Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 76/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 89.5/100 #2
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.887
- HDI
- 0.905
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Estonia | Alar Karis |
| Prime Minister of Estonia | Kristen Michal |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 4.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.4% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
69th pct
Rule of law (2023)
90th pct
Corruption control (2023)
92th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
89th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
91th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
89th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 76 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.887
- Liberal
- 0.837
- Participatory
- 0.621
- Deliberative
- 0.758
- Egalitarian
- 0.810
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 89.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #2 / 180
- Rank change
- +4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #4
- 90.9
- Economic #5
- 79.4
- Legal #3
- 90.0
- Social #1
- 91.6
- Safety #5
- 95.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89.5 | 2 | 90.9 | 79.4 | 90.0 | 91.6 | 95.4 |
| 2024 | 86.4 | 6 | 86.9 | 76.8 | 83.7 | 90.0 | 94.9 |
| 2023 | 85.3 | 8 | 85.4 | 76.8 | 82.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 |
| 2022 | 88.8 | 4 | 91.1 | 82.0 | 87.9 | 90.0 | 93.2 |
| 2021 | 84.8 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 87.4 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 87.7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 48.1 |
| 2018 | 85.9 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 86.5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 85.7 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 47.1 |
| 2015 | 88.8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 90.4 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 90.7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -9.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 1.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 2.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 1.5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |