Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 40/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 62.8/100 #68
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.421
- HDI
- 0.870
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Hungary | Tamás Sulyok |
| Prime Minister of Hungary | Viktor Orbán |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 7.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.2% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
72th pct
Rule of law (2023)
63th pct
Corruption control (2023)
55th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
63th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
63th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
59th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 40 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.421
- Liberal
- 0.315
- Participatory
- 0.268
- Deliberative
- 0.178
- Egalitarian
- 0.296
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 62.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #68 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #124
- 37.1
- Economic #64
- 48.1
- Legal #64
- 68.0
- Social #46
- 74.9
- Safety #63
- 86.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.8 | 68 | 37.1 | 48.1 | 68.0 | 74.9 | 86.1 |
| 2024 | 63.0 | 67 | 38.6 | 48.2 | 67.9 | 74.3 | 86.0 |
| 2023 | 63.0 | 72 | 45.6 | 43.9 | 70.9 | 72.6 | 81.7 |
| 2022 | 59.8 | 85 | 47.1 | 32.3 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 85.0 |
| 2021 | 68.2 | 92 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 69.2 | 89 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 69.6 | 87 | - | - | - | - | 63.4 |
| 2018 | 70.9 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 71.0 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 71.8 | 67 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2015 | 72.6 | 65 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2014 | 73.3 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.9 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 10.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 5.5 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 3.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 2.0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |