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title: "Georgia: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Georgia politics: ranks #101 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 27.5/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇬🇪 Georgia: Politics & Democracy

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

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#101 of 179

Score (0–100)

27.5

10-year change

−22.9

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## Current leaders

Mikheil Kavelashvili

Head of State · People's Power

since 2024-12-29

Irakli Kobakhidze

Head of Government · Georgian Dream

since 2024-02-08

## Democracy trend

Georgia — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1990–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 27.5 in 2025.

## Frequently asked questions

Is Georgia a democracy?

By V-Dem's measure, no — Georgia scores 27.5 on the 0–100 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 fell by 22.9 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 27.5 in 2025 (1-year change: −5.2).

Who leads Georgia?

Mikheil Kavelashvili is Georgia's head of state (People's Power); Irakli Kobakhidze serves as head of government (Georgian Dream).

## More on Georgia

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/georgia)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/georgia/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/georgia/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/georgia/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/georgia)

- [Georgia's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/georgia)
- [Where Georgia ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.