Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 52/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 42.3/100 #134
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.175
- HDI
- 0.858
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Sultan | Haitham bin Tariq |
| Crown Prince of Oman | Theyazin bin Haitham |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 10.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 5.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
66th pct
Rule of law (2023)
70th pct
Corruption control (2023)
61th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
62th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
67th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
21th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 52 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.175
- Liberal
- 0.140
- Participatory
- 0.120
- Deliberative
- 0.073
- Egalitarian
- 0.174
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 42.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #134 / 180
- Rank change
- +3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #134
- 33.1
- Economic #98
- 40.2
- Legal #162
- 26.7
- Social #161
- 31.6
- Safety #84
- 79.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.3 | 134 | 33.1 | 40.2 | 26.7 | 31.6 | 79.9 |
| 2024 | 42.5 | 137 | 35.9 | 37.7 | 26.8 | 35.7 | 76.5 |
| 2023 | 37.9 | 155 | 36.3 | 33.8 | 15.1 | 38.1 | 66.1 |
| 2022 | 36.0 | 163 | 32.7 | 24.0 | 18.4 | 45.0 | 59.8 |
| 2021 | 56.6 | 133 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 56.6 | 135 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 56.6 | 132 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 71.1 |
| 2018 | 59.3 | 127 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 66.0 |
| 2017 | 59.5 | 126 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 62.9 |
| 2016 | 59.6 | 125 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 73.6 |
| 2015 | 61.2 | 127 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 61.2 | 134 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 58.5 | 141 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |