Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 77/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 83.9/100 #11
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.828
- HDI
- 0.959
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Germany | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Chancellor of Germany | Friedrich Merz |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.9/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 3.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 77 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.828
- Liberal
- 0.782
- Participatory
- 0.593
- Deliberative
- 0.790
- Egalitarian
- 0.766
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 83.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #11 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #10
- 84.9
- Economic #8
- 77.9
- Legal #11
- 84.7
- Social #23
- 80.9
- Safety #35
- 90.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.9 | 11 | 84.9 | 77.9 | 84.7 | 80.9 | 90.8 |
| 2024 | 83.8 | 10 | 85.2 | 77.6 | 84.7 | 82.4 | 89.3 |
| 2023 | 81.9 | 21 | 87.3 | 82.3 | 85.9 | 87.2 | 66.9 |
| 2022 | 82.0 | 16 | 87.0 | 80.1 | 87.1 | 89.5 | 66.6 |
| 2021 | 84.8 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 56.7 |
| 2020 | 87.8 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 85.4 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 85.6 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 71.7 |
| 2017 | 85.0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 70.6 |
| 2016 | 85.2 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 88.5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 89.8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 89.8 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -3.0 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 3.5 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 5.8 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 4.0 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |