Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 29/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 70.7/100 #41
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.302
- HDI
- 0.733
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Gabon | Brice Oligui Nguema |
| Vice President of Gabon | Séraphin Moundounga |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 23.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.5% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 29 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.302
- Liberal
- 0.178
- Participatory
- 0.240
- Deliberative
- 0.227
- Egalitarian
- 0.246
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 70.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #41 / 180
- Rank change
- +15 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #45
- 61.2
- Economic #49
- 51.8
- Legal #52
- 70.6
- Social #27
- 79.6
- Safety #40
- 90.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.7 | 41 | 61.2 | 51.8 | 70.6 | 79.6 | 90.1 |
| 2024 | 65.8 | 56 | 58.5 | 49.7 | 70.2 | 71.1 | 79.6 |
| 2023 | 58.1 | 94 | 48.3 | 46.6 | 57.4 | 58.1 | 80.2 |
| 2022 | 56.0 | 105 | 48.4 | 39.5 | 56.1 | 65.5 | 70.5 |
| 2021 | 61.4 | 117 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 62.8 | 121 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2019 | 64.4 | 115 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2018 | 67.6 | 108 | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
| 2017 | 65.2 | 108 | - | - | - | - | 65.7 |
| 2016 | 67.8 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 68.6 | 95 | - | - | - | - | 73.6 |
| 2014 | 68.7 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.3 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 36.5 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 28.8 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 43.5 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 26.8 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 31.5 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 28.5 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 26.0 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |