Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 76/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 86.9/100 #7
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.887
- HDI
- 0.949
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Ireland | Catherine Connolly |
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 3.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.2% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 76 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.887
- Liberal
- 0.822
- Participatory
- 0.619
- Deliberative
- 0.804
- Egalitarian
- 0.775
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 86.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #7 / 180
- Rank change
- +1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #2
- 91.3
- Economic #6
- 78.8
- Legal #24
- 81.5
- Social #5
- 87.3
- Safety #4
- 95.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.9 | 7 | 91.3 | 78.8 | 81.5 | 87.3 | 95.8 |
| 2024 | 85.6 | 8 | 89.9 | 77.0 | 80.5 | 86.6 | 94.1 |
| 2023 | 89.9 | 2 | 93.9 | 82.1 | 82.6 | 94.0 | 96.9 |
| 2022 | 88.3 | 6 | 89.2 | 79.1 | 85.1 | 92.5 | 95.6 |
| 2021 | 88.1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 87.4 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 85.0 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 34.8 |
| 2018 | 85.4 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 85.9 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 87.6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2015 | 88.8 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 89.1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 89.9 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -4.0 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 2.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 2.0 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |