Luxembourg vs Madagascar: Direct Democracy Index
Luxembourg
0.083
in 2025
Madagascar
0.081
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
62nd
Madagascar rank
65th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.083 against 0.081 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 62nd and Madagascar ranks 65th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 0.1748 | 0 | 0.1748 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 0.11 | 0 | 0.11 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 0.108 | 0 | 0.108 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0.164 | 0.144 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.02 | 0.134 | 0.114 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.02 | 0.1828 | 0.1628 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.1215 | 0.201 | 0.0795 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.195 | 0.195 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.133 | 0.111 | 0.022 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Luxembourg or Madagascar?
- Luxembourg, at 0.083 against 0.081 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Luxembourg and Madagascar?
- 0.002, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Madagascar rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Luxembourg ranks 62nd and Madagascar ranks 65th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.