France vs Republic of Moldova: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

France

fra

Leads on 71 of 111 metrics

Republic of Moldova

mda

Leads on 28 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing France and Republic of Moldova: Republic of Moldova leads on Major Urban Areas Population (488,000 people) against France (11.21 people); Republic of Moldova leads on Oil Consumption (20,000) against France (1.86); Republic of Moldova leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (18,000) against France (1.71). Across 111 compared metrics, France wins on 71 and Republic of Moldova wins on 28.

Communications: 6 metrics compared
Economy: 45 metrics compared
Environment: 5 metrics compared
Geography: 6 metrics compared
Government: 4 metrics compared
Health: 10 metrics compared
Military and Security: 1 metric compared
People and Society: 30 metrics compared
Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	86.84 %★	80.21 %	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)	2025
Press Freedom Index Score	76.62 points★	73.36 points	2025
Radios	55.3★	3.22	2002
Televisions	34.8★	1.26	2002
Waterways	metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)	558	2024

Economy

45 metrics

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	58.37B $★	1.36B $	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	3.37T $★	21.48B $	2026
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	0 %	6.5 %★	2019
Coal Revenue	0	0	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	1.29 %	10.36 %★	2019
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	11.3 % of GDP★	6.6 % of GDP	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	76.8	95.7★	2020
Electricity Consumption	450.8★	4.4	2021
Electricity Exports	61.41★	0	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	17	86★	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	15★	12	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	50★	0	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	19★	2	2021
Electricity Imports	19.9★	4	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	130.8	515,000★	2021
Electricity Production	529.1★	5.49	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	123.53 USD per capita★	35.69 USD per capita	2025
Gini Index Coefficient	31.2★	25.9	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	19.9	21.6★	2012
Gross National Saving	22.9★	13.5	2020
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	0.7 %	3.3 %★	2025
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	2 %★	4.7 %	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	2.1 % of GDP★	0.6 % of GDP	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	41.88★	2.52	2021
Natural Gas Exports	6.03★	0	2021
Natural Gas Imports	48.59★	2.52	2021
Natural Gas Production	16.99★	11.33	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	8.41	NA cu m (1 January 2017 est.)	2021
Oil Consumption	1.86	20,000★	2011
Oil Exports	487,200★	741	2011
Oil Imports	2.22	14,730★	2011
Oil Production	84,820★	0	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	91.63★	0	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	15.6 people★	31.1 people	2025
Public Debt	98.5	34.3★	2025
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	1.2 USD★	0.1 USD	2025
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	1.71	18,000★	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	440,600★	275	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	886,800★	18,160	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	1.31	232★	2023
Remittances	1.2	10.5★	2025
Revenue from Forest Resources	0.03	0.26★	2024
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	0.07★	0.13	2023
Taxes and Other Revenues	23.1★	18.6	2025
Unemployment Rate	7.4 %	1.5 %★	2025

Environment

5 metrics

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	-6.11M★	-2,460	2024
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	303.78	7.09★	2025
Population Distribution	much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second	pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, with the largest in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	120 Cubic meters per year★	1.3 Cubic meters per year	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	211★	12.27	2025

Geography

6 metrics

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	4.22 %★	2.95 %	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	135.5★	93.36	2020
Agricultural land	281,003.2 sq. km★	27,586.8 sq. km	2026
Coastline Length (km)	4,853 km★	0 km	2025
Dam capacity per capita	148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant	388.62 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	14,236★	2,150	2025

Government

4 metrics

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	82.08 %★	55.42 %	2026
Administrative Divisions	18	32★	2025
Independence	no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French	27	2025
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

10 metrics

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)	10.94	10.71★	2022
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	6.5★	6.3	2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	12.3 % of GDP★	7.8 % of GDP	2025
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	0.3 %★	0.8 %	2022
Hospital Bed Density	6 people/sq km★	5.7 people/sq km	2025
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	7 %★	19 %	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	28.9★	25.2	2025
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	21.6 %	18.9 %★	2025
People Living With HIV/AIDS	190,000	14,000★	2021
Underweight Children Under 5	NA	2.2	2022

Military and Security

1 metric

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year	Share
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	304,000★	6,000	2020

People and Society

30 metrics

Metric	🇫🇷 France	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Currently married (Percent)	52.51 %	63.82 %★	2026
Human Capital Index	0.76★	0.6	2026
Life expectancy at birth	86.69 years★	76.72 years	2026
Median age of population	42.51 years★	38.9 years	2026
Population Change	62,507.4 persons★	-45,077.4 persons	2026
Population density	121.19 per sq. km	91.67 per sq. km★	2026
Total population	66.75M persons★	2.96M persons	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.8★	0.69	2025
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & Rankings	A-B★	A	2026
Birth Rate (%)	10.88 %★	8.35 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	NA	56 %	2024
Death Rate (%)	9.91 %★	14.06 %	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	5.3 % of GDP	6.6 % of GDP★	2025
Female population of reproductive age	13.97M persons★	698,079.6 persons	2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	31.73★	1.36	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	11.25 years★	8.55 years	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	180 days★	0 days	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	11.21 people	488,000 people★	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	179.74★	175.49	1996
Military Manpower at Military Age	18	18	2003
Military Service Age and Obligation	generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month	18	2025
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	62.53 %★	53.64 %	2026
Physician Density	3.28 people/sq km	4.02 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	0.2 %★	-0.57 %	2025
Population living in slums	0 %★	-0.46 %	2026
Total deaths	607,731.9 persons	38,781.3 persons★	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	70.02 %★	59.81 %	2026
Total fertility rate	1.56 per woman	1.72 per woman★	2026
Total net-migration	66,501.8 persons★	-36,624.2 persons	2026
Under-five mortality rate	3.49 per live births★	10.74 per live births	2026

Transportation