Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 28/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 54.1/100 #93
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.605
- HDI
- 0.733
- Regional blocs
- USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Bolivia | Rodrigo Paz |
| Vice President of Bolivia | Edmand Lara |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 4.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 21.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.4% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
35th pct
Rule of law (2023)
12th pct
Corruption control (2023)
22th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
29th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
12th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
39th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 28 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.605
- Liberal
- 0.352
- Participatory
- 0.414
- Deliberative
- 0.238
- Egalitarian
- 0.394
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 54.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #93 / 180
- Rank change
- +31 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #131
- 34.9
- Economic #111
- 37.3
- Legal #87
- 62.4
- Social #78
- 63.1
- Safety #99
- 72.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.1 | 93 | 34.9 | 37.3 | 62.4 | 63.1 | 72.8 |
| 2024 | 48.9 | 124 | 31.2 | 38.1 | 57.6 | 59.8 | 57.7 |
| 2023 | 51.1 | 117 | 46.5 | 45.7 | 60.1 | 56.4 | 46.7 |
| 2022 | 47.6 | 126 | 44.6 | 33.7 | 58.8 | 45.0 | 55.9 |
| 2021 | 64.5 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2020 | 64.6 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2019 | 64.6 | 113 | - | - | - | - | 60.3 |
| 2018 | 67.6 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2017 | 66.1 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 68.2 | 97 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 68.7 | 94 | - | - | - | - | 64.5 |
| 2014 | 69.0 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 67.2 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 40.0 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 28.1 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 24.2 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 28.2 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 21.5 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 9.7 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |