Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 28/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 29.6/100 #158
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.302
- HDI
- 0.544
- Regional blocs
- SAARC
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Pakistan | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister of Pakistan | Shehbaz Sharif |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 4.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 13.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.7% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
7th pct
Rule of law (2023)
21th pct
Corruption control (2023)
19th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
31th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
20th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
23th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 28 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.302
- Liberal
- 0.176
- Participatory
- 0.192
- Deliberative
- 0.182
- Egalitarian
- 0.123
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 29.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #158 / 180
- Rank change
- -6 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #153
- 25.1
- Economic #162
- 26.7
- Legal #146
- 37.7
- Social #155
- 33.4
- Safety #167
- 25.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.6 | 158 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 37.7 | 33.4 | 25.3 |
| 2024 | 33.9 | 152 | 29.2 | 33.7 | 43.0 | 37.7 | 25.9 |
| 2023 | 40.0 | 150 | 42.7 | 37.3 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 23.6 |
| 2022 | 38.0 | 157 | 39.6 | 31.9 | 53.3 | 47.4 | 17.8 |
| 2021 | 53.1 | 145 | - | - | - | - | 40.4 |
| 2020 | 54.5 | 145 | - | - | - | - | 37.6 |
| 2019 | 54.2 | 142 | - | - | - | - | 51.8 |
| 2018 | 56.8 | 139 | - | - | - | - | 50.3 |
| 2017 | 56.5 | 139 | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
| 2016 | 51.5 | 147 | - | - | - | - | 45.0 |
| 2015 | 49.5 | 159 | - | - | - | - | 35.1 |
| 2014 | 48.5 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 48.7 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 75.0 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 56.2 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 65.7 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 54.9 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 64.8 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 70.3 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 60.8 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |