Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarianism
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 58/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 35.8/100 #146
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.193
- HDI
- 0.578
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarianism
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Rwanda | Paul Kagame |
| Prime Minister of Rwanda | Justin Nsengiyumva |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 3.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 29.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
50th pct
Rule of law (2023)
57th pct
Corruption control (2023)
73th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
65th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
56th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
25th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 58 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.193
- Liberal
- 0.090
- Participatory
- 0.130
- Deliberative
- 0.182
- Egalitarian
- 0.167
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 35.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #146 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #148
- 25.9
- Economic #161
- 27.2
- Legal #127
- 47.5
- Social #127
- 47.9
- Safety #156
- 30.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.8 | 146 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 47.5 | 47.9 | 30.8 |
| 2024 | 40.5 | 144 | 35.7 | 32.1 | 54.4 | 50.0 | 30.6 |
| 2023 | 46.6 | 131 | 40.0 | 34.8 | 58.9 | 58.3 | 40.9 |
| 2022 | 45.2 | 136 | 42.1 | 31.9 | 57.9 | 55.3 | 38.8 |
| 2021 | 49.3 | 156 | - | - | - | - | 69.6 |
| 2020 | 49.7 | 155 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 47.6 | 155 | - | - | - | - | 44.0 |
| 2018 | 47.1 | 156 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2017 | 45.9 | 159 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 45.4 | 161 | - | - | - | - | 54.8 |
| 2015 | 43.4 | 161 | - | - | - | - | 66.7 |
| 2014 | 43.4 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 44.5 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 81.0 | 156 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 81.0 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 64.7 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 50.0 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 58.9 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 41.0 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 38.0 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - |