Luxembourg vs Nauru: Electoral democracy

Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Nauru
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in Nauru, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Nauru ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Nauru Difference Ahead
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.1 0 0.1 Luxembourg
1920s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1930s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 Luxembourg
1950s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1960s 1 0.4 0.6 Luxembourg
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Luxembourg or Nauru?
Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Nauru as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Luxembourg and Nauru?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Nauru?
138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Nauru rank globally for electoral democracy?
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).