Georgia is a unitary parliamentary republic governed by the Georgian Dream party since 2012. Its government passed a foreign-influence law in 2024, paused EU accession talks until 2028, and has asked the Constitutional Court to ban the main opposition parties.
In the 12 Axes register, Georgia leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Georgia, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Georgia sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralised unitary state, appointed governors
Leans Autocracy
Georgian Dream governs since 2012; opposition ban case pending
Statist
Foreign-agents law and protest crackdowns
Anti-Interventionist
EU accession talks paused until 2028, sovereignty rhetoric
Neutral
Small defence forces, NATO aspirant
Assimilationist
Georgian-first policy, minorities underrepresented
Economic Liberal
Low taxes, privatised economy
Markets
Open market economy, low regulation
Free Trade
Free-trade deals with EU and China
Religious
Orthodox Church holds special constitutional role
Traditionalist
2024 law on family values
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Georgia is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, Georgia is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Izzedine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
