Moldova vs Ukraine
Moldova vs Ukraine: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 6,000 people in Moldova and 298,000 people in Ukraine, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 292,000 people, or 50 times that in Moldova.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Moldova | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,000 | 298,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 6,000 | 311,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 6,150 | 297,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 7,000 | 297,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 7,550 | 292,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 7,550 | 256,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 7,750 | 204,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 7,750 | 121,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 7,750 | 214,900 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 7,750 | 214,900 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 7,733 | 214,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 7,733 | 214,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 8,000 | 215,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 9,000 | 215,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 8,000 | 215,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 10,000 | 273,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 9,000 | 271,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 10,300 | 403,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 10,600 | 414,800 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 11,600 | 419,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 12,900 | 420,400 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 14,050 | 428,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 14,450 | 449,400 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 14,430 | 453,400 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 15,300 | 466,800 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 15,300 | 518,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 11,000 | 350,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 13,000 | 380,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 9,000 | 430,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Moldova vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateMoldova: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMoldova: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMoldova: -6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025