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How democratic is
Georgia?

Georgia scores 57.0 out of 100 and ranks 87 of 179 in our independent 2025 democracy measure. Its lowest-scoring test is free and fair elections. Explore the evidence and history below.

Democracys.org beta estimate, derived from V-Dem v16. A measure of political institutions and conditions—not a percentage of democracy or a judgment of people.

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DEMOCRACYS SCORE

57.0out of 100Major democratic constraints

2025 rank87 of 179

10-year change−13.6

25-year change+15.3

Source-bound range49.2–64.0

Weakest areaElections

The source-bound range is an uncertainty guide, not a confidence interval for this combined score. How to read the range →

SCORE HISTORY

Georgia, 1990–2025

The shaded area is a plain-language uncertainty guide. Treat small score differences cautiously.

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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

What changed on the ground?

A documented development to help interpret the institutions behind the score.

2025 context · Freedom House assessment

Pressure made opposition organizing increasingly difficult

Freedom House reports escalating harassment, assaults, and legal penalties against opposition politicians, alongside reduced government transparency. This combination weakens both competition for power and scrutiny of those already holding it. Electoral institutions alone cannot provide meaningful choice when challengers cannot campaign safely.

Read the country report · Freedom in the World 2026

AI-assisted source summary · not independently expert-reviewed

What this context does—and does not—explain

This is a selected development, not a complete political history. Its date may differ from the selected comparison period. It is not evidence that one event caused a particular number of points, and it may describe progress even when this index declines.

The scores use V-Dem. The narrative summarizes a separate assessment by Freedom House, whose definitions and coverage differ. Neither organization endorses this website. The summary is AI-assisted, source-linked, and has not received independent country-expert review. Source checked October 5, 2026.

Why democracy measures can disagree →

UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE

What drove the score?

2015–2025 · the measured story

The score for Georgia fell 13.6 points, from 70.6 to 57.0 between 2015 and 2025. All five areas declined. Elections contributed the largest downward push in the score calculation.

Read the political context ↓

Largest influence on the calculation

Elections

The evidence rates electoral choice, voting rights, political organization, and the space for open debate less favorably.

Area score: 66.8 → 40.1
Approx. contribution to overall change: −5.9 points

Another important influence

Rights and checks

The evidence points toward weaker civil liberties, equality before the law, or constraints on executive power.

Area score: 73.1 → 59.1
Approx. contribution to overall change: −2.7 points

These contributions explain the calculation—not the causes. The five area scores combine several indicators; they do not identify which individual law, election, or event changed.

When did the biggest shifts appear?

The largest year-to-year movements within this period. These are changes in annual estimates, not precise dates of political events.

2020–2021−1.0 points
The overall score fell from 70.7 to 69.7. Political equality supplied the largest downward contribution to that year’s calculated change.
2023–2024−8.0 points
The overall score fell from 69.2 to 61.2. Rights and checks supplied the largest downward contribution to that year’s calculated change.
2024–2025−4.2 points
The overall score fell from 61.2 to 57.0. Elections supplied the largest downward contribution to that year’s calculated change.

Highest published score in this window: 71.7 in 2018. Small differences may fall within the source’s uncertainty.

See all five areas and how contributions are calculated

Changes in inputs versus contributions to the overall score
Area	2015	2025	Input change	Approx. contribution
Elections	66.8	40.1	−26.7	−5.9
Rights and checks	73.1	59.1	−14.0	−2.7
Participation	59.4	48.1	−11.3	−2.5
Political equality	78.7	69.3	−9.4	−1.7
Public reasoning	76.0	71.6	−4.4	−0.8

We change the five inputs from their starting to ending values in every possible order, then average each area’s effect on the formula. This distributes the formula’s interactions (a Shapley allocation). It is a mathematical attribution, not a causal estimate.

Inputs and published scores are rounded, so contributions are approximate and may not add exactly to the displayed total. No significance test is implied. Read the full scoring method →

BENEATH THE SCORE

Five dimensions of democracy

The headline score cannot show where a political system is strong or constrained. These five tests can. Each has equal weight in the beta standard.

Free and fair elections

Can people choose their leaders through broad voting rights, honest elections, free political groups, and open public debate?

40.1

Rights and checks on power

Are basic freedoms protected, laws applied fairly, courts independent, and leaders prevented from abusing power?

59.1

Public participation

Can people shape public life through civic groups, direct voting, and meaningful local and regional government?

48.1

Public reasoning

Do leaders explain decisions, consult the public, answer opposing arguments, and consider the common good?

71.6

Political equality

Do different social groups have equal rights, access, resources, and a real chance to influence political power?

69.3

HOW TO READ THIS PROFILE

Two kinds of evidence.
One clearer picture.

The score breakdown identifies which parts of the measure changed most. The country report adds documented political context. Together they help explain the institutions at stake—but they do not prove that a specific event produced a specific number of points.

Why this score differs from other democracy indices →

What a declining score can—and cannot—tell us about democratic backsliding

A recent improvement can coexist with a long-term decline. Always compare the dates, check the linked source, and consider developments the selected narrative does not cover.

ANNUAL DATA

Georgia score table

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Year	Score	Source-bound range	Elections	Rights & checks	Participation	Reasoning	Equality
2025	57.0	49.2–64.0	40.1	59.1	48.1	71.6	69.3
2024	61.2	55.1–69.3	48.0	61.3	50.3	75.9	73.0
2023	69.2	62.8–75.8	59.1	74.7	54.1	80.6	79.5
2022	69.7	64.1–76.9	60.7	74.0	54.7	81.5	79.9
2021	69.7	63.4–76.7	60.4	72.5	55.9	81.8	80.1
2020	70.7	65.0–77.7	61.6	73.7	57.0	81.0	81.9
2019	71.2	65.7–78.2	62.7	74.6	58.6	79.2	82.3
2018	71.7	65.5–78.4	66.3	75.6	59.6	77.4	80.6
2017	71.4	65.3–78.2	66.9	71.1	58.9	79.1	82.1
2016	71.4	66.1–78.8	68.5	73.1	59.1	77.9	79.6
2015	70.6	64.5–77.7	66.8	73.1	59.4	76.0	78.7
2014	70.0	63.6–77.1	67.5	71.2	58.7	75.9	77.5
2013	68.4	61.8–75.6	62.3	70.3	58.6	74.4	77.5
2012	63.5	56.3–70.4	51.9	64.1	57.8	64.7	80.9
2011	62.9	55.9–70.0	50.0	62.7	57.3	65.3	81.1
2010	62.7	55.6–69.6	49.6	62.7	57.0	65.3	81.1
2009	61.4	54.3–68.7	49.1	62.7	55.5	60.9	81.1
2008	61.0	54.3–68.4	49.5	61.9	55.5	59.5	80.9
2007	61.0	54.0–68.4	53.9	62.7	51.0	59.6	79.7
2006	62.1	55.6–69.8	54.8	64.0	51.4	62.0	80.0
2005	61.5	55.0–69.2	54.7	62.8	50.5	61.6	80.0
2004	60.3	53.6–68.2	54.8	58.8	51.5	61.6	76.3
2003	44.9	36.7–52.6	38.4	45.6	24.5	52.2	70.1
2002	41.7	33.1–49.4	37.9	42.5	18.4	51.3	67.2
2001	42.1	33.3–49.7	38.2	42.5	19.5	51.3	67.2
2000	41.7	32.9–49.3	37.4	42.5	19.5	50.0	67.2
1999	41.2	31.8–48.8	37.8	44.4	18.2	47.1	67.2
1998	41.5	32.3–49.2	38.0	43.9	18.2	47.1	69.4
1997	41.3	32.0–48.8	37.8	42.8	18.2	47.1	69.4
1996	40.9	31.3–48.2	38.2	42.7	18.2	44.8	69.4
1995	39.1	30.1–46.2	36.6	37.3	17.2	44.8	68.3
1994	36.1	27.6–43.6	36.2	32.7	15.0	42.1	63.4
1993	33.1	24.4–39.7	35.6	31.2	15.0	28.9	63.1
1992	27.2	19.4–32.9	25.4	24.3	14.3	19.5	61.6
1991	29.6	20.9–35.1	32.7	28.9	15.6	14.5	68.7
1990	26.7	19.1–32.7	31.3	27.6	9.5	11.5	71.3

CITE THIS PROFILE

Source and attribution

Democracys.org (2026), “Georgia Democracy Score, 1990–2025,” Democracys Standard v1.0 beta; derived from Coppedge et al. (2026), V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16.

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