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Centralization of Political Power Index in Moldova

Moldova: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.126 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.126
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
133rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.976
in 1918
All-time low
0.096
in 2023
Years of data
217
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Moldova, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Moldova stood at 0.126.

The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Moldova peaked at 0.976 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.096, in 2023.

That places Moldova 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 217 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Moldova, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.93 —
1790 0.93 +0.0%
1791 0.93 +0.0%
1792 0.93 +0.0%
1793 0.93 +0.0%
1794 0.93 +0.0%
1795 0.93 +0.0%
1796 0.93 +0.0%
1797 0.93 +0.0%
1798 0.93 +0.0%
1799 0.93 +0.0%
1800 0.93 +0.0%
1801 0.93 +0.0%
1802 0.93 +0.0%
1803 0.93 +0.0%
1804 0.93 +0.0%
1805 0.93 +0.0%
1806 0.93 +0.0%
1807 0.93 +0.0%
1808 0.93 +0.0%
1809 0.93 +0.0%
1810 0.93 +0.0%
1811 0.93 +0.0%
1812 0.93 +0.0%
1813 0.93 +0.0%
1814 0.93 +0.0%
1815 0.93 +0.0%
1816 0.93 +0.0%
1817 0.93 +0.0%
1818 0.93 +0.0%
1819 0.93 +0.0%
1820 0.93 +0.0%
1821 0.93 +0.0%
1822 0.93 +0.0%
1823 0.93 +0.0%
1824 0.93 +0.0%
1825 0.93 +0.0%
1826 0.93 +0.0%
1827 0.93 +0.0%
1828 0.93 +0.0%
1829 0.93 +0.0%
1830 0.93 +0.0%
1831 0.93 +0.0%
1832 0.93 +0.0%
1833 0.93 +0.0%
1834 0.93 +0.0%
1835 0.93 +0.0%
1836 0.93 +0.0%
1837 0.93 +0.0%
1838 0.93 +0.0%
1839 0.93 +0.0%
1840 0.93 +0.0%
1841 0.93 +0.0%
1842 0.93 +0.0%
1843 0.93 +0.0%
1844 0.93 +0.0%
1845 0.93 +0.0%
1846 0.93 +0.0%
1847 0.93 +0.0%
1848 0.93 +0.0%
1849 0.93 +0.0%
1850 0.93 +0.0%
1851 0.93 +0.0%
1852 0.93 +0.0%
1853 0.93 +0.0%
1854 0.93 +0.0%
1855 0.881 -5.3%
1856 0.881 +0.0%
1857 0.881 +0.0%
1858 0.881 +0.0%
1859 0.881 +0.0%
1860 0.881 +0.0%
1861 0.881 +0.0%
1862 0.881 +0.0%
1863 0.881 +0.0%
1864 0.597 -32.2%
1865 0.508 -14.9%
1866 0.373 -26.6%
1867 0.373 +0.0%
1868 0.373 +0.0%
1869 0.373 +0.0%
1870 0.373 +0.0%
1871 0.373 +0.0%
1872 0.373 +0.0%
1873 0.373 +0.0%
1874 0.373 +0.0%
1875 0.373 +0.0%
1876 0.373 +0.0%
1877 0.373 +0.0%
1878 0.77 +106.4%
1879 0.77 +0.0%
1880 0.77 +0.0%
1881 0.876 +13.8%
1882 0.876 +0.0%
1883 0.876 +0.0%
1884 0.876 +0.0%
1885 0.852 -2.7%
1886 0.852 +0.0%
1887 0.852 +0.0%
1888 0.852 +0.0%
1889 0.852 +0.0%
1890 0.852 +0.0%
1891 0.852 +0.0%
1892 0.852 +0.0%
1893 0.852 +0.0%
1894 0.852 +0.0%
1895 0.852 +0.0%
1896 0.852 +0.0%
1897 0.852 +0.0%
1898 0.852 +0.0%
1899 0.852 +0.0%
1900 0.892 +4.7%
1901 0.892 +0.0%
1902 0.892 +0.0%
1903 0.892 +0.0%
1904 0.892 +0.0%
1905 0.892 +0.0%
1906 0.884 -0.9%
1907 0.818 -7.5%
1908 0.807 -1.3%
1909 0.798 -1.1%
1910 0.805 +0.9%
1911 0.805 +0.0%
1912 0.805 +0.0%
1913 0.805 +0.0%
1914 0.807 +0.2%
1915 0.809 +0.2%
1916 0.814 +0.6%
1917 0.802 -1.5%
1918 0.976 +21.7%
1919 0.969 -0.7%
1940 0.971 +0.2%
1941 0.971 +0.0%
