Australia vs Luxembourg: Democracy

Australia
7
in 2025
Luxembourg
7
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 7 against 7 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 1.4 0.4 1 Australia
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 3 2 1 Australia
1870s 4 2 2 Australia
1880s 4 2 2 Australia
1890s 4.4 4 0.4 Australia
1900s 6.8 4 2.8 Australia
1910s 6.5 3.4 3.1 Australia
1920s 7 6 1 Australia
1930s 6.9 6 0.9 Australia
1940s 6.4 3.4 3 Australia
1950s 7 7 0
1960s 7 7 0
1970s 7 7 0
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Australia or Luxembourg?
Australia, at 7 against 7 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Luxembourg?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).