Moldova vs Romania
Moldova vs Romania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.3 years in Moldova and 8.4 years in Romania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.1 years, or 1.01 times that in Moldova.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Moldova ranked 79 and Romania ranked 78 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Moldova | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 8.8 |
| 2010 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Moldova vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateMoldova: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMoldova: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMoldova: -6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025