Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary dominant-party Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 21/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 52.6/100 #101
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.279
- HDI
- 0.493
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary dominant-party Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Mozambique | Daniel Chapo |
| Prime Minister of Mozambique | Maria Benvinda Levy |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2011)
- 3.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 30.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
12th pct
Rule of law (2023)
17th pct
Corruption control (2023)
22th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
26th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
25th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
32th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 21 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.279
- Liberal
- 0.175
- Participatory
- 0.201
- Deliberative
- 0.170
- Egalitarian
- 0.188
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 52.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #101 / 180
- Rank change
- +4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #112
- 39.7
- Economic #93
- 41.0
- Legal #79
- 63.7
- Social #71
- 65.1
- Safety #116
- 53.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.6 | 101 | 39.7 | 41.0 | 63.7 | 65.1 | 53.7 |
| 2024 | 52.4 | 105 | 40.8 | 46.2 | 64.2 | 62.3 | 48.7 |
| 2023 | 56.1 | 102 | 49.2 | 46.5 | 67.0 | 65.3 | 52.7 |
| 2022 | 49.9 | 116 | 46.1 | 40.3 | 61.6 | 47.3 | 54.2 |
| 2021 | 64.6 | 108 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2020 | 66.2 | 104 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 67.3 | 103 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 68.9 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.0 | 93 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2016 | 69.8 | 87 | - | - | - | - | 51.4 |
| 2015 | 70.0 | 85 | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| 2014 | 70.7 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 72.0 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 21.5 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 26.5 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 19.0 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 20.5 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 23.0 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 10.5 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |