Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Moldova spends $1,181 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
live 9.0 years less
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
have 15.5% less access to essential health services
Moldova scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 69.8% more money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $8,622 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 49.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 15.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 2.3 times more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% less on education
Moldova spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 12.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Moldova, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 66.4% less home broadband
Moldova has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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