Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 27/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 45.6/100 #124
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.469
- HDI
- 0.789
- Regional blocs
- PA, NAFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Mexico | Claudia Sheinbaum |
| President of the Senate | Laura Itzel Castillo |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 24.9/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 27 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.469
- Liberal
- 0.221
- Participatory
- 0.337
- Deliberative
- 0.246
- Egalitarian
- 0.265
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 45.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #124 / 180
- Rank change
- -3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #84
- 47.9
- Economic #113
- 36.6
- Legal #91
- 60.9
- Social #110
- 54.7
- Safety #163
- 27.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.6 | 124 | 47.9 | 36.6 | 60.9 | 54.7 | 27.7 |
| 2024 | 49.0 | 121 | 49.7 | 42.1 | 68.0 | 58.0 | 27.3 |
| 2023 | 48.0 | 128 | 55.4 | 47.4 | 66.3 | 47.2 | 23.7 |
| 2022 | 47.6 | 127 | 58.2 | 43.4 | 65.8 | 59.5 | 11.0 |
| 2021 | 53.3 | 143 | - | - | - | - | 32.8 |
| 2020 | 54.6 | 143 | - | - | - | - | 38.2 |
| 2019 | 53.2 | 144 | - | - | - | - | 65.0 |
| 2018 | 51.1 | 147 | - | - | - | - | 30.5 |
| 2017 | 51.0 | 147 | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
| 2016 | 50.7 | 149 | - | - | - | - | 40.0 |
| 2015 | 56.3 | 148 | - | - | - | - | 36.8 |
| 2014 | 55.0 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 54.7 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 72.7 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 47.5 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 48.3 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 46.1 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 53.6 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 45.8 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 45.5 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - |