🇵🇭 Philippines Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇵🇭 Philippines PH / PHL #72

Nomad Score 60.0

Cities 39

Region Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Malay Archipelago, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Nomad Retreats, Islands, Asia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Tiger Cub Economies, Next Eleven, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency PHP

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary presidential republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 32/100

Press Freedom (2025) 49.6/100 #116

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.392

HDI 0.720

Regional Blocs ASEAN

🏛 WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

Political Stability (2023) 24th pct

Rule of Law (2023) 37th pct

Corruption Control (2023) 33th pct

Govt Effectiveness (2023) 58th pct

Regulatory Quality (2023) 58th pct

Voice & Accountability (2023) 47th pct

Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). Percentile rank among all countries (0=lowest, 100=highest).

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2023) 4.4/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 12.0/100k

Military Spending (2024) 1.3% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary presidential republic

Title	Name
President of the Philippines	Bongbong Marcos
Vice President of the Philippines	Sara Duterte

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 32 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 49.6 / 100

Global Rank #116 / 180

Rank Change +18 vs previous year

RSF Zone Asie-Pacifique

Political #113 39.6

Economic #102 39.6

Legal #116 52.4

Social #111 54.7

Safety #111 61.6

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.392

Liberal 0.291

Participatory 0.261

Deliberative 0.251

Egalitarian 0.169

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	49.6	116	39.6	39.6	52.4	54.7	61.6
2024	43.4	134	36.1	37.1	47.5	51.6	44.4
2023	46.2	132	44.0	40.2	52.2	57.4	37.3
2022	41.8	147	44.4	23.1	55.0	61.8	24.8
2021	54.4	138	-	-	-	-	41.0
2020	56.5	136	-	-	-	-	43.9
2019	56.1	134	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	57.5	133	-	-	-	-	41.1
2017	58.9	127	-	-	-	-	100.0
2016	55.3	138	-	-	-	-	83.9
2015	58.8	141	-	-	-	-	38.6
2014	56.3	149	-	-	-	-	-
2013	56.9	147	-	-	-	-	-
2012	64.5	140	-	-	-	-	-
2010	60.0	156	-	-	-	-	-
2009	38.3	122	-	-	-	-	-
2008	45.0	139	-	-	-	-	-
2007	44.8	128	-	-	-	-	-
2006	51.0	142	-	-	-	-	-
2005	50.0	139	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index