AO
Angola
Middle Africa
AOA
AO Β· AGO Β· #22 Β· 8 cities
Nomad score
40/100
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Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 32/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 52.7/100 #100
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.344
- HDI
- 0.616
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Angola | João Lourenço |
| Vice President of Angola | Esperança da Costa |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2016)
- 4.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 26.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
32th pct
Rule of law (2023)
15th pct
Corruption control (2023)
29th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
15th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
23th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
28th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 32 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.344
- Liberal
- 0.163
- Participatory
- 0.103
- Deliberative
- 0.173
- Egalitarian
- 0.129
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 52.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #100 / 180
- Rank change
- +4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #118
- 38.7
- Economic #155
- 30.3
- Legal #101
- 56.9
- Social #76
- 63.8
- Safety #98
- 73.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.7 | 100 | 38.7 | 30.3 | 56.9 | 63.8 | 73.7 |
| 2024 | 52.4 | 104 | 40.8 | 36.8 | 56.0 | 58.3 | 70.3 |
| 2023 | 48.3 | 125 | 43.6 | 31.8 | 51.2 | 54.7 | 60.2 |
| 2022 | 57.2 | 99 | 52.8 | 35.0 | 61.1 | 73.0 | 63.9 |
| 2021 | 65.9 | 103 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 74.4 |
| 2020 | 66.1 | 106 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 65.0 | 109 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 61.7 | 121 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 59.6 | 125 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 60.1 | 123 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 62.2 | 123 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 93.1 |
| 2014 | 63.5 | 124 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 62.2 | 130 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |