Political Rights Score in Georgia
Georgia: Political Rights Score was 19 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Georgia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 19 for political rights score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Georgia peaked at 27 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2008.
Georgia ranks 116th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Political Rights Score in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 20 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 19 | -9.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 19 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.38 | 18 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.6 | 20 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5 | 19 | 23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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 political rights score in Georgia?
- Political rights score in Georgia was 19 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2008.
- How does Georgia rank for political rights score?
- Georgia ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.