Moldova vs Romania

Moldova vs Romania: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.55 of 1 in Moldova and 0.61 of 1 in Romania, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.09 times that in Moldova.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Moldova vs Romania: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.55 of 1 in Moldova and 0.61 of 1 in Romania, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.09 times that in Moldova.
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What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Moldova.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearMoldovaRomaniaWorld
20250.550.610.48
20240.620.630.49
20230.710.680.49
20220.760.690.5
20210.750.770.5
20200.650.810.51
20190.590.750.52
20180.510.690.52
20170.50.70.52
20160.530.730.52
20150.570.720.52
20140.620.680.52
20130.640.670.52
20120.670.670.53
20110.670.680.53
20100.60.680.52
20090.460.670.52
20080.440.620.52
20070.440.610.52
20060.440.610.52
20050.450.610.52
20040.510.590.51
20030.510.610.51
20020.510.60.5
20010.510.60.49
20000.580.610.49
19990.590.620.49
19980.580.620.49
19970.590.620.49
19960.590.570.48
19950.590.560.47
19940.580.560.47
19930.50.560.46
19920.50.550.44
19910.460.550.42
19900.420.520.41
19890.180.190.36
19880.150.190.36
19870.140.190.35
19860.120.190.34
19850.110.190.34
19840.110.190.33
19830.110.190.32
19820.110.190.32
19810.110.190.32
19800.110.190.32
19790.110.190.31
19780.110.190.3
19770.110.190.3
19760.110.190.29
19750.110.190.29
19740.110.190.29
19730.110.190.29
19720.110.190.29
19710.110.190.29
19700.10.190.29
19690.090.190.29
19680.090.190.3
19670.090.190.29
19660.090.190.29
19650.090.190.3
19640.090.190.3
19630.090.190.3
19620.10.190.29
19610.110.190.29
19600.110.150.28
19590.110.150.27
19580.110.150.27
19570.110.150.27
19560.110.150.26
19550.110.150.25
19540.110.150.25
19530.10.150.24
19520.10.140.24
19510.10.130.24
19500.10.130.23
19490.10.140.22
19480.10.140.22
19470.10.150.21
19460.10.130.19
19450.090.130.16
19440.090.110.14
19430.090.110.14
19420.090.110.14
19410.090.110.15
19400.10.110.15
1939–0.130.17
1938–0.130.17
1937–0.210.17
1936–0.220.17
1935–0.220.17
1934–0.220.18
1933–0.220.18
1932–0.220.19
1931–0.220.18
1930–0.220.18
1929–0.240.19
1928–0.240.19
1927–0.240.19
1926–0.230.19
1925–0.230.19
1924–0.220.19
1923–0.230.19
1922–0.230.19
1921–0.240.19
1920–0.240.18
19190.110.240.16
19180.130.230.15
19170.10.230.15
19160.110.230.15
19150.110.240.15
19140.110.240.15
19130.110.240.15
19120.110.240.15
19110.110.240.15
19100.110.240.15
19090.110.240.15
19080.110.240.15
19070.110.240.15
19060.110.240.15
19050.070.240.15
19040.050.240.14
19030.050.240.14
19020.050.240.15
19010.050.240.14
19000.050.240.14
18990.030.220.22
18980.030.220.22
18970.040.220.22
18960.040.220.22
18950.040.220.22
18940.040.220.21
18930.040.220.21
18920.040.220.21
18910.040.220.2
18900.040.220.2
18890.040.220.2
18880.040.220.2
18870.040.220.2
18860.040.220.19
18850.040.220.19
18840.040.220.2
18830.040.220.19
18820.040.220.19
18810.030.220.19
18800.030.220.19
18790.030.220.19
18780.030.220.18
18770.030.220.18
18760.030.220.19
18750.030.220.18
18740.030.220.18
18730.030.220.18
18720.040.220.18
18710.040.220.18
18700.040.230.18
18690.040.220.17
18680.040.220.17
18670.040.220.17
18660.040.190.16
18650.040.20.16
18640.030.210.16
18630.030.180.16
18620.030.180.16
18610.030.170.15
18600.030.150.15
18590.030.090.14
18580.030.050.14
18570.030.040.14
18560.030.040.13
18550.030.040.13
18540.020.040.13
18530.020.040.13
18520.020.040.13
18510.020.040.13
18500.020.040.13
18490.020.040.15
18480.020.040.13
18470.020.040.11
18460.020.040.11
18450.020.040.11
18440.020.040.11
18430.020.040.1
18420.020.040.1
18410.020.040.1
18400.020.040.1
18390.020.040.1
18380.020.040.09
18370.020.040.09
18360.020.040.1
18350.020.040.09
18340.020.040.09
18330.020.040.09
18320.020.040.09
18310.020.080.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.02–0.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.02–0.05
18020.02–0.05
18010.02–0.05
18000.02–0.05
17990.02–0.05
17980.02–0.06
17970.02–0.05
17960.02–0.05
17950.02–0.05
17940.02–0.05
17930.02–0.05
17920.02–0.05
17910.02–0.05
17900.02–0.05
17890.03–0.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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