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 and leaders
- Government type
- Federal presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Argentina | Javier Milei |
| Vice President of Argentina | Victoria Villarruel |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 4.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 14.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.6% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 36 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.690
- Liberal
- 0.524
- Participatory
- 0.429
- Deliberative
- 0.410
- Egalitarian
- 0.500
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
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 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 89.0 |
| 2020 | 71.2 | 64 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 71.7 | 57 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 74.0 | 52 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 59.9 |
| 2017 | 74.9 | 50 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 62.9 |
| 2016 | 74.9 | 54 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 73.9 | 57 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 52.0 |
| 2014 | 74.7 | 55 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 74.3 | 54 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |