Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 17/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 19.1/100 #174
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.148
- HDI
- 0.764
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Turkmenistan | Serdar Berdimuhamedow |
| Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan | RaÅŸit Meredow |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2015)
- 1.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 13.5/100k
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 17 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.148
- Liberal
- 0.034
- Participatory
- 0.033
- Deliberative
- 0.028
- Egalitarian
- 0.087
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 19.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #174 / 180
- Rank change
- +1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #180
- 7.6
- Economic #176
- 15.9
- Legal #159
- 31.9
- Social #178
- 13.0
- Safety #164
- 27.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.1 | 174 | 7.6 | 15.9 | 31.9 | 13.0 | 27.2 |
| 2024 | 22.0 | 175 | 13.2 | 17.9 | 30.9 | 15.7 | 32.3 |
| 2023 | 25.8 | 176 | 23.3 | 20.4 | 29.6 | 9.3 | 46.5 |
| 2022 | 25.0 | 177 | 25.0 | 11.7 | 29.6 | 23.0 | 35.7 |
| 2021 | 20.0 | 178 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 14.6 | 179 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 14.6 | 180 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 15.8 | 178 | - | - | - | - | 65.7 |
| 2017 | 15.8 | 178 | - | - | - | - | 64.7 |
| 2016 | 16.6 | 178 | - | - | - | - | 36.9 |
| 2015 | 19.2 | 178 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2014 | 19.2 | 178 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 20.9 | 177 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 140.7 | 177 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 95.3 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 107.0 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 95.5 | 171 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 103.8 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 98.5 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 93.5 | 165 | - | - | - | - | - |