Democracy in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Democracy was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
9
in 1957
All-time low
0
in 1940
Years of data
111
1915–2025
Democracy in Luxembourg, 1915–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 9 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 111 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Luxembourg peaked at 9 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1940.
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 111 years of available data.
Democracy in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 3 | — |
| 1916 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1920 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 1921 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 3 | — |
| 1946 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 1947 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1958 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3.4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 1920s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 1930s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.3 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 1 Australia 9 compare
- 1 Belgium 9 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 9 compare
- 1 Czechia 9 compare
- 1 Denmark 9 compare
- 1 Estonia 9 compare
- 1 Finland 9 compare
- 1 Germany 9 compare
- 1 Iceland 9 compare
- 1 Ireland 9 compare
- 1 Japan 9 compare
- 1 Latvia 9 compare
- 1 Netherlands 9 compare
- 1 New Zealand 9 compare
- 1 Norway 9 compare
- 1 Seychelles 9 compare
- 1 South Korea 9 compare
- 1 Spain 9 compare
- 1 Sweden 9 compare
- 1 Switzerland 9 compare
- 1 Taiwan 9 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Luxembourg?
- Democracy in Luxembourg was 9 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1957.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1940.
- How does Luxembourg rank for democracy?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.