Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Moldova
Moldova: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.77
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.824
in 1965
All-time low
0.131
in 1900
Years of data
106
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Moldova, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.77 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Moldova peaked at 0.824 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1900.
Moldova ranks 43rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.131 | — |
| 1901 | 0.133 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 0.135 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.168 | +24.4% |
| 1906 | 0.171 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.16 | -6.4% |
| 1908 | 0.159 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.16 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.161 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.157 | -2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.256 | +63.1% |
| 1918 | 0.534 | +108.6% |
| 1919 | 0.545 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.676 | +24.0% |
| 1941 | 0.665 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.664 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.707 | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.747 | +5.7% |
| 1949 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.761 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.758 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.787 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.79 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.814 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.81 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.811 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.814 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.812 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.824 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.814 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.811 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.812 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.816 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.815 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.816 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.817 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.816 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.812 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.81 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.787 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.778 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.766 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.685 | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.683 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.679 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.656 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.647 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.67 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.665 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.668 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.664 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.669 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.679 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.678 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.66 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.678 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.679 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.684 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.688 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.693 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.732 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.734 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.731 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.724 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.727 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.723 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.719 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.675 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.687 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.694 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.736 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.774 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.779 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.785 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.778 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.77 | -1.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.77 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.77 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +108.6% | 0.256 | 0.534 |
| 1917 | +63.1% | 0.157 | 0.256 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.131 | 0.171 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2448 | 0.157 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6908 | 0.664 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7844 | 0.758 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8139 | 0.811 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8155 | 0.812 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8013 | 0.766 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6686 | 0.647 | 0.685 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6817 | 0.66 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7146 | 0.675 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7703 | 0.736 | 0.785 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
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- 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)
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- 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 egalitarian political institutions index in Moldova?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Moldova was 0.77 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.824 in 1965.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1900.
- How does Moldova rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Moldova ranks 43rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.