Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
be 37.6% less likely to be obese
In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
live 3.3 years less
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 29.6% less spent on your healthcare
Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Moldova spends $1,181 as of 2023.
have 28.8% fewer doctors per person
Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Moldova has 40.2 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Moldova, it is 14.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Moldova, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Moldova, however, that number is 33.6% as of 2024.
make 11.0% less money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $8,622 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 7.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 64.8% more on education
Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Moldova spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 28.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Moldova, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.0 times more strain on fresh water
Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Moldova withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 28.7% less electricity
Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Moldova uses 2,412 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 15.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 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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