Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 50/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 50.5/100 #114
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.401
- HDI
- 0.844
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Georgia | Mikheil Kavelashvili |
| Prime Minister of Georgia | Irakli Kobakhidze |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2019)
- 2.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.9% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
33th pct
Rule of law (2023)
55th pct
Corruption control (2023)
71th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
78th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
80th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
48th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 50 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.401
- Liberal
- 0.275
- Participatory
- 0.236
- Deliberative
- 0.320
- Egalitarian
- 0.311
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 50.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #114 / 180
- Rank change
- -11 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #132
- 34.3
- Economic #110
- 37.4
- Legal #100
- 57.8
- Social #102
- 56.9
- Safety #109
- 66.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.5 | 114 | 34.3 | 37.4 | 57.8 | 56.9 | 66.3 |
| 2024 | 53.1 | 103 | 36.2 | 39.9 | 67.3 | 60.5 | 61.4 |
| 2023 | 61.7 | 77 | 48.4 | 47.2 | 76.0 | 75.0 | 61.9 |
| 2022 | 59.3 | 89 | 52.4 | 46.4 | 80.8 | 75.5 | 41.3 |
| 2021 | 71.4 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 71.4 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 65.7 |
| 2019 | 71.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 72.7 | 61 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 72.2 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 72.0 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 72.3 | 69 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2014 | 70.2 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 69.9 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 38.0 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 27.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 18.8 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 31.3 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 20.8 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 21.0 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |