Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 31/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 35.2/100 #148
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.218
- HDI
- 0.740
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Uzbekistan | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Prime Minister of Uzbekistan | Abdulla Aripov |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 1.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 11.7/100k
- Military spending (2018)
- 2.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 31 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.218
- Liberal
- 0.079
- Participatory
- 0.082
- Deliberative
- 0.154
- Egalitarian
- 0.153
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 35.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #148 / 180
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #150
- 25.6
- Economic #138
- 33.0
- Legal #143
- 42.0
- Social #151
- 35.9
- Safety #140
- 39.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.2 | 148 | 25.6 | 33.0 | 42.0 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2024 | 37.3 | 148 | 28.0 | 34.5 | 43.6 | 38.0 | 42.3 |
| 2023 | 45.7 | 137 | 45.5 | 38.4 | 52.2 | 43.6 | 49.0 |
| 2022 | 45.7 | 133 | 44.8 | 35.7 | 50.9 | 53.3 | 44.0 |
| 2021 | 49.3 | 157 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2020 | 46.9 | 156 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 46.5 | 160 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2018 | 39.2 | 165 | - | - | - | - | 31.7 |
| 2017 | 33.9 | 169 | - | - | - | - | 35.2 |
| 2016 | 38.9 | 166 | - | - | - | - | 52.9 |
| 2015 | 38.9 | 166 | - | - | - | - | 33.4 |
| 2014 | 39.0 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 39.6 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 83.0 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 71.5 | 163 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 67.7 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 62.7 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 74.9 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 71.0 | 158 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 66.5 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - |