How does Luxembourg rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Luxembourg ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Luxembourg data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Luxembourg

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Luxembourg
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Luxembourg: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.98 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.98

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.98

in 2023

All-time low

0.209

in 1940

Years of data

211

1815–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Luxembourg, 1815–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Luxembourg is 0.98, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 211 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.98 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.209, in 1940.

Luxembourg ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 211 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.854	0.854	0.854	5
1820s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1830s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1840s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1850s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1860s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1870s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1880s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1890s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1900s	0.854	0.854	0.854	10
1910s	0.6058	0.342	0.854	10
1920s	0.767	0.767	0.767	10
1930s	0.767	0.767	0.767	10
1940s	0.5204	0.209	0.947	10
1950s	0.9728	0.97	0.978	10
1960s	0.978	0.978	0.978	10
1970s	0.978	0.978	0.978	10
1980s	0.978	0.978	0.978	10
1990s	0.978	0.978	0.978	10
2000s	0.978	0.978	0.978	10
2010s	0.9778	0.976	0.978	10
2020s	0.9743	0.964	0.98	6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

2 Denmark 0.986 compare
3 Switzerland 0.982 compare
4 Sweden 0.981 compare
5 Czechia 0.98 compare
7 Estonia 0.979 compare
8 Finland 0.976 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Luxembourg

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Luxembourg?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Luxembourg was 0.98 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 2023.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 0.209 in 1940.
How does Luxembourg rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Luxembourg ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.