Moldova rankings 2026: where Moldova places in 73 global Top 10s
Moldova is #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases, #1 in 3 rankings and inside the top 10 of 16 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
This is the complete picture of Moldova across Top10Earth: 73 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases, where it is measured at 72.17 per 100,000 people (Digestive disease death rate) as of 2026-11-02. Moldova holds the #1 spot in 3 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 16 rankings.
Where Moldova is number one
Moldova leads the world in 3 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.
- Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases: 72.17 per 100,000 people (Digestive disease death rate), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Guatemala with 66.01 per 100,000 people.
- Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning: 4.03 per 100,000 people (Poisoning death rate), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Lesotho with 3.6 per 100,000 people.
- Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment: 99.85 % (Pre-primary net enrolment rate), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Grenada with 99.72 %.
Top 10 finishes
Moldova is inside the top 10 of 13 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate with 470.16 deaths per 100,000 people, behind Uzbekistan (594.05 deaths per 100,000 people) and ahead of Egypt. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #2 in Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) with 22.29 %, behind Belarus (23.15 %) and ahead of Ukraine. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #3 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates with 20.6 per 100,000 people, behind Croatia (22.08 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Brunei. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol with 21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, behind Russia (22.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year) and ahead of Latvia. Our World in Data, 2026-10-30.
- #6 in Countries with the highest cancer death rate with 137.65 deaths per 100,000 people, behind Serbia (139.12 deaths per 100,000 people) and ahead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #7 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed with 73.39 %, behind Croatia (73.68 %) and ahead of Netherlands. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate with 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people, behind Greece (4.85 deaths per 100,000 people) and ahead of Lithuania. Our World in Data, 2026-11-01.
- #8 in Countries with the most arable land per person with 0.76 hectares per person, behind Lithuania (0.8 hectares per person) and ahead of Latvia. Our World in Data, 2026-10-31.
- #9 in Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease with 277.14 per 100,000 people, behind Syria (281.25 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Philippines. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals with 73.06 %, behind Hungary (75.66 %) and ahead of Puerto Rico. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates with 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people, behind Colombia (9.2 deaths per 100,000 people) and ahead of Tajikistan. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas with 85.79 % of total electricity, behind Azerbaijan (86.22 % of total electricity) and ahead of Malta. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
The remaining 1 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.
Moldova by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Moldova holds 20 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases (72.17 per 100,000 people), #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning (4.03 per 100,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate (470.16 deaths per 100,000 people) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) (22.29 %). 16 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Moldova holds 16 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates (20.6 per 100,000 people), #5 of 50 in Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol (21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease (277.14 per 100,000 people) and #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest overall death rates (1.5 per 100,000 people). 12 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Moldova holds 15 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed (73.39 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most arable land per person (0.76 hectares per person), #18 of 50 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry (6.34 %) and #19 of 49 in Countries with the highest almond yields (1.87 tonnes per hectare). 11 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Moldova holds 15 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the lowest unemployment (1.51 %), #16 of 50 in Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults (1,816.85 per 1,000 adults), #24 of 50 in Countries with the most commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults (28.33 per 100,000 adults) and #25 of 50 in Countries by travel services (39.38 % of service imports, BoP). 11 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Moldova holds 4 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (73.06 %), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas (85.79 % of total electricity), #30 of 50 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP (1.83 % of GDP) and #42 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person (0.19 tonnes per person).
Education and science
In education and science, Moldova holds 3 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (99.85 %), #14 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (4 years) and #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (6.56 % of GDP).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Moldova moved in 61 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the lowest unemployment (2026-10-28).
Where Moldova ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Moldova's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest sorghum yields (1.73 tonnes per hectare), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of services in total exports (49.9 %) and 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest barley yields (3.12 tonnes per hectare). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Moldova
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases · 72.17 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 4.03 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment · 99.85 % · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate · 470.16 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-10-29
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 22.29 % · 2026-10-29
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates · 20.6 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol · 21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · 2026-10-30
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest cancer death rate · 137.65 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-10-29
- #7 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for animal feed · 73.39 % · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate · 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-11-01
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the most arable land per person · 0.76 hectares per person · 2026-10-31
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease · 277.14 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals · 73.06 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates · 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas · 85.79 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 1.51 % · 2026-10-28
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person · 11.08 litres of pure alcohol per person · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate · 19.31 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the longest pre-primary education · 4 years · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest overall death rates · 1.5 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 52.32 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults · 1,816.85 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults with some secondary education · 98.31 % · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · 6.34 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest alcohol-related death rates · 6.83 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 49 · Countries with the highest almond yields · 1.87 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-01
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates · 7.91 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate · 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people · 2026-10-31
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 71.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 6.56 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 56.11 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection · 60.16 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most hospital beds per 1,000 people · 5.54 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the most commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults · 28.33 per 100,000 adults · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries by travel services · 39.38 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #25 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 46.92 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates · 38.69 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from mental and substance use disorders · 7.45 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP · 1.83 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal death rates · 0.25 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) · 8.73 % of total agricultural land · 2026-10-31
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 31.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people · 4.02 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP · 9.41 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the fastest growth in money supply · 13.73 % · 2026-10-29
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 10.58 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · 9.41 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest rye yields · 2.61 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco · 28.8 % of adults · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries producing the most sugar beet · 292.67 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest inflation · 7.76 % · 2026-10-28
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest rapeseed yields · 2.01 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 46.64 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending as a share of GDP · 34.47 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the most adults who drank alcohol in the last year · 69.24 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest imports as a share of GDP · 52.61 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income · 57.15 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.05 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields · 1.48 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries hosting the most refugees · 149.32 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 96.27 % · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person · 0.19 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops · 6.77 % of land area · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 4.23 annual % · 2026-10-29
- #44 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 1,051.39 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 16.62 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults · 68.41 per 100,000 adults · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff · 99.6 % of total · 2026-10-29
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar beet yields · 20.75 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports · 5.74 months of imports · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest barley yields · 3.12 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of services in total exports · 49.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest sorghum yields · 1.73 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Moldova's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Moldova
What is Moldova's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases, with 72.17 per 100,000 people (Digestive disease death rate) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Moldova?
73 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 3 rankings where it is #1.
Is Moldova in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 16 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases, #1 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning and #1 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.