Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Georgia
Georgia: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Georgia, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 6 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Georgia peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2008.
That places Georgia 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 50% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.9 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Georgia?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Georgia was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2008.
- How does Georgia rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Georgia ranks 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.