Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 47/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 64.2/100 #60
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.686
- HDI
- 0.889
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Croatia | Zoran Milanović |
| Prime Minister of Croatia | Andrej Plenković |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 7.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 47 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.686
- Liberal
- 0.593
- Participatory
- 0.459
- Deliberative
- 0.499
- Egalitarian
- 0.543
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 64.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #60 / 180
- Rank change
- -12 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #61
- 54.2
- Economic #75
- 44.1
- Legal #46
- 73.5
- Social #90
- 60.2
- Safety #47
- 89.0
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.2 | 60 | 54.2 | 44.1 | 73.5 | 60.2 | 89.0 |
| 2024 | 68.8 | 48 | 57.8 | 49.4 | 78.1 | 68.9 | 89.7 |
| 2023 | 72.0 | 42 | 67.6 | 51.1 | 81.8 | 74.6 | 84.7 |
| 2022 | 70.4 | 48 | 68.3 | 50.5 | 79.2 | 76.1 | 78.1 |
| 2021 | 72.1 | 56 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 71.5 | 59 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 71.0 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 71.1 | 69 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 70.4 | 74 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2016 | 72.1 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 47.6 |
| 2015 | 73.9 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2014 | 73.2 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.4 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 23.3 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 17.5 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 17.2 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.5 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 12.5 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 13.0 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 12.8 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |