Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 50/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 55.4/100 #89
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.741
- HDI
- 0.908
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Greece | Konstantinos Tasoulas |
| Prime Minister of Greece | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 8.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.1% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
54th pct
Rule of law (2023)
57th pct
Corruption control (2023)
58th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
58th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
71th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
79th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 50 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.741
- Liberal
- 0.568
- Participatory
- 0.493
- Deliberative
- 0.610
- Egalitarian
- 0.640
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 55.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #89 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #94
- 44.5
- Economic #127
- 35.0
- Legal #81
- 63.2
- Social #124
- 49.4
- Safety #72
- 84.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.4 | 89 | 44.5 | 35.0 | 63.2 | 49.4 | 84.7 |
| 2024 | 57.2 | 88 | 45.3 | 37.6 | 64.7 | 52.4 | 85.8 |
| 2023 | 55.2 | 107 | 53.3 | 37.7 | 61.4 | 52.2 | 71.4 |
| 2022 | 55.5 | 108 | 60.5 | 38.1 | 69.5 | 65.4 | 44.1 |
| 2021 | 71.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 67.8 |
| 2020 | 71.2 | 65 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.9 | 65 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 70.8 | 74 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.1 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| 2016 | 69.7 | 89 | - | - | - | - | 68.7 |
| 2015 | 69.0 | 91 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2014 | 68.7 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.5 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 24.0 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 19.0 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 9.0 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 9.3 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 8.0 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 4.0 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |