Which has higher free and fair elections index, Moldova or Romania?

Moldova, at 0.662 against 0.658 in Romania as of 2025.

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

217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova vs Romania: Free and Fair Elections Index

Moldova

0.662

in 2025

Romania

0.658

in 2025

Moldova rank

73rd

Romania rank

74th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Moldova
Romania

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.662 against 0.658 in Romania, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.

Moldova ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 74th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0	0	—
1790s	0	0	0	—
1800s	0	0	0	—
1810s	0	0	0	—
1820s	0	0	0	—
1830s	0	0.0076	0.0076	Romania
1840s	0	0.0077	0.0077	Romania
1850s	0	0.0017	0.0017	Romania
1860s	0	0.3638	0.3638	Romania
1870s	0	0.3571	0.3571	Romania
1880s	0	0.3513	0.3513	Romania
1890s	0	0.3486	0.3486	Romania
1900s	0	0.3573	0.3573	Romania
1910s	0.0732	0.3526	0.2794	Romania
1940s	0.2234	0.0594	0.164	Moldova
1950s	0.2719	0.3377	0.0658	Romania
1960s	0.19	0.4014	0.2114	Romania
1970s	0.2878	0.4038	0.116	Romania
1980s	0.2999	0.3998	0.0999	Romania
1990s	0.6051	0.5679	0.0372	Moldova
2000s	0.5697	0.6442	0.0745	Romania
2010s	0.6438	0.7719	0.1281	Romania
2020s	0.7652	0.8138	0.0487	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Moldova or Romania?: Moldova, at 0.662 against 0.658 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Moldova and Romania?: 0.004, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Romania?: 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Romania rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Moldova ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.