Freedom Score in Romania
Romania: Freedom Score was 83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Romania, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Romania is 83, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Romania peaked at 84 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72, in 2004.
That places Romania 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78 | — |
| 2003 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 72 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 81 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 84 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 83 | +1.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 92% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Romania's 83 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79 | 72 | 83 | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.9 | 81 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.83 | 82 | 83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 55 Mongolia 84 compare
- 55 Samoa 84 compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 84 compare
- 58 Antigua and Barbuda 83 compare
- 58 South Korea 83 compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 83 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 freedom score in Romania?
- Freedom score in Romania was 83 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 2004.
- How does Romania rank for freedom score?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.