Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 60/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 81.8/100 #15
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.834
- HDI
- 0.889
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Latvia | Edgars Rinkēvičs |
| Prime Minister of Latvia | Evika Siliņa |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 8.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 60 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.834
- Liberal
- 0.751
- Participatory
- 0.595
- Deliberative
- 0.684
- Egalitarian
- 0.730
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 81.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #15 / 180
- Rank change
- -3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #13
- 83.1
- Economic #11
- 70.4
- Legal #23
- 81.7
- Social #17
- 82.0
- Safety #25
- 92.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.8 | 15 | 83.1 | 70.4 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 92.1 |
| 2024 | 82.9 | 12 | 84.4 | 74.7 | 80.3 | 83.2 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 83.3 | 16 | 85.7 | 74.0 | 79.5 | 86.0 | 91.3 |
| 2022 | 79.2 | 22 | 79.0 | 64.6 | 80.9 | 87.4 | 84.1 |
| 2021 | 80.7 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 81.4 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 80.5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 80.4 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 81.4 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 82.6 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 81.9 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 78.9 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 77.1 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 15.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 8.5 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 3.0 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 3.0 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |