,275 $1,724
2022 $5,744 $2,041
2023 $6,800 $2,156
2024 $7,618 $2,656

Moldova vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Zimbabwe
1950 54 49.4
1951 54.5 49.8
1952 55.1 50.2
1953 55.7 50.6
1954 56.3 51
1955 56.9 51.4
1956 57.4 51.8
1957 58 52.2
1958 58.5 52.6
1959 59 53
1960 59.4 53.5
1961 59.9 54
1962 60.3 54.5
1963 60.6 54.9
1964 61 55.4
1965 61.3 55.9
1966 61.6 56.4
1967 61.8 56.8
1968 62 57.1
1969 62.2 57.5
1970 62.4 57.8
1971 62.7 58
1972 62.9 58.2
1973 63.2 58.1
1974 63.4 58.2
1975 63.7 58.2
1976 64 57.6
1977 64.2 57
1978 64.5 54.7
1979 64.8 54.9
1980 65.2 59.1
1981 65.6 59.4
1982 65.9 59.9
1983 66.1 60
1984 66.4 60.6
1985 66.9 60.9
1986 67.4 61
1987 67.9 60.7
1988 68.2 60.2
1989 68.2 59.4
1990 67.9 58.3
1991 67.6 57
1992 66.7 55.6
1993 66.7 54
1994 66.3 52.5
1995 66.2 51.1
1996 66.2 49
1997 66.5 48.5
1998 66.8 47.6
1999 67.2 46.4
2000 67.5 46
2001 67.7 44.5
2002 67.8 45.9
2003 67.9 45.4
2004 68 46
2005 68.2 46.6
2006 68.4 47.1
2007 68.7 47.6
2008 69 48.5
2009 69.4 49.7
2010 69.9 51.9
2011 70.2 53.9
2012 70.3 55.4
2013 70.3 56.8
2014 70.2 58.1
2015 70.1 59
2016 70.2 59.8
2017 70.4 60.3
2018 70.2 60.9
2019 70.2 61.1
2020 69.9 61.5
2021 69 60.1
2022 71.5 62.4
2023 71.2 62.8
2024 71.3 63.1
2025 71.5 63.3

Moldova and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Moldova Zimbabwe
1960 2,058,020 3,809,389
1961 2,103,327 3,930,401
1962 2,147,227 4,055,959
1963 2,188,895 4,185,877
1964 2,228,000 4,320,006
1965 2,265,287 4,458,462
1966 2,301,871 4,601,217
1967 2,337,695 4,748,307
1968 2,373,073 4,900,440
1969 2,408,469 5,058,181
1970 2,437,590 5,215,918
1971 2,460,611 5,374,712
1972 2,484,742 5,542,445
1973 2,510,584 5,720,404
1974 2,538,164 5,908,328
1975 2,566,998 6,098,658
1976 2,596,491 6,287,105
1977 2,626,298 6,449,512
1978 2,656,211 6,543,575
1979 2,683,035 6,647,556
1980 2,708,675 7,041,303
1981 2,735,987 7,498,635
1982 2,763,101 7,796,496
1983 2,791,207 8,098,404
1984 2,820,518 8,391,488
1985 2,850,787 8,686,813
1986 2,883,057 8,982,578
1987 2,916,306 9,284,644
1988 2,948,891 9,583,094
1989 2,970,039 9,864,798
1990 2,977,912 10,137,281
1991 2,981,566 10,404,816
1992 2,980,965 10,702,700
1993 2,975,966 10,860,288
1994 2,966,745 10,873,148
1995 2,953,200 10,974,599
1996 2,947,293 11,158,360
1997 2,936,413 11,369,827
1998 2,935,227 11,594,297
1999 2,930,622 11,783,458
2000 2,924,668 11,892,055
2001 2,918,135 11,971,901
2002 2,911,385 12,087,653
2003 2,903,198 12,232,323
2004 2,896,023 12,365,896
2005 2,888,985 12,483,432
2006 2,880,967 12,636,445
2007 2,874,299 12,804,058
2008 2,868,833 12,959,149
2009 2,865,213 13,142,790
2010 2,862,354 13,356,548
2011 2,860,699 13,595,424
2012 2,860,324 13,817,887
2013 2,859,558 14,013,808
2014 2,857,815 14,207,359
2015 2,835,978 14,399,013
2016 2,803,186 14,600,294
2017 2,755,189 14,812,482
2018 2,707,203 15,034,452
2019 2,664,224 15,271,368
2020 2,635,130 15,526,888
2021 2,595,809 15,797,210
2022 2,528,654 16,069,056
2023 2,457,783 16,340,822
2024 2,389,275 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Moldova and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Moldova

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Zimbabwe
1960 3.32 7.2
1961 3.23 7.21
1962 3.04 7.23
1963 2.89 7.23
1964 2.71 7.23
1965 2.69 7.23
1966 2.65 7.2
1967 2.62 7.16
1968 2.59 7.11
1969 2.57 7.04
1970 2.57 6.98
1971 2.56 6.94
1972 2.56 6.94
1973 2.57 6.94
1974 2.56 6.88
1975 2.52 6.83
1976 2.47 6.77
1977 2.42 6.71
1978 2.39 6.66
1979 2.38 6.59
1980 2.38 6.52
1981 2.4 6.45
1982 2.45 6.33
1983 2.58 6.2
1984 2.67 6.04
1985 2.67 5.87
1986 2.74 5.69
1987 2.78 5.5
1988 2.63 5.28
1989 2.46 5.07
1990 2.39 4.88
1991 2.28 4.72
1992 2.22 4.57
1993 2.11 4.39
1994 1.99 4.28
1995 1.83 4.15
1996 1.71 4.11
1997 1.79 4.08
1998 1.65 4.07
1999 1.56 4.06
2000 1.5 4.01
2001 1.47 3.98
2002 1.45 3.93
2003 1.48 3.86
2004 1.54 3.78
2005 1.53 3.69
2006 1.54 3.64
2007 1.58 3.68
2008 1.64 3.78
2009 1.72 3.95
2010 1.7 4.04
2011 1.65 4.13
2012 1.66 4.13
2013 1.62 4.11
2014 1.82 4.01
2015 1.87 3.91
2016 1.89 3.83
2017 1.81 3.77
2018 1.81 3.74
2019 1.78 3.75
2020 1.77 3.75
2021 1.75 3.77
2022 1.69 3.77
2023 1.73 3.72

Moldova and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Moldova Zimbabwe
1960 24.6 16.4
1961 24.7 16.2
1962 24.9 16
1963 25.1 15.8
1964 25.4 15.7
1965 25.7 15.7
1966 25.9 15.7
1967 26.1 15.7
1968 26.3 15.7
1969 26.4 15.7
1970 26.4 15.7
1971 26.3 15.8
1972 26.3 15.8
1973 26.3 15.8
1974 26.5 15.9
1975 26.7 15.9
1976 26.9 15.8
1977 27.2 15.8
1978 27.5 15.7
1979 27.6 15.6
1980 27.6 15.6
1981 27.9 15.7
1982 28.1 15.8
1983 28.3 15.8
1984 28.5 15.8
1985 28.7 15.9
1986 28.9 15.9
1987 29.1 15.9
1988 29.3 15.9
1989 29.5 16.1
1990 29.8 16.3
1991 30.2 16.5
1992 30.4 16.4
1993 30.6 16.3
1994 30.8 16.4
1995 31 16.6
1996 31.2 16.9
1997 31.3 17.2
1998 31.5 17.5
1999 31.8 17.7
2000 32 17.8
2001 32.2 18
2002 32.4 18.1
2003 32.6 18.2
2004 32.8 18.3
2005 33 18.3
2006 33.3 18.5
2007 33.6 18.5
2008 33.9 18.5
2009 34.3 18.4
2010 34.6 18.3
2011 34.9 18.2
2012 35.1 18.1
2013 35.4 18
2014 35.7 18
2015 36.1 18
2016 36.5 18
2017 36.8 18.1
2018 37.2 18.2
2019 37.6 18.3
2020 38 18.5
2021 38.3 18.6
2022 38.6 18.7
2023 38.8 18.9
2024 39.1 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
49.5%
2024

Energy

Moldova Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Moldova Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Moldova Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
60,439 mi
2019

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