Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 23/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 16.2/100 #176
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.159
- HDI
- 0.799
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Supreme Leader of Iran | Ali Khamenei |
| President of Iran | Masoud Pezeshkian |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2014)
- 2.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 21.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 23 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.159
- Liberal
- 0.103
- Participatory
- 0.042
- Deliberative
- 0.094
- Egalitarian
- 0.152
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 16.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #176 / 180
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #175
- 12.9
- Economic #172
- 19.3
- Legal #175
- 16.8
- Social #177
- 14.6
- Safety #173
- 17.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.2 | 176 | 12.9 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 17.7 |
| 2024 | 21.3 | 176 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 20.0 |
| 2023 | 24.8 | 177 | 33.7 | 30.5 | 20.2 | 16.1 | 23.6 |
| 2022 | 23.2 | 178 | 30.7 | 21.3 | 26.7 | 23.8 | 13.6 |
| 2021 | 27.3 | 174 | - | - | - | - | 32.6 |
| 2020 | 35.2 | 173 | - | - | - | - | 34.2 |
| 2019 | 35.6 | 170 | - | - | - | - | 54.7 |
| 2018 | 39.3 | 164 | - | - | - | - | 32.4 |
| 2017 | 34.9 | 165 | - | - | - | - | 29.2 |
| 2016 | 33.5 | 169 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 27.7 | 173 | - | - | - | - | 21.7 |
| 2014 | 27.7 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 26.6 | 174 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 136.6 | 175 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 94.6 | 175 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 104.1 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 80.3 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 96.5 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 90.9 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 89.2 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - |