Political Rights Score in Romania
Romania: Political Rights Score was 35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Romania, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 35 for political rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Romania peaked at 35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2004.
That places Romania 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32 | — |
| 2003 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 35 | +2.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 95% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Romania's 35 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.75 | 28 | 34 | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.2 | 32 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.83 | 34 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 political rights score in Romania?
- Political rights score in Romania was 35 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2013.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2004.
- How does Romania rank for political rights score?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.