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 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
| 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
- 66 Argentina 3 compare
- 66 Armenia 3 compare
- 66 Croatia 3 compare
- 66 Greece 3 compare
- 66 Guyana 3 compare
- 66 Italy 3 compare
- 66 Peru 3 compare
- 66 Romania 3 compare
- 66 Senegal 3 compare
- 66 Slovakia 3 compare
- 66 Slovenia 3 compare
- 66 Ukraine 3 compare
- 66 United Kingdom 3 compare
- 66 United States 3 compare
More reference data data for Moldova
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.35 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5598 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.89 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.29 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.74 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 298.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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
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).