Participatory Political Institutions Index in Georgia
Georgia: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.481 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Participatory Political Institutions Index in Georgia, 1801–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.481 for participatory political institutions index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Georgia peaked at 0.596 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.043, in 1930.
That places Georgia 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Participatory Political Institutions Index in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 0.086 | — |
| 1802 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.184 | +114.0% |
| 1861 | 0.277 | +50.5% |
| 1862 | 0.296 | +6.9% |
| 1863 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.299 | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.296 | -1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.299 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.114 | -61.9% |
| 1891 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.103 | -9.6% |
| 1901 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.115 | +11.7% |
| 1905 | 0.121 | +5.2% |
| 1906 | 0.131 | +8.3% |
| 1907 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.133 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.115 | -13.5% |
| 1918 | 0.071 | -38.3% |
| 1919 | 0.061 | -14.1% |
| 1920 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.065 | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 0.055 | -15.4% |
| 1923 | 0.047 | -14.5% |
| 1924 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.043 | -8.5% |
| 1931 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.049 | +14.0% |
| 1937 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.216 | +340.8% |
| 1964 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.212 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.216 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.231 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.25 | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.253 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.259 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.095 | -63.3% |
| 1991 | 0.156 | +64.2% |
| 1992 | 0.143 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.15 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.172 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.182 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.195 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.184 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.245 | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 0.515 | +110.2% |
| 2005 | 0.505 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.514 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.51 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.555 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.57 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.573 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.578 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.586 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.587 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.594 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.591 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.589 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.596 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.586 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.57 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.559 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.547 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.541 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.503 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 0.481 | -4.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.481 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.524, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.481 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.611, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.086 | 0.086 | 0.086 | 9 |
| 1810s | 0.086 | 0.086 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.086 | 0.086 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.086 | 0.086 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.086 | 0.086 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.086 | 0.086 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2844 | 0.184 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2987 | 0.296 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.299 | 0.299 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1172 | 0.103 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.117 | 0.061 | 0.133 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.051 | 0.047 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0454 | 0.043 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1659 | 0.049 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2132 | 0.212 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2289 | 0.216 | 0.259 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1594 | 0.095 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3973 | 0.184 | 0.555 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.585 | 0.57 | 0.596 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5335 | 0.481 | 0.57 | 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 participatory political institutions index in Georgia?
- Participatory political institutions index in Georgia was 0.481 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.596 in 2018.
- What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 in 1930.
- How does Georgia rank for participatory political institutions index?
- Georgia ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.