Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Moldova
Moldova: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Moldova stood at 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Moldova peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
Moldova ranks 62nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Moldova, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +33.3% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -33.3% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -25.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -25.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Israel 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Togo 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Belize 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Jordan 0.0001 units per square kilometre 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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Moldova?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Moldova was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Moldova rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Moldova ranks 62nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.