Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 56/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 84.3/100 #8
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.822
- HDI
- 0.890
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Portugal | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa |
| Prime Minister of Portugal | LuĆs Montenegro |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 8.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.5% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
71th pct
Rule of law (2023)
83th pct
Corruption control (2023)
74th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
80th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
75th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
88th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 56 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.822
- Liberal
- 0.717
- Participatory
- 0.529
- Deliberative
- 0.691
- Egalitarian
- 0.614
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 84.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #8 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #8
- 88.8
- Economic #20
- 65.8
- Legal #9
- 86.2
- Social #6
- 86.7
- Safety #13
- 93.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.3 | 8 | 88.8 | 65.8 | 86.2 | 86.7 | 93.8 |
| 2024 | 85.9 | 7 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 83.8 | 88.3 | 93.0 |
| 2023 | 84.6 | 9 | 86.3 | 71.0 | 84.4 | 89.8 | 91.5 |
| 2022 | 87.1 | 7 | 91.9 | 77.4 | 84.2 | 93.1 | 88.7 |
| 2021 | 89.9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 88.2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 87.4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2018 | 85.8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2017 | 84.2 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 82.7 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 82.9 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 82.3 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 83.3 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 5.3 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 12.4 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 8.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 2.0 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 3.0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 4.8 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |