Moldova

EuropeCapital city: ChisinauCapital metro: ChisinauPresident: Maia SanduPrime Minister: Vasile Tofan
2026 population
2.8M
Includes Transnistria
Area
38k km² (15k sq mi)
Metros tracked
12
54% of population in metros
Composite score
4.4
Rank #145 globally
At a glance
Official language
Romanian
Currency
Moldovan leu (MDL)
Government
Parliamentary republic
Legislature
Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
Demonym
Moldavian
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+373
Internet TLD
.md
ISO 3166
MD
Established
1991
Highest point
Bălănești Hill (430 m (1,411 ft))
National anthem
Limba noastră

Facts via Wikidata.

Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Human Dev. Index
#85 / 192
0.785
World Bank · 2023
GDP
#132 / 194
$20.4B
World Bank · 2025
GDP per capita
#89 / 194
$8.6k
World Bank · 2025
GDP/capita (PPP)
#94 / 191
$18.6k
World Bank · 2024
GNI/capita (Atlas)
#91 / 193
$8.1k
World Bank · 2025
Life expectancy
#123 / 195
71.3 yrs
World Bank · 2024
Median age
37.8 yrs
World Bank · 2023
Urban population
#145 / 195
44%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. growth
-1.8%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. density
#99 / 194
85/km²
World Bank · 2023
Foreign-born
#83 / 194
6.2%
World Bank · 2024
Rule of law
#54 / 175
0.79
World Bank · 2025
Gini index
#14 / 167
26.8
World Bank · 2023
Internet users
#105 / 194
77%
World Bank · 2024
Inflation
#152 / 186
7.8%
World Bank · 2025

Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.

Alliances & Organisations1 full membership

Political & Economic

Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer

Leadership History22 leaders · click to expand

Vasile Tofan✦ Current

2026Present

Prime Minister

Tenure: in office

Alexandru Munteanu

20252026

Prime Minister

Tenure: 0y 8m 23d

Dorin Recean

20232025

Prime Minister

Tenure: 2y 8m 16d

Natalia Gavrilița

20212023

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1y 6m 10d

Aureliu Ciocoi

20202021

Prime Minister

Tenure: 7m 6d

Maia Sandu✦ Current

2020Present

President

Tenure: 5y 6m 9d

Ion Chicu

20192020

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1y 1m 17d

Maia Sandu

20192019

President

Tenure: 5m 6d

Maia Sandu

20192019

Prime Minister

Tenure: 5m 6d

Igor Dodon

20162019

President

Tenure: 2y 5m 16d

Pavel Filip

20162019

Prime Minister

Tenure: 3y 4m 19d

Gheorghe Brega

20152016

Prime Minister

Tenure: 2m 21d

Valeriu Streleț

20152015

Prime Minister

Tenure: 3m 0d

Natalia Gherman

20152015

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1m 8d

Chiril Gaburici

20152015

Prime Minister

Tenure: 4m 4d

Iurie Leancă

20132015

Prime Minister

Tenure: 1y 8m 19d

Nicolae Timofti

20122016

President

Tenure: 4y 9m 0d

Vlad Filat

20092012

President

Tenure: 2y 5m 27d

Vlad Filat

20092013

Prime Minister

Tenure: 3y 6m 0d

Vladimir Voronin

20012009

President

Tenure: 8y 0d

Petru Lucinschi

19972001

President

Tenure: 4y 0d

Mircea Snegur

19901997

President

Tenure: 7y 0d
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
Today
Minor#139 · 0.0%
3%5%8%10%2000
Power (headline share)Latent (material mass)Recognised (standing)
Moldova · share of world power, 1991–2026

The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.

Conflicts since 19451 interstate war · click to expand
Transnistria War1990–1992
Combat deaths: 316–637

Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”

National Teams

Moldova on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Constituents and territories

1 entries listed under Moldova. Click any to see its own metros.

Administrative subdivisions

36 entries listed under Moldova across 4 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Autonomous Territories (1)

Territories (1)

Moldova metro footprint

12 metros
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12 polygons

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

12 tracked metros