Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 78.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
pay a 68.5% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 75.5% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $15,700 as of 2023.
be 93.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Moldova, however, that number is 31.1% as of 2022.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Moldova, 12.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Moldova, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Moldova, about 76.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Moldova spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 40.4% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Moldova, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State tax Service, Skatteverket.
Moldova: At a glance
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