If you lived in Moldova instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

see 61.4% more spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Moldova spends $1,181 as of 2023.

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have 2.4 times more doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Moldova has 40.2 as of 2023.

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live 5.1 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 6.5 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Moldova, it is 14.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 87.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Moldova, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.

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make 42.5% more money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $8,622 as of 2025.

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Life

be 69.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.4% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Moldova, it is 99.6% as of 2021.

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be 22.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Moldova, on the other hand, 15.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 43.8% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Moldova, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.9% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Moldova spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 54.9% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 50.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Moldova, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered

Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Moldova has 29.6 as of 2024.

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live with 91.3% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Moldova withdraws 13% as of 2022.

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use 31.9% more electricity

Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Moldova uses 2,412 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 14.1% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Moldova emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 20.8% more likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Moldova, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018–2021). How we calculate this

Moldova: At a glance

Moldova is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 32,891 sq km. Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting the separatist region of Transnistria, composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizeable ethnic Moldovan minority. One of the poorest nations in Europe, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a communist, Vladimir VORONIN, as its president in 2001. VORONIN served as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009, following the opposition's gain of a narrow majority in July parliamentary elections and the Communist Party's (PCRM) subsequent inability to attract the three-fifths of parliamentary votes required to elect a president and, by doing so, put into place a permanent government. Four Moldovan opposition parties formed a new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), iterations of which have acted as Moldova's governing coalitions since. Moldova experienced significant political uncertainty between 2009 and early 2012, holding three general elections and numerous presidential ballots in parliament, all of which failed to secure a president. Following November 2010 parliamentary elections, a reconstituted AEI-coalition consisting of three of the four original AEI parties formed a government, and in March 2012 was finally able to elect an independent as president. As of late May 2013, the ruling coalition - comprised of two of the original AEI parties and a splinter group from a third - is called the Pro-European Coalition. In November 2013, the Moldovan Government initialed an Association Agreement with the European Union (EU), advancing the coalition's policy priority of EU integration.
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