Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 53/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 68.0/100 #49
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.745
- HDI
- 0.915
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Italy | Sergio Mattarella |
| Prime Minister of Italy | Giorgia Meloni |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.6% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 53 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.745
- Liberal
- 0.642
- Participatory
- 0.569
- Deliberative
- 0.610
- Egalitarian
- 0.652
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 68.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #49 / 180
- Rank change
- -3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #49
- 58.7
- Economic #56
- 50.3
- Legal #44
- 74.4
- Social #63
- 67.2
- Safety #44
- 89.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.0 | 49 | 58.7 | 50.3 | 74.4 | 67.2 | 89.4 |
| 2024 | 69.8 | 46 | 64.4 | 52.8 | 72.9 | 70.0 | 88.9 |
| 2023 | 72.1 | 41 | 64.2 | 55.0 | 80.3 | 73.9 | 86.8 |
| 2022 | 68.2 | 58 | 65.9 | 47.5 | 73.9 | 80.0 | 73.5 |
| 2021 | 76.6 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2020 | 76.3 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 75.0 | 43 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 75.9 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2017 | 73.7 | 52 | - | - | - | - | 69.6 |
| 2016 | 71.1 | 77 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 72.1 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 56.7 |
| 2014 | 76.3 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.9 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 19.7 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 15.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 12.1 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.4 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 11.3 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 9.9 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 8.7 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |