🇮🇳 India Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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Nomad Score 61.0

Cities 64

Region South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, G20, BRICS, Himalayan Region, Silk Road, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Coworking Hotspots, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Asia, Asia, Southern Asia, Next Eleven, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency INR

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Federal parliamentary republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 39/100

Press Freedom (2025) 33.0/100 #151

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.377

HDI 0.685

Regional Blocs SAARC

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Federal parliamentary republic

Title	Name
President of India	Droupadi Murmu
Vice President of India	C. P. Radhakrishnan

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 39 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 33.0 / 100

Global Rank #151 / 180

Rank Change +8 vs previous year

RSF Zone Asie-Pacifique

Political #155 24.3

Economic #132 34.2

Legal #141 42.6

Social #160 32.4

Safety #155 31.3

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.377

Liberal 0.260

Participatory 0.246

Deliberative 0.259

Egalitarian 0.201

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	33.0	151	24.3	34.2	42.6	32.4	31.3
2024	31.3	159	21.6	31.7	40.9	33.3	29.0
2023	36.6	161	33.7	34.2	42.9	45.3	27.1
2022	41.0	150	40.8	30.4	57.0	56.3	20.6
2021	53.4	142	-	-	-	-	39.3
2020	54.7	142	-	-	-	-	70.0
2019	54.3	140	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	56.8	138	-	-	-	-	39.9
2017	57.1	136	-	-	-	-	43.0
2016	56.8	133	-	-	-	-	66.3
2015	59.5	136	-	-	-	-	40.4
2014	59.7	140	-	-	-	-	-
2013	58.8	140	-	-	-	-	-
2012	58.0	131	-	-	-	-	-
2010	38.8	122	-	-	-	-	-
2009	29.3	105	-	-	-	-	-
2008	30.0	118	-	-	-	-	-
2007	39.3	120	-	-	-	-	-
2006	26.5	105	-	-	-	-	-
2005	27.0	106	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index

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