France vs Moldova: Electoral democracy

France
2
in 2025
Moldova
2
in 2025
France rank
1st
Moldova rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • France
  • Moldova
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How they compare

France currently reports 2 against 2 in Moldova, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Moldova ahead.

France ranks 1st and Moldova ranks 1st of 176 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Moldova Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0.7 0 0.7 France
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.2 0 0.2 France
1850s 0.1 0 0.1 France
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 1.6 0 1.6 France
1880s 2 0 2 France
1890s 2 0 2 France
1900s 2 0 2 France
1910s 2 0.1 1.9 France
1940s 0.6 0 0.6 France
1950s 2 0 2 France
1960s 2 0 2 France
1970s 2 0 2 France
1980s 2 0 2 France
1990s 2 1.7 0.3 France
2000s 2 1.5 0.5 France
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, France or Moldova?
France, at 2 against 2 in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between France and Moldova?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Moldova?
217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do France and Moldova rank globally for electoral democracy?
France ranks 1st and Moldova ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.