Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
be 34.8% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
see 85.7% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Moldova spends $1,181 as of 2023.
have 27.2% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Moldova has 40.2 as of 2023.
have 16.5% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Moldova scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Moldova, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Moldova, however, that number is 33.6% as of 2024.
make 86.3% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $8,622 as of 2025.
Life
have 26.1% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Moldova, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.8% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 91.9% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Moldova, about 77.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.0% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 24.2% more on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Moldova spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.9 times more likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 97.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Moldova, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 44.7% more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Moldova withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 69.5% less electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Moldova uses 2,412 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 45.9% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Moldova emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Moldova, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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