🇰🇭 Cambodia Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇰🇭 Cambodia KH / KHM #88

Nomad Score 56.0

Cities 11

Region Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indochina, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Asia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Emerging Markets, Least Developed Countries, Developing Countries

Currency KHR

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy under a Dynasty

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 20/100

Press Freedom (2025) 28.2/100 #161

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.183

HDI 0.606

Regional Blocs ASEAN

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy under a Dynasty

Title	Name
Monarchy of Cambodia	Norodom Sihamoni
Prime Minister of Cambodia	Hun Manet

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 20 / 100

Interpretation High corruption

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

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 28.2 / 100

Global Rank #161 / 180

Rank Change -10 vs previous year

RSF Zone Asie-Pacifique

Political #165 17.4

Economic #168 23.8

Legal #153 35.5

Social #166 29.3

Safety #150 34.9

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) 0.183

Liberal 0.051

Participatory 0.060

Deliberative 0.079

Egalitarian 0.084

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	28.2	161	17.4	23.8	35.5	29.3	34.9
2024	34.3	151	20.2	27.6	36.3	32.5	54.8
2023	42.0	147	38.5	27.8	46.4	57.3	40.1
2022	43.5	142	42.4	28.0	49.7	62.4	35.0
2021	53.2	144	-	-	-	-	66.7
2020	54.5	144	-	-	-	-	86.1
2019	54.1	143	-	-	-	-	69.6
2018	54.1	142	-	-	-	-	62.6
2017	57.9	132	-	-	-	-	100.0
2016	59.3	128	-	-	-	-	49.5
2015	59.0	139	-	-	-	-	69.1
2014	59.0	144	-	-	-	-	-
2013	58.2	143	-	-	-	-	-
2012	55.0	117	-	-	-	-	-
2010	43.8	128	-	-	-	-	-
2009	35.2	117	-	-	-	-	-
2008	35.5	126	-	-	-	-	-
2007	25.3	85	-	-	-	-	-
2006	27.3	108	-	-	-	-	-
2005	23.0	90	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index

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