Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 53/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 74.8/100 #31
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.768
- HDI
- 0.000
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Poland | Karol Nawrocki |
| Prime Minister of Poland | Donald Tusk |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 9.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 4.2% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 53 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.768
- Liberal
- 0.645
- Participatory
- 0.519
- Deliberative
- 0.653
- Egalitarian
- 0.671
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 74.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #31 / 180
- Rank change
- +16 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #35
- 64.7
- Economic #27
- 62.9
- Legal #43
- 74.6
- Social #25
- 80.8
- Safety #32
- 91.0
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.8 | 31 | 64.7 | 62.9 | 74.6 | 80.8 | 91.0 |
| 2024 | 69.2 | 47 | 51.6 | 59.5 | 70.2 | 77.4 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | 67.7 | 57 | 50.2 | 55.0 | 69.0 | 78.3 | 85.8 |
| 2022 | 65.6 | 66 | 51.0 | 57.4 | 69.0 | 82.5 | 68.3 |
| 2021 | 71.2 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 66.7 |
| 2020 | 71.4 | 62 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 71.1 | 59 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 73.4 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 73.5 | 54 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 76.1 | 47 | - | - | - | - | 26.1 |
| 2015 | 87.3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| 2014 | 89.0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 86.9 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -0.7 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 9.5 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 9.0 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 18.5 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 14.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 12.5 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - |