Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary dominant-party Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 40/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 53.7/100 #95
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.365
- HDI
- 0.555
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary dominant-party Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Tanzania | Samia Suluhu Hassan |
| Vice-President of Tanzania | Emmanuel Nchimbi |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 3.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 31.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.2% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 40 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.365
- Liberal
- 0.297
- Participatory
- 0.245
- Deliberative
- 0.290
- Egalitarian
- 0.318
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 53.7 / 100
- Global rank
- #95 / 180
- Rank change
- +2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #87
- 46.7
- Economic #87
- 42.0
- Legal #113
- 54.0
- Social #92
- 59.2
- Safety #107
- 66.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.7 | 95 | 46.7 | 42.0 | 54.0 | 59.2 | 66.5 |
| 2024 | 54.8 | 97 | 47.4 | 41.1 | 50.7 | 63.4 | 71.4 |
| 2023 | 44.0 | 143 | 43.0 | 33.3 | 31.6 | 53.4 | 58.8 |
| 2022 | 48.3 | 123 | 43.9 | 32.7 | 45.1 | 59.2 | 60.6 |
| 2021 | 59.3 | 124 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 59.8 | 124 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2019 | 63.7 | 118 | - | - | - | - | 53.5 |
| 2018 | 69.4 | 93 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.4 | 83 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2016 | 71.4 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 33.0 |
| 2015 | 71.9 | 75 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2014 | 72.7 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 72.7 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 6.0 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 13.0 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.5 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 15.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 18.0 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 19.8 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |