🇦🇷 Argentina Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇦🇷 Argentina AR / ARG #8

Nomad Score 59.0

Cities 28

Region Union of South American Nations, Latin America, G20, Southern Cone, Hispanophone, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Patagonia, South America, Americas, South America, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency ARS

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Federal presidential republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 36/100

Press Freedom (2025) 56.1/100 #87

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.690

HDI 0.865

Regional Blocs USAN

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Federal presidential republic

Title	Name
President of Argentina	Javier Milei
Vice President of Argentina	Victoria Villarruel

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 36 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 56.1 / 100

Global Rank #87 / 180

Rank Change -21 vs previous year

RSF Zone Amériques

Political #115 38.9

Economic #122 35.5

Legal #48 71.8

Social #105 55.9

Safety #89 78.6

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.690

Liberal 0.524

Participatory 0.429

Deliberative 0.410

Egalitarian 0.500

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	56.1	87	38.9	35.5	71.8	55.9	78.6
2024	63.1	66	54.8	38.5	76.1	63.9	82.3
2023	73.4	40	75.3	49.8	90.7	76.8	74.3
2022	77.3	29	76.4	51.5	90.7	85.8	82.1
2021	71.0	69	-	-	-	-	89.0
2020	71.2	64	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	71.7	57	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	74.0	52	-	-	-	-	59.9
2017	74.9	50	-	-	-	-	62.9
2016	74.9	54	-	-	-	-	100.0
2015	73.9	57	-	-	-	-	52.0
2014	74.7	55	-	-	-	-	-
2013	74.3	54	-	-	-	-	-
2012	14.0	48	-	-	-	-	-
2010	16.4	55	-	-	-	-	-
2009	11.3	47	-	-	-	-	-
2008	14.1	68	-	-	-	-	-
2007	24.8	82	-	-	-	-	-
2006	17.3	76	-	-	-	-	-
2005	13.7	59	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index