Civil Rights Score in Georgia
Georgia: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Georgia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Georgia is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Georgia peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2025.
Georgia ranks 64th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 4 | -33.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 57% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 64 Algeria 4 compare
- 64 Angola 4 compare
- 64 Bahrain 4 compare
- 64 Guinea 4 compare
- 64 Honduras 4 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 4 compare
- 64 Kuwait 4 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 64 Mexico 4 compare
- 64 Morocco 4 compare
- 64 Nigeria 4 compare
- 64 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
- 64 Togo 4 compare
- 64 Uganda 4 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4 compare
More social development data for Georgia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,522 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,302 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Georgia?
- Civil rights score in Georgia was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2025.
- How does Georgia rank for civil rights score?
- Georgia ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.