Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 40/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 70.4/100 #42
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.562
- HDI
- 0.815
- Regional blocs
- CEFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of North Macedonia | Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova |
| Prime Minister of North Macedonia | Hristijan Mickoski |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 40 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.562
- Liberal
- 0.374
- Participatory
- 0.354
- Deliberative
- 0.372
- Egalitarian
- 0.373
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 70.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #42 / 180
- Rank change
- -6 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #50
- 57.9
- Economic #54
- 50.5
- Legal #16
- 83.4
- Social #56
- 71.0
- Safety #43
- 89.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.4 | 42 | 57.9 | 50.5 | 83.4 | 71.0 | 89.4 |
| 2024 | 73.8 | 36 | 67.0 | 54.2 | 83.2 | 75.2 | 89.4 |
| 2023 | 74.4 | 38 | 72.3 | 55.0 | 85.0 | 78.2 | 81.3 |
| 2022 | 68.4 | 57 | 66.2 | 43.7 | 81.3 | 73.2 | 77.9 |
| 2021 | 68.3 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 68.7 | 92 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 68.3 | 95 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2018 | 67.6 | 109 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2017 | 64.3 | 111 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2016 | 63.9 | 118 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 63.7 | 117 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 63.6 | 123 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 65.7 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 31.7 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 18.4 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 8.8 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.3 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 11.5 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 8.8 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - |