Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 22/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 24.6/100 #171
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.170
- HDI
- 0.832
- Regional blocs
- EEU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Russia | Vladimir Putin |
| Prime Minister of Russia | Mikhail Mishustin |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 6.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 7.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 22 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.170
- Liberal
- 0.056
- Participatory
- 0.124
- Deliberative
- 0.059
- Egalitarian
- 0.130
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 24.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #171 / 180
- Rank change
- -9 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #177
- 12.1
- Economic #140
- 33.0
- Legal #166
- 23.4
- Social #162
- 30.8
- Safety #170
- 23.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.6 | 171 | 12.1 | 33.0 | 23.4 | 30.8 | 23.6 |
| 2024 | 29.9 | 162 | 19.9 | 33.7 | 31.4 | 37.3 | 27.0 |
| 2023 | 34.8 | 164 | 32.4 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 38.9 | 31.8 |
| 2022 | 38.8 | 155 | 36.4 | 34.8 | 44.6 | 51.3 | 27.0 |
| 2021 | 51.3 | 150 | - | - | - | - | 47.0 |
| 2020 | 51.1 | 149 | - | - | - | - | 46.9 |
| 2019 | 49.7 | 149 | - | - | - | - | 53.8 |
| 2018 | 50.0 | 148 | - | - | - | - | 44.2 |
| 2017 | 50.6 | 148 | - | - | - | - | 44.4 |
| 2016 | 51.0 | 148 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 55.0 | 152 | - | - | - | - | 39.6 |
| 2014 | 57.2 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 56.6 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 66.0 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 49.9 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 60.9 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 47.5 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 56.9 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 52.5 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 48.7 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - |