Effective Power to Govern Score in Georgia
Georgia: Effective Power to Govern Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Georgia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Georgia is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Georgia peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
That places Georgia 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 3 | -50.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 43% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
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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 effective power to govern score in Georgia?
- Effective power to govern score in Georgia was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Georgia rank for effective power to govern score?
- Georgia ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.