Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 55/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 77.4/100 #23
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.822
- HDI
- 0.918
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Spain | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister of Spain | Pedro Sánchez |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 3.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 55 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.822
- Liberal
- 0.741
- Participatory
- 0.572
- Deliberative
- 0.693
- Egalitarian
- 0.695
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 77.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #23 / 180
- Rank change
- +7 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #26
- 72.5
- Economic #34
- 58.1
- Legal #17
- 83.2
- Social #20
- 81.5
- Safety #28
- 91.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.4 | 23 | 72.5 | 58.1 | 83.2 | 81.5 | 91.5 |
| 2024 | 76.0 | 30 | 69.0 | 59.7 | 81.7 | 79.6 | 90.1 |
| 2023 | 75.4 | 36 | 72.1 | 60.3 | 78.7 | 83.1 | 82.5 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 32 | 72.7 | 63.4 | 82.2 | 81.9 | 83.4 |
| 2021 | 79.6 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2020 | 77.8 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 78.0 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
| 2018 | 79.5 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2017 | 81.3 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2016 | 80.1 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 80.1 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 79.4 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 79.5 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 9.8 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 12.3 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 11.0 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.0 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 10.3 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 10.0 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 8.3 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |