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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Moldova

Against upper middle income countries, Moldova ranks 2nd of 57 on gender and 35th of 35 on wellbeing. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Moldova with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Moldova reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.5076 of 17917 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.04114 of 19332 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.7371 of 19916 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2010-1.29107 of 11035 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2023+0.9010 of 1653 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.2369 of 2109 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+1.4513 of 1862 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.46159 of 21340 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.4172 of 19515 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Moldova, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate2.54per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance27.8%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Religion very important32.9%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions77.3%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.234%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share99.5%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.181%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households10.4%% of households2014no agreed direction
One-person households22.6%% of households2014no agreed direction
Women in a union68.7%% of women aged 15-492020no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)6.1marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)3.92divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age37.8years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28years2023no agreed direction
Population2,360,527people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-1.75%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization43.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+16.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1419.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.73births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate10.6per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-29,766people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population6.2%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.785index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.719index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$17,087international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$18,134international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$4,019US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.42%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation7.76%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness92.7%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows2.26%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue18.6%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Government consumption18.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense34.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending0.598%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture50.5%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths414PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading411PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science417PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion98.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14.6years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling11.8years2023higher is better
Education spending6.56%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment108%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment99.3%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment74.7%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy99.4%% of adults2014higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.463%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio17.9pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers650per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita3.42t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area11.7%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land74.1%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land11.5%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.146index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index1.03ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.898index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers35.7%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament39.6%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1812.2%% of women aged 20-242012higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index43index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share17%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating205per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.553index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.449index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.389index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.662index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.325index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.652index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.81index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.761index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.787index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration99.6%% of children under 52012higher is better
Control of corruption-0.292index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.161index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.258index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.0467index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.284index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.345index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy71.3years2024higher is better
Infant mortality15.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality16.5per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending6.74%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate14.1per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds5.54per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access92.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation86.9%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting4.2%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility22.7births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality19per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.6%% of births2021higher is better
Alcohol consumption11.1litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use28.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths7.3per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians4.02per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation86%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.9%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence64per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality24.7%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women28.5%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending27.5%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity25.1%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity22.3%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index71index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index26.8index (0-100)2023higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.1%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users77.4%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions120per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population6.5%% of urban population2018higher is worse
Fixed broadband29.6per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment52.2%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment1.5%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation72.3%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation72.2%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study9.05%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment58.6%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust14.1%% of respondents2010higher is better
Self-reported happiness58.9%% of respondents2010higher is better
Life satisfaction5.85score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Moldova

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