Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 36/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 63.9/100 #62
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.386
- HDI
- 0.779
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Ukraine | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister of Ukraine | Yulia Svyrydenko |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 3.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 10.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 34.5% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 36 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.386
- Liberal
- 0.240
- Participatory
- 0.252
- Deliberative
- 0.326
- Egalitarian
- 0.301
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 63.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #62 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #37
- 64.4
- Economic #32
- 58.8
- Legal #39
- 75.9
- Social #50
- 73.8
- Safety #126
- 46.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.9 | 62 | 64.4 | 58.8 | 75.9 | 73.8 | 46.8 |
| 2024 | 65.0 | 61 | 67.2 | 62.2 | 78.6 | 75.9 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 61.2 | 79 | 60.6 | 63.5 | 80.7 | 80.4 | 20.8 |
| 2022 | 55.8 | 106 | 61.2 | 42.9 | 79.5 | 76.4 | 18.8 |
| 2021 | 67.0 | 97 | - | - | - | - | 48.1 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 96 | - | - | - | - | 54.0 |
| 2019 | 67.5 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2018 | 68.8 | 101 | - | - | - | - | 64.7 |
| 2017 | 66.8 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 49.6 |
| 2016 | 67.1 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 60.9 | 129 | - | - | - | - | 26.8 |
| 2014 | 63.1 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 63.2 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 54.0 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 46.8 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 22.0 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 19.3 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 26.8 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 26.5 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 32.5 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |