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
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Moldova | Maia Sandu |
| Prime Minister of Moldova | Alexandru Munteanu |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 7.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.6% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 42 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.553
- Liberal
- 0.449
- Participatory
- 0.389
- Deliberative
- 0.442
- Egalitarian
- 0.440
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
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 | - | - | - | - | - |