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Kosovo vs Moldova
Side-by-side comparison of Kosovo and Moldova from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Moldova
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 35 years
In short
Moldova scores 51.0 in the NationsTree Index (84th in the world) and Kosovo scores 48.7 (95th), a gap of 2.3 points. Their trees are 3.2 m and 4.1 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Moldova has 50% more people than Kosovo. The economy of Moldova is 55% larger than that of Kosovo (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Kosovo 1.6 million and Moldova 2.4 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $19,996 in Moldova and $19,263 in Kosovo (2025, international dollars). People in Kosovo live on average 6.9 years longer (78.2 vs 71.3 years).
Of 16 indicators reported by both countries, Kosovo ranks higher in the world on 6 and Moldova on 10. Kosovo is clearly stronger in military, trade and science & innovation. Moldova is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, society & health and economy.
Over the last five years Kosovo improved faster (direction score 88 vs 34 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Kosovo and Moldova.
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Moldova overtook Kosovo in the NationsTree Index in 2024 and has stayed ahead since.
Moldova overtook Kosovo in GDP per person (PPP) in 2013 and has stayed ahead since.
XKX Kosovo overtook Moldova in life expectancy in 2000 and has stayed ahead since.
Moldova has been ahead of Kosovo in GDP (PPP) in every year since 2008.
Moldova has been ahead of Kosovo in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | XKX Kosovo | Moldova |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | — | 33,849136th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | — | 32,930135th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 1.6 m153rd/217 · 2025 | 2.4 m145th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -1.10%210th/217 · 2025 | -1.75%215th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | — | 83.5118th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 50.9%153rd/217 · 2025 | 43.7%165th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 20.0%124th/217 · 2025 | 19.5%127th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 10.5%95th/217 · 2025 | 16.9%58th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $12.46 bn151st/210 · 2025 | $20.35 bn133rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $30.38 bn150th/199 · 2025 | $47.20 bn135th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $25.96 bn150th/199 · 2025 | $40.33 bn135th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $7,899114th/210 · 2025 | $8,622108th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $19,263109th/199 · 2025 | $19,996106th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $7,760105th/201 · 2025 | $8,050102nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.6%95th/210 · 2025 | 2.4%135th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 3.9%115th/180 · 2025 | 7.8%150th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | — | 1.5%10th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 37.5%13th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | — | 39.2%56th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | — | -3.9%129th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 7.4%90th/197 · 2025 | 7.4%89th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 25.0%87th/200 · 2025 | 16.9%148th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 12.5%72nd/192 · 2025 | 7.4%130th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 46.2%165th/200 · 2025 | 61.5%75th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $5.47 bn130th/182 · 2025 | $6.46 bn122nd/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $9.25 bn121st/182 · 2025 | $12.40 bn113th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 44.0%66th/183 · 2025 | 31.8%105th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 74.2%27th/183 · 2025 | 60.9%54th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 118.2%43rd/183 · 2025 | 92.7%76th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | — | 1.8%108th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | — | 36.5%83rd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | — | 58.5%22nd/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | — | 2.7%92nd/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | — | 2.9%119th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | — | -19.7%182nd/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 10.0%19th/196 · 2025 | 2.3%94th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.9%118th/209 · 2021 | 0.2%148th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.01%103rd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%99th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.38%15th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.55%54th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2021 | 0.22%89th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | — | 56.4%5th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | — | 641147th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | — | 29,000184th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | — | $354.0 m104th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | — | 11.0%54th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | — | 75,00098th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 78.267th/217 · 2024 | 71.3144th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 8.764th/196 · 2024 | 16.5107th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | — | 4.0231st/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | — | 5.522nd/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | — | 86%125th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | — | 98.3%16th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | — | 99.3%64th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 42.8%2017 | 60.2%2018 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 15.1%97th/217 · 2025 | 26.5%55th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | — | 6.7%93rd/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 99.4%2014 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | — | 74.7%43rd/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | — | 0.78586th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 38.376th/108 · 2022 | 26.89th/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 10.0%85th/108 · 2022 | 0.0%1st/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1999 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 75.8%81st/150 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 89.4%2018 | 77.4%107th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 35207th/210 · 2022 | 12090th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | — | 29.661st/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | — | 1.90154th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 1,14964th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | — | 827,604102nd/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | — | 3.42117th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | — | 21.4%102nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | — | 14.981st/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | — | 11.3%164th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,2192014 | 1,43279th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 49.9117th/205 · 2025 | 56.787th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 42.8108th/207 · 2025 | 42.9107th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 60.493rd/207 · 2025 | 56.1109th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 62.5131st/207 · 2025 | 63.6124th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 52.1114th/205 · 2025 | 54.698th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 59.297th/205 · 2025 | 62.585th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.965th/145 · 2021 | 2.578th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $234.5 m120th/156 · 2025 | $113.3 m138th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.9%74th/156 · 2025 | 0.6%143rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 5.9%62nd/154 · 2025 | 1.4%148th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | — | 6,000145th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | — | 0.41%127th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 8.0 m116th/163 · 2025 | 5.0 m129th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 12.0 m2011 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | — | 0.22%82nd/110 · 2024 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | — | 3584th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 495101st/197 · 2023 | 335113th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Kosovo or Moldova?
Moldova has the larger population: 2.4 m (2025) compared with 1.6 m for Kosovo (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which economy is larger, Kosovo or Moldova?
Moldova has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $47.20 bn intl. (2025) compared with $30.38 bn intl. for Kosovo (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Kosovo or Moldova?
Moldova has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $19,996 intl. (2025) compared with $19,263 intl. for Kosovo (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Kosovo or Moldova?
Kosovo has the higher life expectancy at birth: 78.2 years (2024) compared with 71.3 years for Moldova (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Kosovo or Moldova?
Kosovo spends more on the military: $234.5 m (2025) compared with $113.3 m for Moldova (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Kosovo or Moldova?
Moldova: 51.0 points (84th in the world); Kosovo: 48.7 points (95th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Kosovo vs Moldova — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/kosovo-vs-moldova. Data as of 26 October 2026.