Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 58/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 74.1/100 #33
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.692
- HDI
- 0.931
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Slovenia | Nataša Pirc Musar |
| Prime Minister of Slovenia | Robert Golob |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.6/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 58 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.692
- Liberal
- 0.589
- Participatory
- 0.506
- Deliberative
- 0.612
- Egalitarian
- 0.604
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 74.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #33 / 180
- Rank change
- +9 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #27
- 71.6
- Economic #47
- 52.5
- Legal #19
- 82.5
- Social #49
- 73.9
- Safety #42
- 89.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.1 | 33 | 71.6 | 52.5 | 82.5 | 73.9 | 89.8 |
| 2024 | 72.6 | 42 | 67.9 | 49.8 | 81.0 | 73.7 | 90.6 |
| 2023 | 70.6 | 50 | 66.3 | 46.4 | 79.6 | 76.0 | 84.7 |
| 2022 | 68.5 | 54 | 59.3 | 47.7 | 79.1 | 79.9 | 76.6 |
| 2021 | 76.9 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2020 | 77.4 | 32 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 77.7 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 78.3 | 32 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 78.3 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 77.7 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2015 | 79.5 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 79.6 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 79.5 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 9.1 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 13.4 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 9.5 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 7.3 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 3.0 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 1.0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |