Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Moldova instead of Palau, you would:

Health

live 2.0 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 45.0% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.

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have 2.2 times more doctors per person

Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Moldova has 40.2 as of 2023.

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see 36.4% less spent on your healthcare

Palau spends $1,857 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Moldova spends $1,181 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 55.9% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $8,622 as of 2025.

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Life

be 78.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Palau, approximately 89.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 18.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 18.6 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.

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Expenditures

spend 37.9% less on healthcare

Palau spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 90.7% more on education

Palau spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Moldova spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 59.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Moldova, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 4.0 times more home broadband

Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Moldova has 29.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 95.9% less CO2

Palau emits 82.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Moldova emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Moldova: At a glance

Moldova is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 32,891 sq km. Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting the separatist region of Transnistria, composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizeable ethnic Moldovan minority. One of the poorest nations in Europe, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a communist, Vladimir VORONIN, as its president in 2001. VORONIN served as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009, following the opposition's gain of a narrow majority in July parliamentary elections and the Communist Party's (PCRM) subsequent inability to attract the three-fifths of parliamentary votes required to elect a president and, by doing so, put into place a permanent government. Four Moldovan opposition parties formed a new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), iterations of which have acted as Moldova's governing coalitions since. Moldova experienced significant political uncertainty between 2009 and early 2012, holding three general elections and numerous presidential ballots in parliament, all of which failed to secure a president. Following November 2010 parliamentary elections, a reconstituted AEI-coalition consisting of three of the four original AEI parties formed a government, and in March 2012 was finally able to elect an independent as president. As of late May 2013, the ruling coalition - comprised of two of the original AEI parties and a splinter group from a third - is called the Pro-European Coalition. In November 2013, the Moldovan Government initialed an Association Agreement with the European Union (EU), advancing the coalition's policy priority of EU integration.
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