Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 22.5% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Moldova, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.8 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 38.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 60.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Moldova, however, that number is 7.3% as of 2018.
pay a 61.9% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 53.6% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 17.8% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Moldova, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, State tax Service.
Moldova: At a glance
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