Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 31/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 52.6/100 #102
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.535
- HDI
- 0.747
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Mongolia | Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh |
| Prime Minister of Mongolia | Gombojavyn Zandanshatar |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 5.9/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 21.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.7% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 31 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.535
- Liberal
- 0.424
- Participatory
- 0.281
- Deliberative
- 0.448
- Egalitarian
- 0.382
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 52.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #102 / 180
- Rank change
- +7 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #106
- 41.3
- Economic #116
- 36.2
- Legal #94
- 59.6
- Social #73
- 65.0
- Safety #112
- 60.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.6 | 102 | 41.3 | 36.2 | 59.6 | 65.0 | 60.9 |
| 2024 | 51.3 | 109 | 40.4 | 32.8 | 56.3 | 61.3 | 66.0 |
| 2023 | 59.3 | 88 | 54.7 | 39.0 | 59.6 | 64.0 | 79.5 |
| 2022 | 59.2 | 90 | 55.5 | 36.2 | 60.4 | 69.6 | 74.3 |
| 2021 | 71.0 | 68 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 70.4 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.5 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 31.6 |
| 2018 | 71.0 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 71.1 | 69 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 72.4 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2015 | 74.8 | 54 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 69.7 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 70.1 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 35.8 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 19.4 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 23.3 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 20.8 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 23.4 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 19.3 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 12.5 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - |