🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka LK / LKA #120

Nomad Score 58.0

Cities 28

Region South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Nomad Retreats, Islands, Asia, Asia, Southern Asia, Developing Countries

Currency LKR

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary semi-presidential republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 35/100

Press Freedom (2025) 39.9/100 #139

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.783

HDI 0.776

Regional Blocs SAARC

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2019) 3.3/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 19.7/100k

Military Spending (2024) 1.4% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary semi-presidential republic

Title	Name
President of Sri Lanka	Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	Harini Amarasuriya

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 35 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

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

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 39.9 / 100

Global Rank #139 / 180

Rank Change +11 vs previous year

RSF Zone Asie-Pacifique

Political #125 37.0

Economic #145 32.2

Legal #131 46.6

Social #145 38.5

Safety #130 45.5

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) 0.783

Liberal 0.613

Participatory 0.520

Deliberative 0.621

Egalitarian 0.587

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	39.9	139	37.0	32.2	46.6	38.5	45.5
2024	35.2	150	30.4	32.2	42.2	29.6	41.7
2023	45.9	135	40.9	48.5	43.4	42.1	54.3
2022	42.1	146	40.9	27.0	53.1	48.3	41.4
2021	57.8	127	-	-	-	-	70.6
2020	58.1	127	-	-	-	-	93.1
2019	60.4	126	-	-	-	-	89.0
2018	58.6	131	-	-	-	-	93.1
2017	55.7	141	-	-	-	-	93.1
2016	55.0	141	-	-	-	-	55.0
2015	39.7	165	-	-	-	-	59.4
2014	40.9	165	-	-	-	-	-
2013	43.4	162	-	-	-	-	-
2012	87.5	163	-	-	-	-	-
2010	62.5	158	-	-	-	-	-
2009	75.0	162	-	-	-	-	-
2008	78.0	165	-	-	-	-	-
2007	67.5	156	-	-	-	-	-
2006	50.8	141	-	-	-	-	-
2005	33.3	115	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index