Rule of Law Index in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Rule of Law Index was 0.979 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.979
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.98
in 2024
All-time low
0.581
in 1941
Years of data
136
1890–2025

Rule of Law Index in Luxembourg, 1890–2025

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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

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Luxembourg, 1890 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Iceland 0.983 compare
  2. 10 Ireland 0.983 compare
  3. 13 Seychelles 0.976 compare
  4. 14 Singapore 0.974 compare
  5. 15 Latvia 0.973 compare

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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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Indicator
Rule of Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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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.