Moldova vs Romania: Democracy
Moldova
3
in 2025
Romania
3
in 2025
Moldova rank
69th
Romania rank
69th
Democracy over time
- Moldova
- Romania
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 3 against 3 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Moldova ranks 69th and Romania ranks 69th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 4.7 | 2.8 | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1 | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3.33 | 0.5 | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Moldova or Romania?
- Moldova, at 3 against 3 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Moldova and Romania?
- 0, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Moldova ranks 69th and Romania ranks 69th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).