India vs Republic of Moldova: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 175 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

India has 499 times as many people as Republic of Moldova (1.48 billion vs 2.96 million). India's economy is 211 times the size of Republic of Moldova's ($4.52 trillion vs $21.48 billion GDP).

Comparing India and Republic of Moldova: Republic of Moldova leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (-2,460) against India (130.72 million); Republic of Moldova leads on Major Urban Areas Population (488,000 people) against India (32.94 people); Republic of Moldova leads on Oil Consumption (20,000) against India (3.18). Across 175 compared metrics, India wins on 83 and Republic of Moldova wins on 83.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 67 metrics compared
Environment: 11 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 23 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 41 metrics compared
Transportation: 4 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	3.15 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	29.63 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	64.94 %	77.37 %★	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	55.9 %	76.74 %★	2022
Internet Users	percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)	percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	3.15 Mbps	29.63 Mbps★	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	32.96 points	73.36 points★	2025
Radios	116★	3.22	2002
Televisions	63★	1.26	2002
Waterways	14,500★	558	2024

Economy

67 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	717.60B $★	1.36B $	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	4.52T $★	21.48B $	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	32.91 %★	21.13 %	2024
Apple Import Volume	519.65M tonnes★	1.24M tonnes	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	89.02 %★	55.54 %	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	6 %	6.5 %★	2019
Coal Revenue	1.15★	0	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	9.51 %	10.36 %★	2019
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.5 % of GDP	6.6 % of GDP★	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	71	95.7★	2020
Electricity Consumption	1.14	4.4★	2021
Electricity Exports	5.15★	0	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	71	86★	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	12	12	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	2★	0	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	16★	2	2021
Electricity Imports	5.62★	4	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	367.8	515,000★	2021
Electricity Production	1.39	5.49★	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	25.18 USD per capita	35.69 USD per capita★	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	34.88 %	75.72 %★	2025
Gender Pay Gap Percentage	21.96 %★	2.87 %	2024
Gender Wage Gap	21.96 %	2.87 %★	2024
Gini Index Coefficient	25.5	25.9★	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	30★	21.6	2012
Gross National Saving	28.8★	13.5	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	33.83 %★	32.22 %	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	10,039.07 USD	17,087.19 USD★	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	5.6 %★	3.3 %	2025
Inflation Rate	2.4 %★	7.76 %	2025
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	5 %	4.7 %★	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	2 % of GDP★	0.6 % of GDP	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	55.43★	2.52	2021
Natural Gas Exports	76.45★	0	2021
Natural Gas Imports	23.96★	2.52	2021
Natural Gas Production	31.54★	11.33	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	1.29	NA cu m (1 January 2017 est.)	2021
Number of AI Patents Filed	6 patents★	1 patents	2021
Oil Consumption	3.18	20,000★	2011
Oil Exports	825,600★	741	2011
Oil Imports	3.06	14,730★	2011
Oil Production	954,000★	0	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	5.68★	0	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	21.9 people	7.3 people★	2023
Public Debt	46.5	34.3★	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.65 %★	0.24 %	2020
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	6.5 USD★	0.1 USD	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	5.56 %★	-5.99 %	2022
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	4.52	18,000★	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	1.31	275★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	653,300★	18,160	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	4.9	232★	2023
Remittances	3.5	10.5★	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	259.26 researchers	774.68 researchers★	2020
Revenue from Forest Resources	0.14	0.26★	2024
Robotics Research Funding	0.65 USD★	0.24 USD	2020
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	5.25	0.04★	2022
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	6.93 %★	18.92 %	2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	6.93 % of GDP	18.92 % of GDP★	2022
Taxes and Other Revenues	6.7	18.6★	2025
Top Exporting Countries	827.41B USD★	5.72B USD	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	0.99 %	2.26 %★	2025
Tourism Contribution to GDP	2.6 %★	0.74 %	2022
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	2.6 %★	0.74 %	2022
Unemployment Rate	4.3 %	1.5 %★	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	55.66 %★	72.29 %	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.02 %	4.2 %★	2025

Environment

11 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	130.72M	-2,460★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	86,000 %★	-580 %	2025
Average Annual Temperature	24.23 °C★	11.6 °C	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	2.82★	7.09	2025
Global Precipitation Distribution	1,404.35 mm★	458.85 mm	2025
Population Distribution	a very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv	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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	7.76 sq km	11.53 sq km★	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	7.7 %	11.5 %★	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	432 Cubic meters per year★	1.3 Cubic meters per year	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	1.91	12.27★	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	99 species	6 species★	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	21.46 %★	2.95 %	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	68.7	93.36★	2020
Agricultural land	1.78M sq. km★	27,586.8 sq. km	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	2.97M★	32,930	2023
Coastline Length (km)	7,000 km★	0 km	2025
Dam capacity per capita	167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant	388.62 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	754,562★	2,150	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	59.13 %★	55.42 %	2026
Administrative Divisions	28	32★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	38 index★	43 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	38 index	43 index★	2024
Independence	15	27★	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	2.07	2.98★	2019
Prison Population Rate	35 per 100,000★	254 per 100,000	2020
Public Sector Corruption Perception	38★	43	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

