Score/Value Rank Strength/Weakness

MOLDOVA 2019 Social Progress Index 67.58/100 70/149

GDP PPP per capita $6,489 99/149
Score/ Strength/ Score/ Strength/ Score/ Strength/
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS Value Rank Weakness FOUNDATIONS OF WELLBEING Value Rank Weakness OPPORTUNITY Value Rank Weakness

82.36 74 69.31 72 51.09 74

Nutrition & Basic
Medical Care 92.85 61 Access to Basic Knowledge 87.69 65 Personal Rights 80.92 64
Undernourishment (% of pop.) n/a n/a Adult literacy rate2 (% of pop. aged 15+) 99.14 1 Political rights (0=no rights; 40=full rights) 24.00 81
Maternal mortality rate Primary school enrollment (% of children) 90.85 99 Freedom of expression
(deaths/100,000 live births) 18.49 50 (0=no freedom; 1=full freedom) 0.75 79
Secondary school enrollment2
Child mortality rate (deaths/1,000 (% of children) 77.85 73 Freedom of religion (0=no freedom;
live births) 15.50 76 4=full freedom) 3.48 75
Gender parity in secondary enrollment3
Child stunting (% of children) 8.19 43 (girls/boys) 0.99 1 Access to justice (0=non-existent;
Deaths from infectious diseases 1=observed) 0.82 53
Access to quality education (0=unequal;
(deaths/100,000) 33.44 59 4=equal) 2.84 54 Property rights for women (0=no right;
5=full rights) 4.78 35
Water & Sanitation 81.77 92 Access to Information
& Communications 82.01 44
Access to at least basic drinking water
Mobile telephone subscriptions
Personal Freedom & Choice 59.81 89
(% of pop.) 89.06 98
(subscriptions/100 people) 90.42 105
Access to piped water (% of pop.) 66.14 96 Vulnerable employment (% of employees) 34.26 75
Internet users (% of pop.) 76.12 42
Access to at least basic sanitation facilities
4 Early marriage (% of women) 12.00 84
(% of pop.) 76.31 93 Access to online governance
Satisfied demand for contraception
(0=low; 1=high) 0.86 37
Rural open defecation (% of pop.) 0.23 59 (% of women) 65.80 87
Media censorship (0=frequent; 4=rare) 2.75 67
Corruption (0=high; 100=low) 33.00 99
Shelter 86.59 72
Health & Wellness 59.44 83 Inclusiveness 36.17 107
Access to electricity (% of pop.) 100.00 1
Quality of electricity supply (1=low; 7=high) 4.33 83 Life expectancy at 60 (years) 19.35 87 Acceptance of gays and lesbians
(0=low; 100=high) 4.46 120
Household air pollution attributable deaths Premature deaths from non-
(deaths/100,000 people) 9.42 68 communicable diseases (deaths/100,000) 499.00 117 Discrimination and violence against
minorities (0=low; 10=high) 7.00 95
Access to clean fuels and technology Access to essential health services
for cooking (% of pop.) 92.19 63 (0=none; 100=full coverage) 72.60 69 Equality of political power by gender
(0=unequal power; 4=equal power) 1.44 125
Access to quality healthcare (0=unequal;
Personal Safety 68.22 73 4=equal) 2.26 75 Equality of political power by
socioeconomic position (0=unequal
Homicide rate1 (deaths/100,000) 3.19 70 power; 4=equal power) 1.71 105
Environmental Quality 48.09 137 Equality of political power by social group
Perceived criminality (1=low; 5=high) 4.00 82 Outdoor air pollution attributable deaths (0=unequal power; 4=equal power) 2.35 86
Political killings and torture (deaths/100,000) 39.17 111
(0=low freedom; 1=high freedom) 0.81 75 Greenhouse gas emissions2
Access to Advanced Education 27.46 85
Traffic deaths (deaths/100,000) 11.16 55 (CO2 equivalents per GDP) 846.92 127
Biome protection (% of biomes) 3.52 130 Years of tertiary schooling 1.93 72
Notes Women’s average years in school 11.50 37
1. Homicide rate and globally ranked universities are log-transformed for calculation.
Globally ranked universities (points) 0.00 83
2. The following indicators are capped for calculation: Adult literacy rate (99), secondary school enrollment
(100), mobile telephone subscriptions (100), and greenhouse gas emissions (1,955.52). Key
Percent of tertiary students enrolled in
Overperforming by 1 or more pts.
3. Gender parity in secondary enrollment is transformed to reflect the absolute distance from 1 globally ranked universities 0.00 81
for calculation. Calculated absolute distance below 0.03 is assigned a value of 0.03. Overperforming by less than 1 pt.
Performing within the expected range
Comparing Countries
Underperforming by less than 1 pt.
Over- and underperformance is relative to 15 countries of similar GDP per capita:
Underperforming by 1 or more pts.
Laos, Angola, Uzbekistan, Cabo Verde, India, Bolivia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Congo, Republic of, El Salvador,
Timor-Leste, Nicaragua, Guyana, Morocco, Philippines No data available