Luxembourg vs Taiwan: Annual number of objects launched into space
Luxembourg
14 objects
in 2025
Taiwan
10 objects
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
12th
Taiwan rank
15th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- Luxembourg
- Taiwan
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 14 objects against 10 objects in Taiwan, a difference of 4 objects.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.4 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Taiwan ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 12th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 objects | 1 objects | 0 objects | — |
| 2000s | 1 objects | 6 objects | 5 objects | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 4 objects | 6 objects | 2 objects | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 12.4 objects | 4.6 objects | 7.8 objects | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, Luxembourg or Taiwan?
- Luxembourg, at 14 objects against 10 objects in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between Luxembourg and Taiwan?
- 4 objects, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Taiwan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Taiwan rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.