Civil Rights Score in Romania
Romania: Civil Rights Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Romania, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Romania stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Romania peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2005.
That places Romania 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.2 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 12 Albania 8 compare
- 12 Botswana 8 compare
- 12 Croatia 8 compare
- 12 Montenegro 8 compare
- 12 North Macedonia 8 compare
- 12 South Korea 8 compare
More social development data for Romania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 206,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,130 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,130 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0109 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 civil rights score in Romania?
- Civil rights score in Romania was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for civil rights score?
- Romania ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.