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 and leaders
- Government type
- Federal parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of India | Droupadi Murmu |
| Vice President of India | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 2.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 15.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 39 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.377
- Liberal
- 0.260
- Participatory
- 0.246
- Deliberative
- 0.259
- Egalitarian
- 0.201
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
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 | - | - | - | - | - |