Key features of human rights in Moldova
Moldova: Key features of human rights was 0.842 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of human rights in Moldova, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.842 for key features of human rights 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, key features of human rights 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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 149,324 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,846 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.553 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.652 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.81 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.553 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.389 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.449 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Moldova?
- Key features of human rights in Moldova was 0.842 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2022.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1940.
- How does Moldova rank for key features of human rights?
- Moldova ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.