Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 41/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 79.7/100 #19
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.786
- HDI
- 0.807
- Regional blocs
- CARICOM
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Trinidad and Tobago | Christine Kangaloo |
| Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 40.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 9.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 41 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.786
- Liberal
- 0.668
- Participatory
- 0.505
- Deliberative
- 0.602
- Egalitarian
- 0.661
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 79.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #19 / 180
- Rank change
- +6 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #28
- 71.5
- Economic #12
- 70.0
- Legal #32
- 78.6
- Social #11
- 84.1
- Safety #9
- 94.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.7 | 19 | 71.5 | 70.0 | 78.6 | 84.1 | 94.3 |
| 2024 | 76.7 | 25 | 67.0 | 66.8 | 71.3 | 86.4 | 92.1 |
| 2023 | 76.5 | 30 | 71.3 | 60.8 | 64.2 | 92.1 | 94.4 |
| 2022 | 78.7 | 25 | 73.9 | 67.9 | 74.6 | 84.5 | 92.5 |
| 2021 | 78.5 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 76.8 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 75.3 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 62.2 |
| 2018 | 77.2 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2017 | 79.4 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 76.7 | 44 | - | - | - | - | 40.2 |
| 2015 | 77.6 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 76.7 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 76.9 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 15.0 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 8.5 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 7.0 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 6.1 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 5.0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 5.0 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 2.0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |