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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.867 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.867
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.867
in 2023
All-time low
0.177
in 1941
Years of data
158
1868–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Luxembourg, 1868–2025

0.20.40.60.8186819462025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Luxembourg stood at 0.867. That is the highest value across all 158 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.867 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.177, in 1941.

Luxembourg ranks 38th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 158 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Luxembourg, year by year

Year Value Change
1868 0.555 —
1869 0.555 +0.0%
1870 0.555 +0.0%
1871 0.555 +0.0%
1872 0.555 +0.0%
1873 0.555 +0.0%
1874 0.555 +0.0%
1875 0.555 +0.0%
1876 0.555 +0.0%
1877 0.555 +0.0%
1878 0.555 +0.0%
1879 0.555 +0.0%
1880 0.555 +0.0%
1881 0.555 +0.0%
1882 0.555 +0.0%
1883 0.555 +0.0%
1884 0.555 +0.0%
1885 0.555 +0.0%
1886 0.555 +0.0%
1887 0.555 +0.0%
1888 0.555 +0.0%
1889 0.555 +0.0%
1890 0.623 +12.3%
1891 0.623 +0.0%
1892 0.623 +0.0%
1893 0.623 +0.0%
1894 0.623 +0.0%
1895 0.623 +0.0%
1896 0.623 +0.0%
1897 0.623 +0.0%
1898 0.623 +0.0%
1899 0.623 +0.0%
1900 0.691 +10.9%
1901 0.691 +0.0%
1902 0.691 +0.0%
1903 0.691 +0.0%
1904 0.691 +0.0%
1905 0.691 +0.0%
1906 0.691 +0.0%
1907 0.691 +0.0%
1908 0.691 +0.0%
1909 0.691 +0.0%
1910 0.691 +0.0%
1911 0.691 +0.0%
1912 0.666 -3.6%
1913 0.666 +0.0%
1914 0.558 -16.2%
1915 0.558 +0.0%
1916 0.558 +0.0%
1917 0.558 +0.0%
1918 0.691 +23.8%
1919 0.721 +4.3%
1920 0.721 +0.0%
1921 0.721 +0.0%
1922 0.721 +0.0%
1923 0.721 +0.0%
1924 0.721 +0.0%
1925 0.721 +0.0%
1926 0.721 +0.0%
1927 0.721 +0.0%
1928 0.721 +0.0%
1929 0.721 +0.0%
1930 0.721 +0.0%
1931 0.721 +0.0%
1932 0.721 +0.0%
1933 0.721 +0.0%
1934 0.721 +0.0%
1935 0.721 +0.0%
1936 0.721 +0.0%
1937 0.721 +0.0%
1938 0.721 +0.0%
1939 0.721 +0.0%
1940 0.2 -72.3%
1941 0.177 -11.5%
1942 0.177 +0.0%
1943 0.177 +0.0%
1944 0.187 +5.6%
1945 0.621 +232.1%
1946 0.692 +11.4%
1947 0.692 +0.0%
1948 0.692 +0.0%
1949 0.749 +8.2%
1950 0.812 +8.4%
1951 0.812 +0.0%
1952 0.812 +0.0%
1953 0.812 +0.0%
1954 0.812 +0.0%
1955 0.812 +0.0%
1956 0.812 +0.0%
1957 0.812 +0.0%
1958 0.812 +0.0%
1959 0.812 +0.0%
1960 0.812 +0.0%
1961 0.812 +0.0%
1962 0.812 +0.0%
1963 0.812 +0.0%
1964 0.812 +0.0%
1965 0.812 +0.0%
1966 0.812 +0.0%
1967 0.812 +0.0%
1968 0.812 +0.0%
1969 0.812 +0.0%
1970 0.843 +3.8%
1971 0.843 +0.0%
1972 0.843 +0.0%
1973 0.843 +0.0%
1974 0.843 +0.0%
1975 0.843 +0.0%
1976 0.843 +0.0%
1977 0.843 +0.0%
1978 0.843 +0.0%
1979 0.843 +0.0%
1980 0.843 +0.0%
1981 0.843 +0.0%
1982 0.843 +0.0%
1983 0.843 +0.0%
1984 0.843 +0.0%
1985 0.843 +0.0%
1986 0.843 +0.0%
1987 0.843 +0.0%
1988 0.843 +0.0%
1989 0.843 +0.0%
1990 0.863 +2.4%
1991 0.863 +0.0%
1992 0.863 +0.0%
1993 0.863 +0.0%
1994 0.863 +0.0%
1995 0.863 +0.0%
1996 0.863 +0.0%
1997 0.863 +0.0%
1998 0.863 +0.0%
1999 0.863 +0.0%
2000 0.863 +0.0%
2001 0.863 +0.0%
2002 0.863 +0.0%
2003 0.863 +0.0%
2004 0.863 +0.0%
2005 0.863 +0.0%
2006 0.863 +0.0%
2007 0.863 +0.0%
2008 0.863 +0.0%
2009 0.863 +0.0%
2010 0.863 +0.0%
2011 0.863 +0.0%
2012 0.863 +0.0%
2013 0.863 +0.0%
2014 0.863 +0.0%
2015 0.863 +0.0%
2016 0.863 +0.0%
2017 0.863 +0.0%
2018 0.863 +0.0%
2019 0.863 +0.0%
2020 0.856 -0.8%
2021 0.856 +0.0%
2022 0.856 +0.0%
2023 0.867 +1.3%
2024 0.867 +0.0%
2025 0.867 +0.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 0.867 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 0.867 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.555 0.555 0.555 2
1870s 0.555 0.555 0.555 10
1880s 0.555 0.555 0.555 10
1890s 0.623 0.623 0.623 10
1900s 0.691 0.691 0.691 10
1910s 0.6358 0.558 0.721 10
1920s 0.721 0.721 0.721 10
1930s 0.721 0.721 0.721 10
1940s 0.4364 0.177 0.749 10
1950s 0.812 0.812 0.812 10
1960s 0.812 0.812 0.812 10
1970s 0.843 0.843 0.843 10
1980s 0.843 0.843 0.843 10
1990s 0.863 0.863 0.863 10
2000s 0.863 0.863 0.863 10
2010s 0.863 0.863 0.863 10
2020s 0.8615 0.856 0.867 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 35 Cape Verde 0.874 compare
  2. 36 South Korea 0.872 compare
  3. 37 Singapore 0.868 compare
  4. 39 Papua New Guinea 0.863 compare
  5. 40 Croatia 0.859 compare
  6. 41 Israel 0.857 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Luxembourg?
Judicial checks on government index in Luxembourg was 0.867 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.867 in 2023.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.177 in 1941.
How does Luxembourg rank for judicial checks on government index?
Luxembourg ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.