Moldova vs Ukraine
Moldova vs Ukraine: National power
National power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in Moldova and 0.86% of world capability in Ukraine, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.84 percentage points, or 42 times that in Moldova.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Moldova ranked 148 and Ukraine ranked 23 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Moldova | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.02 | 0.86 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 0.02 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | 0.02 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | 0.02 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 0.02 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 0.02 | 0.72 |
| 2015 | 0.02 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 0.02 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 0.02 | 0.79 |
| 2012 | 0.02 | 0.82 |
| 2011 | 0.02 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 0.02 | 0.88 |
| 2009 | 0.03 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.03 | 0.98 |
| 2007 | 0.04 | 1.12 |
| 2006 | 0.03 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | 0.04 | 1.18 |
| 2004 | 0.04 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | 1.46 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | 1.46 |
| 2001 | 0.05 | 1.51 |
| 2000 | 0.05 | 1.49 |
| 1999 | 0.05 | 1.43 |
| 1998 | 0.05 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | 0.05 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | 0.05 | 1.52 |
| 1995 | 0.06 | 1.54 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 1.64 |
| 1993 | 0.06 | 1.94 |
| 1992 | 0.07 | 2.28 |
| 1991 | 0.09 | 2.32 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- 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