Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 43/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 63.7/100 #64
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.394
- HDI
- 0.582
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Ivory Coast | Alassane Ouattara |
| Vice President of Ivory Coast | Tiémoko Meyliet Koné |
| Prime Minister | Robert Beugrué Mambé |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 24.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 43 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.394
- Liberal
- 0.228
- Participatory
- 0.262
- Deliberative
- 0.241
- Egalitarian
- 0.237
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 63.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #64 / 180
- Rank change
- -11 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #52
- 57.5
- Economic #57
- 50.0
- Legal #51
- 70.7
- Social #57
- 70.3
- Safety #103
- 70.0
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.7 | 64 | 57.5 | 50.0 | 70.7 | 70.3 | 70.0 |
| 2024 | 66.9 | 53 | 61.4 | 55.1 | 74.6 | 73.1 | 70.3 |
| 2023 | 68.8 | 54 | 67.0 | 58.0 | 71.1 | 76.3 | 71.8 |
| 2022 | 74.5 | 37 | 74.9 | 58.5 | 75.9 | 81.4 | 81.6 |
| 2021 | 71.1 | 66 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2020 | 71.1 | 68 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 70.5 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 67.0 |
| 2018 | 69.9 | 82 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2017 | 69.6 | 81 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2016 | 69.8 | 86 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 69.6 | 86 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2014 | 68.4 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 70.2 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 83.5 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 36.0 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 29.0 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 26.5 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 27.0 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 25.0 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 52.3 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - |