Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 63/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 62.3/100 #69
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.839
- HDI
- 0.878
- Regional blocs
- PA, USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Chile | Gabriel Boric |
| President of the Senate of Chile | Manuel José Ossandón |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 6.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 14.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.6% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 63 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.839
- Liberal
- 0.781
- Participatory
- 0.574
- Deliberative
- 0.771
- Egalitarian
- 0.640
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 62.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #69 / 180
- Rank change
- -17 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #34
- 65.0
- Economic #88
- 41.9
- Legal #76
- 64.1
- Social #98
- 57.8
- Safety #77
- 82.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.3 | 69 | 65.0 | 41.9 | 64.1 | 57.8 | 82.4 |
| 2024 | 67.3 | 52 | 68.8 | 47.0 | 68.8 | 68.5 | 83.6 |
| 2023 | 60.1 | 83 | 70.8 | 47.5 | 65.1 | 65.6 | 51.5 |
| 2022 | 60.6 | 82 | 65.0 | 42.9 | 67.6 | 72.4 | 55.2 |
| 2021 | 72.1 | 54 | - | - | - | - | 69.6 |
| 2020 | 72.7 | 51 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 74.4 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2018 | 77.3 | 38 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 79.5 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2016 | 80.8 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 42.8 |
| 2015 | 77.0 | 43 | - | - | - | - | 74.4 |
| 2014 | 74.2 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.8 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 29.0 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 11.5 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 11.6 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 11.8 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |