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Slovakia

Central Europe EU Schengen EUR

SK Β· SVK Β· #127 Β· 9 cities

Nomad score 62/100 Compare

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
Leaders
TitleName
President of SlovakiaPeter Pellegrini
Prime Minister of SlovakiaRobert 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
Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). Percentile rank among all countries (0=lowest, 100=highest).

Corruption perceptions index

CPI score (2026)
48 / 100
Interpretation
Moderate corruption
Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

Democracy index

Electoral (2025)
0.733
Liberal
0.573
Participatory
0.508
Deliberative
0.362
Egalitarian
0.566
Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

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
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom. Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

Press freedom historical data

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 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2020 77.3 33 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2019 76.4 35 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 86.1
2018 79.7 27 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2017 84.5 17 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2016 86.7 12 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 93.1
2015 88.3 14 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2014 88.6 20 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
2013 86.8 23 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index, 0-100 scale (higher is better). Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

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