Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
see 41.5% more spent on your healthcare
Moldova spends $1,181 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
live 4.1 years less
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 66.5% fewer doctors per person
Moldova has 40.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 26.8% less access to essential health services
Moldova scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 29.9% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $8,622 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.9 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 95.9% more on education
Moldova spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 96.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Moldova, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.7% less home broadband
Moldova has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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