Democracy in Moldova
Moldova: Democracy was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Moldova, 1990–2025
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 69th out of 175 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.
Democracy in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 69 Argentina 3 compare
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- 69 Italy 3 compare
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- 69 Romania 3 compare
- 69 Senegal 3 compare
- 69 Slovakia 3 compare
- 69 Slovenia 3 compare
- 69 Ukraine 3 compare
- 69 United Kingdom 3 compare
- 69 United States 3 compare
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 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 69th out of 175 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
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).