Luxembourg vs Palau: Full democracy

Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Palau rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Palau
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Luxembourg ahead.

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

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Palau Difference Ahead
1940s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1950s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1960s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1970s 1 0 1 Luxembourg
1980s 1 0.9 0.1 Luxembourg
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 full democracy, