Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 62/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 51.1/100 #112
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.694
- HDI
- 0.919
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Israel | Isaac Herzog |
| Prime Minister of Israel | Benjamin Netanyahu |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 1.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 3.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 8.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 62 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.694
- Liberal
- 0.588
- Participatory
- 0.455
- Deliberative
- 0.511
- Egalitarian
- 0.549
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 51.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #112 / 180
- Rank change
- -11 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #66
- 51.9
- Economic #37
- 56.4
- Legal #122
- 48.7
- Social #87
- 60.9
- Safety #148
- 37.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.1 | 112 | 51.9 | 56.4 | 48.7 | 60.9 | 37.4 |
| 2024 | 53.2 | 101 | 56.3 | 58.3 | 49.0 | 60.4 | 42.0 |
| 2023 | 57.6 | 97 | 62.7 | 57.5 | 47.2 | 76.1 | 44.3 |
| 2022 | 59.6 | 86 | 65.2 | 55.1 | 53.5 | 77.8 | 46.6 |
| 2021 | 69.1 | 86 | - | - | - | - | 55.9 |
| 2020 | 69.2 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 57.0 |
| 2019 | 69.2 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 69.7 | 87 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2017 | 69.0 | 91 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2016 | 67.4 | 101 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 67.9 | 101 | - | - | - | - | 45.5 |
| 2014 | 68.8 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 67.0 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 10.0 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |