Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 46/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 74.0/100 #34
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.614
- HDI
- 0.811
- Regional blocs
- EEU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Armenia | Vahagn Khachaturyan |
| Prime Minister of Armenia | Nikol Pashinyan |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 20.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 5.5% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
17th pct
Rule of law (2023)
49th pct
Corruption control (2023)
57th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
44th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
53th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
50th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 46 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.614
- Liberal
- 0.371
- Participatory
- 0.319
- Deliberative
- 0.376
- Egalitarian
- 0.491
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 74.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #34 / 180
- Rank change
- +9 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #33
- 65.2
- Economic #48
- 52.0
- Legal #14
- 84.1
- Social #36
- 76.8
- Safety #26
- 91.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.0 | 34 | 65.2 | 52.0 | 84.1 | 76.8 | 91.7 |
| 2024 | 71.6 | 43 | 63.1 | 48.2 | 78.3 | 78.6 | 89.9 |
| 2023 | 70.6 | 49 | 63.8 | 48.5 | 73.8 | 83.0 | 84.0 |
| 2022 | 69.0 | 51 | 66.3 | 44.4 | 77.9 | 76.3 | 79.9 |
| 2021 | 71.2 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2020 | 71.4 | 61 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 71.0 | 61 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 70.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.6 | 79 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2016 | 71.2 | 74 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 71.6 | 78 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2014 | 70.9 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 72.0 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 27.0 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 27.5 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 31.1 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 22.8 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 23.6 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 25.5 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 26.0 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |