Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 59/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 84.0/100 #10
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.849
- HDI
- 0.915
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Czech Republic | Petr Pavel |
| Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | Andrej Babiš |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 59 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.849
- Liberal
- 0.794
- Participatory
- 0.562
- Deliberative
- 0.703
- Egalitarian
- 0.767
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 84.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #10 / 180
- Rank change
- +7 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #11
- 84.6
- Economic #22
- 65.4
- Legal #6
- 88.2
- Social #4
- 87.7
- Safety #11
- 93.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.0 | 10 | 84.6 | 65.4 | 88.2 | 87.7 | 93.9 |
| 2024 | 80.1 | 17 | 80.2 | 62.6 | 80.2 | 85.2 | 92.6 |
| 2023 | 83.6 | 14 | 82.2 | 65.5 | 86.6 | 91.3 | 92.3 |
| 2022 | 80.5 | 20 | 79.7 | 61.6 | 84.2 | 88.4 | 88.8 |
| 2021 | 76.6 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 76.4 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 75.1 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 78.1 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 83.1 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 83.3 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2015 | 88.4 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 89.9 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 89.8 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -5.0 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 5.0 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 4.0 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 1.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |