What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Cape Verde and Moldova?

4.11 million cubic meters, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Moldova?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Moldova: Municipal water withdrawal

Cape Verde

155.90 million cubic meters

in 2023

Moldova

160.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

126th

Moldova rank

125th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Cape Verde
Moldova

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 160.00 million cubic meters against 155.90 million cubic meters in Cape Verde, a difference of 4.11 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Moldova ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 126th and Moldova ranks 125th of 183 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.82 million cubic meters	149.88 million cubic meters	113.06 million cubic meters	Moldova
2010s	120.47 million cubic meters	147.51 million cubic meters	27.04 million cubic meters	Moldova
2020s	157.08 million cubic meters	160.00 million cubic meters	2.92 million cubic meters	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Cape Verde or Moldova?: Moldova, at 160.00 million cubic meters against 155.90 million cubic meters in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Cape Verde and Moldova?: 4.11 million cubic meters, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Moldova?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Moldova rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Cape Verde ranks 126th and Moldova ranks 125th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.