๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy
๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova
MD / MDA #135
Nomad Score
56.0
Cities
7
Currency
MDL
๐ GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE
Government
Unitary parliamentary republic
UN Member
Yes
Independent
Yes
CPI Score (2026)
42/100
Press Freedom (2025)
73.4/100
#35
Electoral Democracy (2025)
0.553
HDI
0.785
Regional Blocs
CEFTA
๐ GOVERNMENT & LEADERS
Government Type
Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Moldova | Maia Sandu |
| Prime Minister of Moldova | Alexandru Munteanu |
๐ฐ CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CPI Score (2026)
42 / 100
Interpretation
Moderate corruption
๐ฐ PRESS FREEDOM INDEX
Overall Score (2025)
73.4 / 100
Global Rank
#35 / 180
Rank Change
-4 vs previous year
RSF Zone
EEAC
Political #39
63.7
Economic #36
56.9
Legal #35
78.2
Social #22
81.1
Safety #59
86.9
๐ PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS
๐ณ DEMOCRACY INDEX
Electoral (2025)
0.553
Liberal
0.449
Participatory
0.389
Deliberative
0.442
Egalitarian
0.440
๐ PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.4 | 35 | 63.7 | 56.9 | 78.2 | 81.1 | 86.9 |
| 2024 | 74.9 | 31 | 66.5 | 56.5 | 80.1 | 82.7 | 88.5 |
| 2023 | 77.6 | 28 | 79.2 | 58.0 | 83.1 | 85.9 | 81.9 |
| 2022 | 73.5 | 40 | 70.2 | 47.8 | 83.0 | 85.9 | 80.5 |
| 2021 | 68.4 | 89 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2020 | 68.8 | 91 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2019 | 68.8 | 91 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 70.0 | 81 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2017 | 69.6 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2016 | 71.2 | 76 | - | - | - | - | 61.7 |
| 2015 | 72.2 | 72 | - | - | - | - | 65.7 |
| 2014 | 74.7 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 74.0 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 16.0 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 19.1 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 33.8 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 21.4 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 24.8 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 19.2 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |