Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 32/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 48.0/100 #121
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.351
- HDI
- 0.571
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Togo | Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové |
| Prime Minister of Togo | Faure Gnassingbé |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 28.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
14th pct
Rule of law (2023)
32th pct
Corruption control (2023)
29th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
30th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
34th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
26th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 32 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.351
- Liberal
- 0.157
- Participatory
- 0.233
- Deliberative
- 0.288
- Egalitarian
- 0.241
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 48.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #121 / 180
- Rank change
- -8 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #121
- 38.2
- Economic #119
- 36.0
- Legal #130
- 46.9
- Social #96
- 58.3
- Safety #113
- 60.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.0 | 121 | 38.2 | 36.0 | 46.9 | 58.3 | 60.9 |
| 2024 | 50.9 | 113 | 44.4 | 42.3 | 51.2 | 59.8 | 56.8 |
| 2023 | 63.1 | 70 | 54.5 | 46.9 | 60.2 | 69.3 | 84.5 |
| 2022 | 57.2 | 100 | 57.5 | 41.7 | 61.9 | 69.5 | 55.2 |
| 2021 | 70.4 | 74 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 70.7 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.3 | 76 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 69.8 | 86 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2017 | 69.3 | 86 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 69.7 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 42.4 |
| 2015 | 71.5 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2014 | 71.0 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.6 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 28.5 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 17.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.5 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 10.0 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 15.2 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 15.0 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 23.8 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - |