Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy with elements of a direct democracy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Press freedom (2025)
- 83.4/100 #12
- HDI
- 0.938
- Regional blocs
- EFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy with elements of a direct democracy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Liechtenstein | Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein |
| Regent of Liechtenstein | Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 5.1/100k
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
99th pct
Rule of law (2023)
96th pct
Corruption control (2023)
95th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
96th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
94th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
93th pct
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 83.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #12 / 180
- Rank change
- +3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #18
- 80.2
- Economic #18
- 67.3
- Legal #5
- 89.2
- Social #10
- 84.5
- Safety #3
- 95.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.4 | 12 | 80.2 | 67.3 | 89.2 | 84.5 | 95.9 |
| 2024 | 81.5 | 15 | 85.6 | 62.4 | 84.8 | 78.7 | 96.2 |
| 2023 | 84.5 | 11 | 85.6 | 69.9 | 81.5 | 90.9 | 94.4 |
| 2022 | 84.0 | 10 | 80.4 | 68.8 | 84.7 | 89.8 | 96.5 |
| 2021 | 80.5 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 80.5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 79.5 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 79.5 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 79.7 | 32 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 81.6 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 82.3 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 93.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 92.7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |