Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Armenia instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Armenia, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Armenia, that number is 18.9% as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Armenia, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2019.
pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate
Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Armenia, the top tax rate is 36.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 36.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Armenia, 26.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 55.7% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Armenia spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.6% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Armenia, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State tax Service, Tax Service of Republic of Armenia.
Armenia: At a glance
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