Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 48/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 71.9/100 #38
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.733
- HDI
- 0.880
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Slovakia | Peter Pellegrini |
| Prime Minister of Slovakia | Robert Fico |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 6.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
64th pct
Rule of law (2023)
69th pct
Corruption control (2023)
61th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
59th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
71th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
76th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 48 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.733
- Liberal
- 0.573
- Participatory
- 0.508
- Deliberative
- 0.362
- Egalitarian
- 0.566
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 71.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #38 / 180
- Rank change
- -9 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #60
- 55.1
- Economic #30
- 59.6
- Legal #34
- 78.5
- Social #32
- 78.3
- Safety #51
- 88.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.9 | 38 | 55.1 | 59.6 | 78.5 | 78.3 | 88.1 |
| 2024 | 76.0 | 29 | 65.5 | 64.8 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 88.4 |
| 2023 | 83.2 | 17 | 78.0 | 75.2 | 83.0 | 89.9 | 90.1 |
| 2022 | 78.4 | 27 | 71.4 | 68.0 | 82.0 | 86.4 | 84.0 |
| 2021 | 77.0 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 77.3 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 76.4 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 79.7 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 84.5 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 86.7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 88.3 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 88.6 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 86.8 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 0.0 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 11.5 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 11.0 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 1.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 2.5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |