How much coast is there?

Moldova: 0 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Romania’s highest peak towers 2,114 m above Moldova’s.

Moldova: 430 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Romania has 8.1 times as many people as Moldova.

Moldova: 2.36 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 15% more densely populated than Moldova.

Moldova: 72 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 4.9 years older than in Moldova.

Moldova: 37.8 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Moldova have 0.3 more children on average than in Romania.

Moldova: 1.73 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 17% in Moldova.

Moldova: 16.9% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Moldova 0.0.

Moldova: 0 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Moldova and Romania are practically level.

Moldova: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 21 times the size of Moldova’s.

Moldova: $20.4 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Romania produces 2.5 times as much per person as Moldova.

Moldova: Int$19,996 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Romania than in Moldova (Gini 3 points higher).

Moldova: 26.8 (2023) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 1.5% in Moldova.

Moldova: 1.5% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Moldova 0.6%.

Moldova: 0.6% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Moldova’s.

Moldova: 43% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Romania spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Moldova.

Moldova: $452 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Moldova is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.

Moldova: 15.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Moldova has 11% more doctors per person than Romania.

Moldova: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 27% in Moldova.

Moldova: 27% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 29% in Moldova.

Moldova: 28.8% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Romania rate their lives 0.78 points higher than in Moldova.

Moldova: 5.85 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 31% more alcohol than in Moldova.

Moldova: 13 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Moldova.

Moldova: 33.9 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 1,145 kcal more food per person per day than Moldova.

Moldova: 2,504 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Moldova put in 163 more hours a year than in Romania.

Moldova: 1,989 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Moldova went to school 0.28 years longer than in Romania.

Moldova: 11.8 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Romania welcomed 6.6 times as many tourists per resident as Moldova (2019).

Moldova: 0.11 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

How many people are online?

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 77% in Moldova.

Moldova: 77% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Moldova and Romania are practically level.

Moldova: 100% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 44% in Moldova.

Moldova: 44% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Moldova and Romania are practically level.

Moldova: 120 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 9.4 times as long as Moldova’s.

Moldova: 1,149 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Moldova fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.

Moldova: 0.35 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 12% of Moldova.

Moldova: 11.7% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Romania emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Moldova.

Moldova: 1.8 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

47% of Romania’s electricity is renewable, versus 11% in Moldova.

Moldova: 11.2% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Romania carries 13% more fine dust than in Moldova.

Moldova: 12.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Moldova as in Romania.

Moldova: 2.5 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Romania are 5% deadlier than in Moldova.

Moldova: 9.1 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Moldova is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Romania.

Moldova: 11.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Romania gets 45% more rain than Moldova.

Moldova: 521 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)