Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Moldova
Moldova: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -1.48 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Moldova, 1992–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded -1.48 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Moldova peaked at -0.9775 in 1992 and was at its lowest, -1.64, in 1996.
Moldova ranks 125th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.9775 | — |
| 1993 | -1.14 | +16.7% |
| 1994 | -1.3 | +14.4% |
| 1995 | -1.47 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | -1.64 | +11.3% |
| 1997 | -1.63 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | -1.62 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | -1.61 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | -1.6 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | -1.59 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | -1.58 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | -1.56 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | -1.54 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | -1.53 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | -1.51 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | -1.49 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | -1.47 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.47 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | -1.47 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -1.47 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -1.47 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | -1.47 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | -1.48 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -1.48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.47 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -1.47 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | -1.47 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | -1.47 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | -1.48 | +0.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -1.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -1.48 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 237.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.42 | -1.64 | -0.9775 | 8 |
| 2000s | -1.53 | -1.6 | -1.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.47 | -1.48 | -1.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.48 | -1.48 | -1.48 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 122 Bulgaria -1.31 compare
- 123 Uzbekistan -1.34 compare
- 124 Togo -1.42 compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.67 compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe -1.69 compare
- 128 Armenia -1.78 compare
More social development data for Moldova
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,846 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Moldova?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Moldova was -1.48 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9775 in 1992.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.64 in 1996.
- How does Moldova rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Moldova ranks 125th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.