Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Moldova fits inside Ukraine 18 times
Moldova: 33,849 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Moldova: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ukraine’s highest peak towers 1,631 m above Moldova’s
Moldova: 430 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 73% of Moldova, versus 71% of Ukraine
Moldova: 73.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 17 times as many people as Moldova
Moldova: 2.36 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Moldova is 7% more densely populated than Ukraine
Moldova: 72 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 5.4 cm taller than in Moldova
Moldova: 175.6 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 3.7 cm taller than in Moldova
Moldova: 163 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 4.2 years older than in Moldova
Moldova: 37.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Moldova have 0.7 more children on average than in Ukraine
Moldova: 1.73 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 17% in Moldova
Moldova: 16.9% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Moldova hosts 1,040 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Moldova: 63.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Moldova none
Moldova: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Moldova and Ukraine are practically level
Moldova: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 11 times the size of Moldova’s
Moldova: $20.4 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Moldova produces 6% more per person than Ukraine
Moldova: Int$19,996 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Moldova than in Ukraine (Gini 1.2 points higher)
Moldova: 26.8 (2024) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Moldova and Ukraine are practically level
Moldova: 0% (2024) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 1.5% in Moldova
Moldova: 1.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Moldova 0.6%
Moldova: 0.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Moldova’s 19%
Moldova: 18.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Moldova’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ukraine’s
Moldova: 43% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Moldova spends 22% more on health per person than Ukraine
Moldova: $452 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 3.4 years longer than in Moldova
Moldova: 71.3 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Moldova is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine
Moldova: 15.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Moldova has 14% more doctors per person than Ukraine
Moldova: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 11% more hospital beds per person than Moldova
Moldova: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 40% higher than in Moldova
Moldova: 13.5 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 27% in Moldova
Moldova: 27% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Moldova smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine
Moldova: 28.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Moldova rate their lives 1.19 points higher than in Ukraine
Moldova: 5.85 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Moldova drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine
Moldova: 13 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 46% more meat per person than Moldova
Moldova: 33.9 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 282 kcal more food per person per day than Moldova
Moldova: 2,504 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 56 more hours a year than in Moldova
Moldova: 1,989 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Moldova went to school 0.71 years longer than in Ukraine
Moldova: 11.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Moldova welcomed 61% more tourists per resident than Ukraine (2019)
Moldova: 0.11 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 7 more World Heritage sites than Moldova (8 against 1)
Moldova: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Moldova 10
Moldova: 10 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 77% in Moldova
Moldova: 77% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Moldova is 46% faster than in Ukraine
Moldova: 261 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Moldova and Ukraine are practically level
Moldova: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 44% in Moldova
Moldova: 44% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Moldova 120
Moldova: 120 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 19 times as long as Moldova’s
Moldova: 1,149 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Moldova fly 30 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Moldova: 0.35 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 11% of Moldova
Moldova: 11.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Moldova
Moldova: 1.8 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
16% of Ukraine’s electricity is renewable, versus 11% in Moldova
Moldova: 11.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 13% more fine dust than in Moldova
Moldova: 12.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 49% more likely to be murdered in Ukraine than in Moldova
Moldova: 2.5 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 51% deadlier than in Moldova
Moldova: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Moldova is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Ukraine
Moldova: 11.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 19% more rain than Moldova
Moldova: 521 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Moldova bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Moldova fits inside Ukraine 18 times.
Which has more people, Moldova or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 17 times as many people as Moldova (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Moldova or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 3.4 years longer than in Moldova. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Moldova and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Moldova or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 5.4 cm taller than in Moldova (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