1942 0.971 +0.0%
1943 0.971 +0.0%
1944 0.971 +0.0%
1945 0.971 +0.0%
1946 0.971 +0.0%
1947 0.971 +0.0%
1948 0.971 +0.0%
1949 0.971 +0.0%
1950 0.971 +0.0%
1951 0.971 +0.0%
1952 0.971 +0.0%
1953 0.971 +0.0%
1954 0.964 -0.7%
1955 0.964 +0.0%
1956 0.964 +0.0%
1957 0.964 +0.0%
1958 0.964 +0.0%
1959 0.964 +0.0%
1960 0.964 +0.0%
1961 0.964 +0.0%
1962 0.964 +0.0%
1963 0.964 +0.0%
1964 0.964 +0.0%
1965 0.964 +0.0%
1966 0.964 +0.0%
1967 0.964 +0.0%
1968 0.964 +0.0%
1969 0.964 +0.0%
1970 0.964 +0.0%
1971 0.964 +0.0%
1972 0.964 +0.0%
1973 0.964 +0.0%
1974 0.964 +0.0%
1975 0.964 +0.0%
1976 0.964 +0.0%
1977 0.964 +0.0%
1978 0.964 +0.0%
1979 0.964 +0.0%
1980 0.963 -0.1%
1981 0.963 +0.0%
1982 0.963 +0.0%
1983 0.963 +0.0%
1984 0.963 +0.0%
1985 0.963 +0.0%
1986 0.96 -0.3%
1987 0.943 -1.8%
1988 0.942 -0.1%
1989 0.922 -2.1%
1990 0.211 -77.1%
1991 0.195 -7.6%
1992 0.182 -6.7%
1993 0.182 +0.0%
1994 0.245 +34.6%
1995 0.29 +18.4%
1996 0.29 +0.0%
1997 0.29 +0.0%
1998 0.265 -8.6%
1999 0.222 -16.2%
2000 0.249 +12.2%
2001 0.308 +23.7%
2002 0.254 -17.5%
2003 0.254 +0.0%
2004 0.254 +0.0%
2005 0.254 +0.0%
2006 0.254 +0.0%
2007 0.248 -2.4%
2008 0.255 +2.8%
2009 0.244 -4.3%
2010 0.167 -31.6%
2011 0.167 +0.0%
2012 0.162 -3.0%
2013 0.142 -12.3%
2014 0.144 +1.4%
2015 0.153 +6.3%
2016 0.231 +51.0%
2017 0.236 +2.2%
2018 0.277 +17.4%
2019 0.292 +5.4%
2020 0.2 -31.5%
2021 0.143 -28.5%
2022 0.123 -14.0%
2023 0.096 -22.0%
2024 0.106 +10.4%
2025 0.126 +18.9%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 0.126 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 0.126 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.93 0.93 0.93 1
1790s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1800s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1810s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1820s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1830s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1840s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1850s 0.9055 0.881 0.93 10
1860s 0.6121 0.373 0.881 10
1870s 0.4524 0.373 0.77 10
1880s 0.8534 0.77 0.876 10
1890s 0.852 0.852 0.852 10
1900s 0.8659 0.798 0.892 10
1910s 0.8397 0.802 0.976 10
1940s 0.971 0.971 0.971 10
1950s 0.9668 0.964 0.971 10
1960s 0.964 0.964 0.964 10
1970s 0.964 0.964 0.964 10
1980s 0.9545 0.922 0.963 10
1990s 0.2372 0.182 0.29 10
2000s 0.2574 0.244 0.308 10
2010s 0.1971 0.142 0.292 10
2020s 0.1323 0.096 0.2 6

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 130 Ghana 0.149 compare
  2. 131 Gambia 0.134 compare
  3. 132 Papua New Guinea 0.13 compare
  4. 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.125 compare
  5. 135 Croatia 0.117 compare
  6. 136 Cape Verde 0.116 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Moldova?
Centralization of political power index in Moldova was 0.126 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 1918.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.096 in 2023.
How does Moldova rank for centralization of political power index?
Moldova ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.