How does Moldova rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?

Moldova ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Moldova?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Moldova data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Moldova

Name: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Moldova
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Moldova: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.842 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.842

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

61st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.904

in 2022

All-time low

0.014

in 1940

Years of data

217

1789–2025

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Moldova, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Moldova is 0.842, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Moldova peaked at 0.904 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1940.

That places Moldova 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Moldova, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.143	—
1790	0.127	-11.2%
1791	0.127	+0.0%
1792	0.127	+0.0%
1793	0.127	+0.0%
1794	0.127	+0.0%
1795	0.127	+0.0%
1796	0.127	+0.0%
1797	0.127	+0.0%
1798	0.161	+26.8%
1799	0.161	+0.0%
1800	0.161	+0.0%
1801	0.162	+0.6%
1802	0.162	+0.0%
1803	0.162	+0.0%
1804	0.162	+0.0%
1805	0.162	+0.0%
1806	0.162	+0.0%
1807	0.162	+0.0%
1808	0.162	+0.0%
1809	0.162	+0.0%
1810	0.162	+0.0%
1811	0.162	+0.0%
1812	0.162	+0.0%
1813	0.162	+0.0%
1814	0.162	+0.0%
1815	0.162	+0.0%
1816	0.162	+0.0%
1817	0.162	+0.0%
1818	0.162	+0.0%
1819	0.162	+0.0%
1820	0.162	+0.0%
1821	0.162	+0.0%
1822	0.131	-19.1%
1823	0.131	+0.0%
1824	0.131	+0.0%
1825	0.131	+0.0%
1826	0.154	+17.6%
1827	0.154	+0.0%
1828	0.154	+0.0%
1829	0.154	+0.0%
1830	0.122	-20.8%
1831	0.122	+0.0%
1832	0.154	+26.2%
1833	0.154	+0.0%
1834	0.123	-20.1%
1835	0.154	+25.2%
1836	0.154	+0.0%
1837	0.122	-20.8%
1838	0.122	+0.0%
1839	0.122	+0.0%
1840	0.122	+0.0%
1841	0.122	+0.0%
1842	0.122	+0.0%
1843	0.122	+0.0%
1844	0.122	+0.0%
1845	0.122	+0.0%
1846	0.122	+0.0%
1847	0.122	+0.0%
1848	0.159	+30.3%
1849	0.159	+0.0%
1850	0.159	+0.0%
1851	0.159	+0.0%
1852	0.159	+0.0%
1853	0.159	+0.0%
1854	0.159	+0.0%
1855	0.178	+11.9%
1856	0.186	+4.5%
1857	0.186	+0.0%
1858	0.186	+0.0%
1859	0.186	+0.0%
1860	0.184	-1.1%
1861	0.234	+27.2%
1862	0.234	+0.0%
1863	0.269	+15.0%
1864	0.269	+0.0%
1865	0.29	+7.8%
1866	0.254	-12.4%
1867	0.293	+15.4%
1868	0.293	+0.0%
1869	0.293	+0.0%
1870	0.293	+0.0%
1871	0.293	+0.0%
1872	0.293	+0.0%
1873	0.283	-3.4%
1874	0.283	+0.0%
1875	0.283	+0.0%
1876	0.283	+0.0%
1877	0.283	+0.0%
1878	0.283	+0.0%
1879	0.283	+0.0%
1880	0.283	+0.0%
1881	0.242	-14.5%
1882	0.248	+2.5%
1883	0.248	+0.0%
1884	0.248	+0.0%
1885	0.248	+0.0%
1886	0.248	+0.0%
1887	0.248	+0.0%
1888	0.248	+0.0%
1889	0.248	+0.0%
1890	0.248	+0.0%
1891	0.248	+0.0%
1892	0.248	+0.0%
1893	0.259	+4.4%
1894	0.301	+16.2%
1895	0.301	+0.0%
1896	0.301	+0.0%
1897	0.266	-11.6%
1898	0.255	-4.1%
1899	0.269	+5.5%
1900	0.281	+4.5%
1901	0.28	-0.4%
1902	0.276	-1.4%
1903	0.281	+1.8%
1904	0.279	-0.7%
1905	0.295	+5.7%
1906	0.313	+6.1%
1907	0.321	+2.6%
1908	0.317	-1.2%
1909	0.326	+2.8%
1910	0.336	+3.1%
1911	0.34	+1.2%
1912	0.34	+0.0%
1913	0.34	+0.0%
1914	0.324	-4.7%
1915	0.314	-3.1%
1916	0.297	-5.4%
1917	0.304	+2.4%
1918	0.068	-77.6%
1919	0.058	-14.7%
1940	0.014	-75.9%
1941	0.017	+21.4%
1942	0.017	+0.0%
1943	0.017	+0.0%
1944	0.017	+0.0%
1945	0.019	+11.8%
1946	0.02	+5.3%
1947	0.017	-15.0%
1948	0.016	-5.9%
1949	0.015	-6.3%
1950	0.014	-6.7%
1951	0.014	+0.0%
1952	0.014	+0.0%
1953	0.017	+21.4%
1954	0.124	+629.4%
1955	0.125	+0.8%
1956	0.132	+5.6%
1957	0.148	+12.1%
1958	0.148	+0.0%
1959	0.15	+1.4%
1960	0.147	-2.0%
1961	0.146	-0.7%
1962	0.148	+1.4%
1963	0.146	-1.4%
1964	0.146	+0.0%
1965	0.148	+1.4%
1966	0.148	+0.0%
1967	0.147	-0.7%
1968	0.147	+0.0%
1969	0.145	-1.4%
1970	0.149	+2.8%
1971	0.149	+0.0%
1972	0.146	-2.0%
1973	0.146	+0.0%
1974	0.149	+2.1%
1975	0.15	+0.7%
1976	0.148	-1.3%
1977	0.148	+0.0%
1978	0.148	+0.0%
1979	0.147	-0.7%
1980	0.149	+1.4%
1981	0.148	-0.7%
1982	0.149	+0.7%
1983	0.147	-1.3%
1984	0.147	+0.0%
1985	0.172	+17.0%
1986	0.246	+43.0%
1987	0.284	+15.4%
1988	0.289	+1.8%
1989	0.314	+8.7%
1990	0.669	+113.1%
1991	0.721	+7.8%
1992	0.737	+2.2%
1993	0.74	+0.4%
1994	0.74	+0.0%
1995	0.773	+4.5%
1996	0.773	+0.0%
1997	0.773	+0.0%
1998	0.774	+0.1%
1999	0.774	+0.0%
2000	0.762	-1.6%
2001	0.732	-3.9%
2002	0.735	+0.4%
2003	0.735	+0.0%
2004	0.735	+0.0%
2005	0.737	+0.3%
2006	0.737	+0.0%
2007	0.736	-0.1%
2008	0.736	+0.0%
2009	0.712	-3.3%
2010	0.857	+20.4%
2011	0.857	+0.0%
2012	0.854	-0.4%
2013	0.837	-2.0%
2014	0.809	-3.3%
2015	0.815	+0.7%
2016	0.809	-0.7%
2017	0.791	-2.2%
2018	0.809	+2.3%
2019	0.838	+3.6%
2020	0.827	-1.3%
2021	0.865	+4.6%
2022	0.904	+4.5%
2023	0.898	-0.7%
2024	0.863	-3.9%
2025	0.842	-2.4%

Moldova compared with similar countries

Moldova's 0.842 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Moldova's 0.842 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1954	+629.4%	0.017	0.124
1990	+113.1%	0.314	0.669
1918	-77.6%	0.304	0.068
1940	-75.9%	0.058	0.014
1986	+43.0%	0.172	0.246
1848	+30.3%	0.122	0.159

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.143	0.143	0.143	1
1790s	0.1338	0.127	0.161	10
1800s	0.1619	0.161	0.162	10
1810s	0.162	0.162	0.162	10
1820s	0.1464	0.131	0.162	10
1830s	0.1349	0.122	0.154	10
1840s	0.1294	0.122	0.159	10
1850s	0.1717	0.159	0.186	10
1860s	0.2613	0.184	0.293	10
1870s	0.286	0.283	0.293	10
1880s	0.2509	0.242	0.283	10
1890s	0.2696	0.248	0.301	10
1900s	0.2969	0.276	0.326	10
1910s	0.2721	0.058	0.34	10
1940s	0.0169	0.014	0.02	10
1950s	0.0886	0.014	0.15	10
1960s	0.1468	0.145	0.148	10
1970s	0.148	0.146	0.15	10
1980s	0.2045	0.147	0.314	10
1990s	0.7474	0.669	0.774	10
2000s	0.7357	0.712	0.762	10
2010s	0.8276	0.791	0.857	10
2020s	0.8665	0.827	0.904	6

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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)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Moldova?: Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Moldova was 0.842 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2022.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1940.
How does Moldova rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Moldova ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Moldova?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.