Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 64/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 65.5/100 #57
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.735
- HDI
- 0.938
- Regional blocs
- NAFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the United States | Donald Trump |
| Vice President of the United States | JD Vance |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 5.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 64 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.735
- Liberal
- 0.571
- Participatory
- 0.510
- Deliberative
- 0.481
- Egalitarian
- 0.472
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 65.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #57 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #41
- 62.4
- Economic #40
- 55.7
- Legal #57
- 68.8
- Social #82
- 62.6
- Safety #91
- 78.0
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.5 | 57 | 62.4 | 55.7 | 68.8 | 62.6 | 78.0 |
| 2024 | 66.6 | 55 | 69.0 | 61.1 | 74.5 | 72.1 | 56.3 |
| 2023 | 71.2 | 45 | 76.6 | 69.8 | 77.3 | 80.0 | 52.5 |
| 2022 | 72.7 | 42 | 73.0 | 59.3 | 77.3 | 81.4 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 76.1 | 44 | - | - | - | - | 60.3 |
| 2020 | 76.2 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| 2019 | 74.3 | 48 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 76.3 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 62.6 |
| 2017 | 76.1 | 43 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2016 | 77.5 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 26.1 |
| 2015 | 75.6 | 49 | - | - | - | - | 68.2 |
| 2014 | 76.5 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 81.8 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |