Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Georgia
Georgia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.703 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.703
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.887
in 2018
All-time low
0.005
in 1935
Years of data
225
1801–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Georgia, 1801–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.703 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Georgia peaked at 0.887 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1935.
Georgia ranks 96th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 0.033 | — |
| 1802 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.028 | -15.2% |
| 1823 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 1827 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.025 | -13.8% |
| 1831 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.029 | +16.0% |
| 1833 | 0.04 | +37.9% |
| 1834 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +14.3% |
| 1836 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.034 | -15.0% |
| 1838 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.05 | +47.1% |
| 1849 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.068 | +36.0% |
| 1856 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.064 | -5.9% |
| 1861 | 0.115 | +79.7% |
| 1862 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.129 | +12.2% |
| 1864 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.198 | +53.5% |
| 1866 | 0.208 | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 0.224 | +7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.274 | +10.9% |
| 1875 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.222 | -19.0% |
| 1879 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.186 | -16.2% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.267 | +43.5% |
| 1895 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.251 | -6.0% |
| 1898 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.257 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.258 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.262 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.263 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.225 | -14.4% |
| 1906 | 0.266 | +18.2% |
| 1907 | 0.271 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.302 | +11.4% |
| 1909 | 0.315 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.319 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.325 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.316 | -3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.279 | -11.7% |
| 1916 | 0.263 | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.279 | +6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.03 | -89.2% |
| 1919 | 0.024 | -20.0% |
| 1920 | 0.018 | -25.0% |
| 1921 | 0.02 | +11.1% |
| 1922 | 0.033 | +65.0% |
| 1923 | 0.032 | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.024 | -25.0% |
| 1925 | 0.023 | -4.2% |
| 1926 | 0.021 | -8.7% |
| 1927 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.02 | -4.8% |
| 1929 | 0.018 | -10.0% |
| 1930 | 0.014 | -22.2% |
| 1931 | 0.013 | -7.1% |
| 1932 | 0.012 | -7.7% |
| 1933 | 0.008 | -33.3% |
| 1934 | 0.006 | -25.0% |
| 1935 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1936 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.006 | +20.0% |
| 1942 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.007 | +16.7% |
| 1946 | 0.008 | +14.3% |
| 1947 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.007 | -12.5% |
| 1949 | 0.006 | -14.3% |
| 1950 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1951 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.008 | +60.0% |
| 1954 | 0.06 | +650.0% |
| 1955 | 0.063 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.077 | +22.2% |
| 1957 | 0.086 | +11.7% |
| 1958 | 0.087 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.089 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.092 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.096 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.094 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.097 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.152 | +39.4% |
| 1987 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.172 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.173 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.346 | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.403 | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.444 | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.433 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.475 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.523 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.538 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.535 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.556 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.752 | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 0.771 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.767 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.765 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.739 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.737 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.749 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.751 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.769 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.791 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.788 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.837 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.871 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.863 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.887 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.867 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.865 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.848 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.855 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.86 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.761 | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 0.703 | -7.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.703 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.703 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +650.0% | 0.008 | 0.06 |
| 1990 | +100.0% | 0.173 | 0.346 |
| 1918 | -89.2% | 0.279 | 0.03 |
| 1861 | +79.7% | 0.064 | 0.115 |
| 1922 | +65.0% | 0.02 | 0.033 |
| 1953 | +60.0% | 0.005 | 0.008 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 9 |
| 1810s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0294 | 0.028 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0336 | 0.025 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0372 | 0.034 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.059 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.163 | 0.064 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2528 | 0.222 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.186 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2304 | 0.186 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2675 | 0.225 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2478 | 0.024 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.023 | 0.018 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0078 | 0.005 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0065 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0483 | 0.005 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0929 | 0.089 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.093 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1237 | 0.09 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4809 | 0.346 | 0.556 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6755 | 0.556 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8173 | 0.749 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8153 | 0.703 | 0.865 | 6 |
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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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Georgia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Georgia was 0.703 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.887 in 2018.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1935.
- How does Georgia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Georgia ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.