Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.
be 35.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 31.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 72.8% less 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 15.5% fewer children
In Moldova, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.2% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, State tax Service.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Moldova? See an in-depth size comparison.