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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia: Politics & Democracy

By V-Dem's measure, no โ€” Georgia scores 27.5 on the 0โ€“100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

#101 of 179

Score (0โ€“100)

27.5

10-year change

โˆ’22.9

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Current leaders

Salome Zourabichvili

Head of State

since 2018-12-16

Irakli Kobakhidze

Head of Government ยท Georgian Dream

since 2024-02-08

Democracy trend

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Georgia โ€” V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1990โ€“2025 (0โ€“100 scale). Latest: 27.5 in 2025.

Voting alignment

Georgia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

Frequently asked questions

Is Georgia a democracy?

By V-Dem's measure, no โ€” Georgia scores 27.5 on the 0โ€“100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #101 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Georgia improving or declining?

Georgia's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 22.9 points over the past decade, standing at 27.5 in 2025 (1-year change: โˆ’5.2).

Who leads Georgia?

Salome Zourabichvili is Georgia's head of state; Irakli Kobakhidze serves as head of government (Georgian Dream).

More on Georgia

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https://www.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.