Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
be 78.3% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 69.1% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
have 72.0% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.7% less likely to be literate
In Moldova, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2015. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.2% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 29.7% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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