Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Moldova
Moldova: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.862 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.862
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.89
in 2022
All-time low
0.005
in 1940
Years of data
217
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Moldova, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.862 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Moldova peaked at 0.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1940.
Moldova ranks 54th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.026 | — |
| 1790 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.029 | +11.5% |
| 1799 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.033 | +13.8% |
| 1802 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.028 | -15.2% |
| 1823 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 1827 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.025 | -13.8% |
| 1831 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.029 | +16.0% |
| 1833 | 0.04 | +37.9% |
| 1834 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +14.3% |
| 1836 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.034 | -15.0% |
| 1838 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.05 | +47.1% |
| 1849 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.068 | +36.0% |
| 1856 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.064 | -5.9% |
| 1861 | 0.115 | +79.7% |
| 1862 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.129 | +12.2% |
| 1864 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.198 | +53.5% |
| 1866 | 0.208 | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 0.224 | +7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.274 | +10.9% |
| 1875 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.222 | -19.0% |
| 1879 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.186 | -16.2% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.267 | +43.5% |
| 1895 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.251 | -6.0% |
| 1898 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.257 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.258 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.262 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.263 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.225 | -14.4% |
| 1906 | 0.266 | +18.2% |
| 1907 | 0.271 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.302 | +11.4% |
| 1909 | 0.315 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.319 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.325 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.316 | -3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.279 | -11.7% |
| 1916 | 0.263 | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.279 | +6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.03 | -89.2% |
| 1919 | 0.024 | -20.0% |
| 1940 | 0.005 | -79.2% |
| 1941 | 0.006 | +20.0% |
| 1942 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.007 | +16.7% |
| 1946 | 0.008 | +14.3% |
| 1947 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.007 | -12.5% |
| 1949 | 0.006 | -14.3% |
| 1950 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1951 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.008 | +60.0% |
| 1954 | 0.06 | +650.0% |
| 1955 | 0.063 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.077 | +22.2% |
| 1957 | 0.086 | +11.7% |
| 1958 | 0.087 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.089 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.092 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.096 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.094 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.097 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.152 | +39.4% |
| 1987 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.172 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.173 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.576 | +232.9% |
| 1991 | 0.631 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.642 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.647 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.689 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.726 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.762 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.769 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.756 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.75 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.76 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.757 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.752 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.735 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.859 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.86 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.857 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.825 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.807 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.827 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.82 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.807 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.823 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.821 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.798 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.84 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.89 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.862 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.862 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.862 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0266 | 0.026 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0326 | 0.029 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0294 | 0.028 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0336 | 0.025 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0372 | 0.034 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.059 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.163 | 0.064 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2528 | 0.222 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.186 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2304 | 0.186 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2675 | 0.225 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2478 | 0.024 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0065 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0483 | 0.005 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0929 | 0.089 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.093 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1237 | 0.09 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6851 | 0.576 | 0.762 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7539 | 0.735 | 0.769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8306 | 0.807 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.857 | 0.798 | 0.89 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Moldova?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Moldova was 0.862 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1940.
- How does Moldova rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Moldova ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.