Liberal Political Institutions Index in Georgia
Georgia: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.591 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.591
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
93rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.756
in 2018
All-time low
0.03
in 1936
Years of data
225
1801–2025
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Georgia, 1801–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.591 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Georgia peaked at 0.756 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1936.
Georgia ranks 93rd 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.
Liberal Political Institutions Index in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 0.056 | — |
| 1802 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.054 | -3.6% |
| 1823 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.055 | +1.9% |
| 1833 | 0.058 | +5.5% |
| 1834 | 0.057 | -1.7% |
| 1835 | 0.059 | +3.5% |
| 1836 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.056 | -5.1% |
| 1838 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.063 | +12.5% |
| 1849 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.103 | +63.5% |
| 1856 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.102 | -1.0% |
| 1861 | 0.118 | +15.7% |
| 1862 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.124 | +5.1% |
| 1864 | 0.266 | +114.5% |
| 1865 | 0.313 | +17.7% |
| 1866 | 0.353 | +12.8% |
| 1867 | 0.358 | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.364 | +1.7% |
| 1871 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.375 | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.215 | -42.7% |
| 1879 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.148 | -31.2% |
| 1882 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.154 | +4.1% |
| 1886 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.178 | +15.6% |
| 1895 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.173 | -2.8% |
| 1898 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.174 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.142 | -18.4% |
| 1901 | 0.144 | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.143 | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.133 | -7.0% |
| 1906 | 0.198 | +48.9% |
| 1907 | 0.209 | +5.6% |
| 1908 | 0.241 | +15.3% |
| 1909 | 0.25 | +3.7% |
| 1910 | 0.244 | -2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.252 | +3.3% |
| 1912 | 0.253 | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.252 | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.245 | -2.8% |
| 1915 | 0.237 | -3.3% |
| 1916 | 0.233 | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 0.215 | -7.7% |
| 1918 | 0.068 | -68.4% |
| 1919 | 0.052 | -23.5% |
| 1920 | 0.049 | -5.8% |
| 1921 | 0.05 | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 0.048 | -4.0% |
| 1923 | 0.047 | -2.1% |
| 1924 | 0.038 | -19.1% |
| 1925 | 0.037 | -2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.036 | -2.7% |
| 1929 | 0.035 | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 0.034 | -2.9% |
| 1931 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.033 | -2.9% |
| 1933 | 0.032 | -3.0% |
| 1934 | 0.031 | -3.1% |
| 1935 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.03 | -3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.031 | +3.3% |
| 1942 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.032 | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.031 | -3.1% |
| 1949 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.03 | -3.2% |
| 1951 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.031 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.053 | +71.0% |
| 1955 | 0.054 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.057 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.062 | +8.8% |
| 1958 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.063 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.062 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.063 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.064 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.066 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.065 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.064 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.065 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.066 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.065 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.064 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.065 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.078 | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.076 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.081 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.107 | +32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.108 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.115 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.168 | +46.1% |
| 1990 | 0.276 | +64.3% |
| 1991 | 0.289 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.243 | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.312 | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 0.327 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.373 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.427 | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.428 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.439 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.444 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.425 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.456 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.588 | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 0.628 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.64 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.627 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.619 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.627 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.641 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.703 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.712 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.731 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.711 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.756 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.746 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.737 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.725 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.74 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.747 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.613 | -17.9% |
| 2025 | 0.591 | -3.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.591 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.591 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liberal Political Institutions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | +114.5% | 0.124 | 0.266 |
| 1954 | +71.0% | 0.031 | 0.053 |
| 1918 | -68.4% | 0.215 | 0.068 |
| 1990 | +64.3% | 0.168 | 0.276 |
| 1855 | +63.5% | 0.063 | 0.103 |
| 1906 | +48.9% | 0.133 | 0.198 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 9 |
| 1810s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0544 | 0.054 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0564 | 0.054 | 0.059 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0574 | 0.056 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.083 | 0.063 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2468 | 0.102 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3386 | 0.215 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1577 | 0.148 | 0.215 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.167 | 0.154 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1748 | 0.133 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2051 | 0.052 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0414 | 0.035 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0315 | 0.03 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0312 | 0.03 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0472 | 0.03 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0637 | 0.062 | 0.066 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0649 | 0.064 | 0.066 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0965 | 0.076 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3558 | 0.243 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.546 | 0.425 | 0.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6985 | 0.627 | 0.756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6922 | 0.591 | 0.747 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 90 Dominican Republic 0.633 compare
- 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.619 compare
- 92 North Macedonia 0.61 compare
- 94 Benin 0.586 compare
- 94 Paraguay 0.586 compare
- 96 India 0.575 compare
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 liberal political institutions index in Georgia?
- Liberal political institutions index in Georgia was 0.591 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.756 in 2018.
- What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1936.
- How does Georgia rank for liberal political institutions index?
- Georgia ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.