Democracy in Moldova

Moldova: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 172 countries
All-time high
5
in 1994
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Democracy in Moldova, 1990–2025

0123451990200720251990: 11991: 21992: 21993: 21994: 51995: 51996: 41997: 41998: 31999: 32000: 32001: 32002: 32003: 32004: 32005: 02006: 02007: 12008: 12009: 22010: 52011: 52012: 42013: 32014: 32015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 42019: 52020: 52021: 52022: 42023: 32024: 32025: 3

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 3 for democracy in 2025.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Moldova peaked at 5 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

That places Moldova 66th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.1 1 5 10
2000s 1.9 0 3 10
2010s 3.8 3 5 10
2020s 3.83 3 5 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Moldova?
Democracy in Moldova was 3 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 1994.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Moldova rank for democracy?
Moldova ranks 66th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
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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).