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
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Sri Lanka | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | Harini Amarasuriya |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2019)
- 3.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 19.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 35 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.783
- Liberal
- 0.613
- Participatory
- 0.520
- Deliberative
- 0.621
- Egalitarian
- 0.587
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
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 | - | - | - | - | - |