Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 66/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 76.6/100 #25
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.865
- HDI
- 0.920
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of France | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister of France | Sébastien Lecornu |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 66 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.865
- Liberal
- 0.800
- Participatory
- 0.597
- Deliberative
- 0.793
- Egalitarian
- 0.721
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 76.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #25 / 180
- Rank change
- -4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #22
- 75.4
- Economic #26
- 63.1
- Legal #27
- 80.9
- Social #34
- 77.8
- Safety #66
- 85.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76.6 | 25 | 75.4 | 63.1 | 80.9 | 77.8 | 85.8 |
| 2024 | 78.7 | 21 | 78.9 | 66.3 | 78.2 | 81.5 | 88.4 |
| 2023 | 78.7 | 24 | 79.4 | 68.9 | 81.6 | 87.1 | 76.6 |
| 2022 | 78.5 | 26 | 79.9 | 67.9 | 86.5 | 89.4 | 69.1 |
| 2021 | 77.4 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 58.1 |
| 2020 | 77.1 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 55.3 |
| 2019 | 77.8 | 32 | - | - | - | - | 37.0 |
| 2018 | 78.1 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 71.1 |
| 2017 | 77.8 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2016 | 76.2 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 78.9 | 38 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2014 | 78.1 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 78.4 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 9.5 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 13.4 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 10.7 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 7.7 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 9.8 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 9.0 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 6.3 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |