Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 55/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 59.0/100 #77
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.773
- HDI
- 0.913
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Cyprus | Nikos Christodoulides |
| Vice President of Cyprus | Vacant |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.7% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 55 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.773
- Liberal
- 0.664
- Participatory
- 0.490
- Deliberative
- 0.613
- Egalitarian
- 0.684
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 59.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #77 / 180
- Rank change
- -12 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #65
- 52.0
- Economic #90
- 41.8
- Legal #75
- 64.5
- Social #126
- 48.7
- Safety #50
- 88.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.0 | 77 | 52.0 | 41.8 | 64.5 | 48.7 | 88.3 |
| 2024 | 63.1 | 65 | 55.8 | 47.4 | 67.9 | 55.4 | 89.2 |
| 2023 | 68.6 | 55 | 64.7 | 53.1 | 71.9 | 65.0 | 88.4 |
| 2022 | 66.0 | 65 | 61.2 | 42.1 | 74.6 | 65.8 | 86.3 |
| 2021 | 80.2 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2020 | 79.6 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 78.3 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 48.1 |
| 2018 | 80.2 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 80.2 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 81.7 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2015 | 83.5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 85.6 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 86.2 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -3.0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 13.4 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 5.5 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 14.0 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |