Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Moldova
Moldova: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Moldova, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Moldova is 8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Moldova peaked at 11 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2024.
That places Moldova 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 67% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Moldova?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Moldova was 8 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2011.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Moldova ranks 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.