23 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Access to Safe Drinking Water	76.44 %★	75.82 %	2024
Average BMI for Adults	21.7 kg/m²	26.6 kg/m²★	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	97 %★	84 %	2024
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	10.5★	6.3	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	72.24 years★	71.33 years	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	1.18 per 1,000 births	0.76 per 1,000 births★	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	447.76 USD	1,470.76 USD★	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	69 score	71 score★	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.3 % of GDP	7.8 % of GDP★	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	72.24 years★	71.33 years	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	0.2 %★	0.8 %	2022
Hospital Bed Density	1.6 people/sq km	5.7 people/sq km★	2025
Hospital Beds per Capita	1.59 beds per 1,000	5.73 beds per 1,000★	2021
Low Birth Weight Prevalence	27.44 %	6.47 %★	2020
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	80 %	19 %★	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	21.2	25.2★	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	1.72 per 1,000 people	6.15 per 1,000 people★	2020
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	3.9 %★	18.9 %	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	43.89 %	27.47 %★	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	2.3★	14,000	2021
Public Health Spending (% of GDP)	1.37 %	4.76 %★	2023
Total Number of Doctors	0.72	4.04★	2020
Underweight Children Under 5	33.4	2.2★	2022

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Active Military Personnel	1.46M personnel★	5,000 personnel	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	2.3 %	0.56 %★	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	3.07M★	6,000	2020

People and Society

41 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Currently married (Percent)	71.87 %★	63.82 %	2026
Human Capital Index	0.52	0.6★	2026
Life expectancy at birth	76.09 years	76.72 years★	2026
Median age of population	29.19 years	38.9 years★	2026
Population Change	14.13M persons★	-45,077.4 persons	2026
Population density	496.42 per sq. km	91.67 per sq. km★	2026
Total population	1.48B persons★	2.96M persons	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.14	0.69★	2025
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & Rankings	A	A	2026
Beer Consumption per Capita	0.21 liters	1.84 liters★	2022
Birth Rate (%)	15.91 %★	8.35 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	66.7 %★	56 %	2024
Crude Birth Rate	15.98 per 1,000 people★	10.59 per 1,000 people	2024
Death Rate (%)	8.7 %★	14.06 %	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	4.1 % of GDP	6.6 % of GDP★	2025
Female population of reproductive age	389.10M persons★	698,079.6 persons	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	35.41 %	84.76 %★	2024
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	3.15 %	29.63 %★	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	107.28 male/female★	105.97 male/female	2023
Human Development Index	0.35	0.5★	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	607.69★	1.36	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	9.6 years★	8.55 years	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	0 days	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	32.94 people	488,000 people★	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	164.95	175.49★	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	7.8 years	10.84 years★	2020
Military Manpower at Military Age	17	18★	2003
Military Service Age and Obligation	ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co	18	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	10.17 %★	24.24 %	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	84.2 %★	53.64 %	2026
Physician Density	0.72 people/sq km	4.02 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	0.72 %★	-0.57 %	2025
Population living in slums	5.41 %★	-0.46 %	2026
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio	32.75	17.68★	2017
Total deaths	8.28M persons	38,781.3 persons★	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	57.51 %	59.81 %★	2026
Total fertility rate	1.93 per woman★	1.72 per woman	2026
Total net-migration	-632,939 persons	-36,624.2 persons★	2026
Under-five mortality rate	26.01 per live births	10.74 per live births★	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	1.76 %★	-1.26 %	2025
Voting Age Population	64.25 millions★	56.92 millions	2024

Transportation

4 metrics

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	0.14	0.46★	2019
Airports	315★	10	2025
Civil Air Travel	93	NA major transport aircraft	1992
Heliports	289★	1	2025

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇮🇳 India	🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	37.02B USD★	933.16M USD	2024

Frequently Asked Questions About India vs Republic of Moldova

Which has a larger population, India or Republic of Moldova?▾

India. India has 499 times as many people as Republic of Moldova (1.48 billion vs 2.96 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, India or Republic of Moldova?▾

India. India's economy is 211 times the size of Republic of Moldova's ($4.52 trillion vs $21.48 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, India or Republic of Moldova?▾

Republic of Moldova is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $7,262 in Republic of Moldova vs $3,063 in India (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).