The Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem) [Sweden-based political science research institute], published a civil liberty index, which ranked Georgia 9th in the world, 3rd across the Eurasian continent, and 1st in Europe based on 11-year improvement.

According to the report, during this long-term period, Georgia was able to improve its ranking by 12%.

In 2012, Georgia was among the 3 most unfavourable countries in Europe with respect to civil liberties, together with Russia and Belarus.

The 2023 Index showed that Georgia was ahead of many NATO and European Union member states and developed countries in the ranking of civil liberties, namely, Poland, Hungary, Israel, Singapore, Turkey and all neighbouring countries.

V-Dem is a prominent global research project headquartered at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, focusing on democracy assessment and governance indicators. The project is led by 5 principal investigators, 19 project managers, 33 regional managers, more than 134 coordinators and about 4,000 experts worldwide.