Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 44/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 71.8/100 #39
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.736
- HDI
- 0.634
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Timor-Leste | José Ramos-Horta |
| Prime Minister of Timor-Leste | Xanana Gusmão |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2015)
- 4.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 11.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.7% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 44 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.736
- Liberal
- 0.549
- Participatory
- 0.462
- Deliberative
- 0.540
- Egalitarian
- 0.473
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 71.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #39 / 180
- Rank change
- -19 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #44
- 61.4
- Economic #53
- 50.6
- Legal #33
- 78.5
- Social #42
- 75.9
- Safety #20
- 92.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.8 | 39 | 61.4 | 50.6 | 78.5 | 75.9 | 92.5 |
| 2024 | 78.9 | 20 | 76.1 | 65.4 | 73.1 | 85.7 | 94.4 |
| 2023 | 84.5 | 10 | 81.9 | 74.5 | 83.0 | 87.1 | 95.9 |
| 2022 | 81.9 | 17 | 85.5 | 68.7 | 86.0 | 75.7 | 93.7 |
| 2021 | 70.9 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 70.1 | 78 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.1 | 84 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 69.2 | 95 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 67.2 | 98 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 68.0 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 54.3 |
| 2015 | 67.4 | 103 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 71.0 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.3 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 30.0 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 25.0 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 16.0 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 13.8 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 27.0 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 18.5 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 13.5 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |