What is human rights index in Georgia?

Human rights index in Georgia was 0.7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Georgia?

The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2018.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Georgia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.

How does Georgia rank for human rights index?

Georgia ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Georgia?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Georgia

Name: Human Rights Index in Georgia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Georgia: Human Rights Index was 0.7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.7

Change on year

down 9.8%

World rank

96th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.903

in 2018

All-time low

0.014

in 1937

Years of data

225

1801–2025

Human Rights Index in Georgia, 1801–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 0.7 for human rights index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Georgia peaked at 0.903 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1937.

That places Georgia 96th 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.

Human Rights Index in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Georgia, 1801 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1801	0.162	—
1802	0.162	+0.0%
1803	0.162	+0.0%
1804	0.162	+0.0%
1805	0.162	+0.0%
1806	0.162	+0.0%
1807	0.162	+0.0%
1808	0.162	+0.0%
1809	0.162	+0.0%
1810	0.162	+0.0%
1811	0.162	+0.0%
1812	0.162	+0.0%
1813	0.162	+0.0%
1814	0.162	+0.0%
1815	0.162	+0.0%
1816	0.162	+0.0%
1817	0.162	+0.0%
1818	0.162	+0.0%
1819	0.162	+0.0%
1820	0.162	+0.0%
1821	0.162	+0.0%
1822	0.131	-19.1%
1823	0.131	+0.0%
1824	0.131	+0.0%
1825	0.131	+0.0%
1826	0.154	+17.6%
1827	0.154	+0.0%
1828	0.154	+0.0%
1829	0.154	+0.0%
1830	0.122	-20.8%
1831	0.122	+0.0%
1832	0.154	+26.2%
1833	0.154	+0.0%
1834	0.123	-20.1%
1835	0.154	+25.2%
1836	0.154	+0.0%
1837	0.122	-20.8%
1838	0.122	+0.0%
1839	0.122	+0.0%
1840	0.122	+0.0%
1841	0.122	+0.0%
1842	0.122	+0.0%
1843	0.122	+0.0%
1844	0.122	+0.0%
1845	0.122	+0.0%
1846	0.122	+0.0%
1847	0.122	+0.0%
1848	0.159	+30.3%
1849	0.159	+0.0%
1850	0.159	+0.0%
1851	0.159	+0.0%
1852	0.159	+0.0%
1853	0.159	+0.0%
1854	0.159	+0.0%
1855	0.178	+11.9%
1856	0.186	+4.5%
1857	0.186	+0.0%
1858	0.186	+0.0%
1859	0.186	+0.0%
1860	0.184	-1.1%
1861	0.234	+27.2%
1862	0.234	+0.0%
1863	0.269	+15.0%
1864	0.269	+0.0%
1865	0.29	+7.8%
1866	0.254	-12.4%
1867	0.293	+15.4%
1868	0.293	+0.0%
1869	0.293	+0.0%
1870	0.293	+0.0%
1871	0.293	+0.0%
1872	0.293	+0.0%
1873	0.283	-3.4%
1874	0.283	+0.0%
1875	0.283	+0.0%
1876	0.283	+0.0%
1877	0.283	+0.0%
1878	0.283	+0.0%
1879	0.283	+0.0%
1880	0.283	+0.0%
1881	0.242	-14.5%
1882	0.248	+2.5%
1883	0.248	+0.0%
1884	0.248	+0.0%
1885	0.248	+0.0%
1886	0.248	+0.0%
1887	0.248	+0.0%
1888	0.248	+0.0%
1889	0.248	+0.0%
1890	0.248	+0.0%
1891	0.248	+0.0%
1892	0.248	+0.0%
1893	0.259	+4.4%
1894	0.301	+16.2%
1895	0.301	+0.0%
1896	0.301	+0.0%
1897	0.266	-11.6%
1898	0.255	-4.1%
1899	0.269	+5.5%
1900	0.281	+4.5%
1901	0.28	-0.4%
1902	0.276	-1.4%
1903	0.281	+1.8%
1904	0.279	-0.7%
1905	0.295	+5.7%
1906	0.313	+6.1%
1907	0.321	+2.6%
1908	0.317	-1.2%
1909	0.326	+2.8%
1910	0.336	+3.1%
1911	0.34	+1.2%
1912	0.34	+0.0%
1913	0.34	+0.0%
1914	0.324	-4.7%
1915	0.314	-3.1%
1916	0.297	-5.4%
1917	0.304	+2.4%
1918	0.068	-77.6%
1919	0.058	-14.7%
1920	0.055	-5.2%
1921	0.054	-1.8%
1922	0.059	+9.3%
1923	0.049	-16.9%
1924	0.04	-18.4%
1925	0.035	-12.5%
1926	0.032	-8.6%
1927	0.029	-9.4%
1928	0.029	+0.0%
1929	0.027	-6.9%
1930	0.022	-18.5%
1931	0.022	+0.0%
1932	0.021	-4.5%
1933	0.019	-9.5%
1934	0.017	-10.5%
1935	0.017	+0.0%
1936	0.015	-11.8%
1937	0.014	-6.7%
1938	0.014	+0.0%
1939	0.014	+0.0%
1940	0.014	+0.0%
1941	0.017	+21.4%
1942	0.017	+0.0%
1943	0.017	+0.0%
1944	0.017	+0.0%
1945	0.019	+11.8%
1946	0.02	+5.3%
1947	0.017	-15.0%
1948	0.016	-5.9%
1949	0.015	-6.3%
1950	0.014	-6.7%
1951	0.014	+0.0%
1952	0.014	+0.0%
1953	0.017	+21.4%
1954	0.124	+629.4%
1955	0.125	+0.8%
1956	0.132	+5.6%
1957	0.148	+12.1%
1958	0.148	+0.0%
1959	0.15	+1.4%
1960	0.147	-2.0%
1961	0.146	-0.7%
1962	0.148	+1.4%
1963	0.146	-1.4%
1964	0.146	+0.0%
1965	0.148	+1.4%
1966	0.148	+0.0%
1967	0.147	-0.7%
1968	0.147	+0.0%
1969	0.145	-1.4%
1970	0.149	+2.8%
1971	0.149	+0.0%
1972	0.146	-2.0%
1973	0.146	+0.0%
1974	0.149	+2.1%
1975	0.15	+0.7%
1976	0.148	-1.3%
1977	0.148	+0.0%
1978	0.148	+0.0%
1979	0.147	-0.7%
1980	0.149	+1.4%
1981	0.148	-0.7%
1982	0.149	+0.7%
1983	0.147	-1.3%
1984	0.147	+0.0%
1985	0.172	+17.0%
1986	0.246	+43.0%
1987	0.284	+15.4%
1988	0.289	+1.8%
1989	0.314	+8.7%
1990	0.412	+31.2%
1991	0.457	+10.9%
1992	0.538	+17.7%
1993	0.532	-1.1%
1994	0.56	+5.3%
1995	0.597	+6.6%
1996	0.641	+7.4%
1997	0.639	-0.3%
1998	0.645	+0.9%
1999	0.645	+0.0%
2000	0.648	+0.5%
2001	0.648	+0.0%
2002	0.641	-1.1%
2003	0.646	+0.8%
2004	0.763	+18.1%
2005	0.765	+0.3%
2006	0.758	-0.9%
2007	0.74	-2.4%
2008	0.721	-2.6%
2009	0.717	-0.6%
2010	0.731	+2.0%
2011	0.723	-1.1%
2012	0.748	+3.5%
2013	0.828	+10.7%
2014	0.81	-2.2%
2015	0.881	+8.8%
2016	0.892	+1.2%
2017	0.887	-0.6%
2018	0.903	+1.8%
2019	0.892	-1.2%
2020	0.903	+1.2%
2021	0.887	-1.8%
2022	0.886	-0.1%
2023	0.876	-1.1%
2024	0.776	-11.4%
2025	0.7	-9.8%

Georgia compared with similar countries

Georgia's 0.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Georgia's 0.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights 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	+629.4%	0.017	0.124
1918	-77.6%	0.304	0.068
1986	+43.0%	0.172	0.246
1990	+31.2%	0.314	0.412
1848	+30.3%	0.122	0.159
1861	+27.2%	0.184	0.234

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	0.162	0.162	0.162	9
1810s	0.162	0.162	0.162	10
1820s	0.1464	0.131	0.162	10
1830s	0.1349	0.122	0.154	10
1840s	0.1294	0.122	0.159	10
1850s	0.1717	0.159	0.186	10
1860s	0.2613	0.184	0.293	10
1870s	0.286	0.283	0.293	10
1880s	0.2509	0.242	0.283	10
1890s	0.2696	0.248	0.301	10
1900s	0.2969	0.276	0.326	10
1910s	0.2721	0.058	0.34	10
1920s	0.0409	0.027	0.059	10
1930s	0.0175	0.014	0.022	10
1940s	0.0169	0.014	0.02	10
1950s	0.0886	0.014	0.15	10
1960s	0.1468	0.145	0.148	10
1970s	0.148	0.146	0.15	10
1980s	0.2045	0.147	0.314	10
1990s	0.5666	0.412	0.645	10
2000s	0.7047	0.641	0.765	10
2010s	0.8295	0.723	0.903	10
2020s	0.838	0.7	0.903	6

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Georgia?: Human rights index in Georgia was 0.7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Georgia?: The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2018.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Georgia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.
How does Georgia rank for human rights index?: Georgia ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Georgia?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.