Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 55/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 71.2/100 #40
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.507
- HDI
- 0.731
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Fiji | Naiqama Lalabalavu |
| Prime Minister of Fiji | Sitiveni Rabuka |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 13.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 55 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.507
- Liberal
- 0.398
- Participatory
- 0.265
- Deliberative
- 0.406
- Egalitarian
- 0.370
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 71.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #40 / 180
- Rank change
- +4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #31
- 68.3
- Economic #29
- 61.0
- Legal #65
- 67.7
- Social #55
- 71.2
- Safety #53
- 87.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.2 | 40 | 68.3 | 61.0 | 67.7 | 71.2 | 87.7 |
| 2024 | 71.2 | 44 | 59.3 | 64.7 | 69.0 | 74.4 | 88.9 |
| 2023 | 59.3 | 89 | 53.1 | 45.1 | 56.0 | 62.9 | 79.3 |
| 2022 | 56.9 | 102 | 44.9 | 39.8 | 58.3 | 64.0 | 77.6 |
| 2021 | 72.1 | 55 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 72.6 | 52 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 72.8 | 52 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 73.5 | 57 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 71.4 | 67 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 70.6 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 68.7 | 93 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2014 | 67.4 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 67.3 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 55.0 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 52.8 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 60.0 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 16.0 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 33.5 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 14.0 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 14.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |