Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 22/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 52.1/100 #106
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.268
- HDI
- 0.598
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Zimbabwe | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Vice President of Zimbabwe | Constantino Chiwenga |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 6.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 41.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.4% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 22 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.268
- Liberal
- 0.147
- Participatory
- 0.202
- Deliberative
- 0.220
- Egalitarian
- 0.135
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 52.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #106 / 180
- Rank change
- +10 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #126
- 36.7
- Economic #107
- 38.5
- Legal #110
- 54.2
- Social #118
- 52.4
- Safety #87
- 78.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.1 | 106 | 36.7 | 38.5 | 54.2 | 52.4 | 78.8 |
| 2024 | 50.3 | 116 | 37.0 | 40.6 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 48.2 | 126 | 42.1 | 37.6 | 57.4 | 60.8 | 43.0 |
| 2022 | 44.9 | 137 | 40.3 | 32.4 | 54.2 | 54.5 | 43.3 |
| 2021 | 56.9 | 130 | - | - | - | - | 65.3 |
| 2020 | 59.1 | 126 | - | - | - | - | 73.6 |
| 2019 | 57.8 | 127 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2018 | 59.5 | 126 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2017 | 58.6 | 128 | - | - | - | - | 61.5 |
| 2016 | 59.6 | 124 | - | - | - | - | 25.8 |
| 2015 | 60.8 | 131 | - | - | - | - | 68.2 |
| 2014 | 60.8 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 61.9 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 55.0 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 39.5 | 123 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 46.5 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 54.0 | 151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 62.0 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 50.0 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 64.3 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - |