Rule of Law Index in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Rule of Law Index was 0.979 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law Index in Luxembourg, 1890–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.979 for rule of law index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.581, in 1941.
Luxembourg ranks 12th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 136 years of available data.
Rule of Law Index in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.719 | — |
| 1891 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.914 | +27.1% |
| 1901 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.904 | -1.1% |
| 1913 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.794 | -12.2% |
| 1915 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.794 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.798 | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.854 | +7.0% |
| 1919 | 0.912 | +6.8% |
| 1920 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.63 | -30.9% |
| 1941 | 0.581 | -7.8% |
| 1942 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.615 | +5.9% |
| 1945 | 0.837 | +36.1% |
| 1946 | 0.932 | +11.4% |
| 1947 | 0.932 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.932 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.94 | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 0.956 | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.964 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.968 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.97 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.972 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.975 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.977 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.975 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.979 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.98 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.979 | -0.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.979 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.979 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.719 | 0.719 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.914 | 0.914 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8582 | 0.794 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.912 | 0.912 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.912 | 0.912 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7561 | 0.581 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9604 | 0.956 | 0.968 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9686 | 0.968 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.972 | 0.972 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.972 | 0.972 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.975 | 0.975 | 0.975 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.975 | 0.975 | 0.975 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.977 | 0.977 | 0.977 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9772 | 0.975 | 0.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 rule of law index in Luxembourg?
- Rule of law index in Luxembourg was 0.979 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.581 in 1941.
- How does Luxembourg rank for rule of law index?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.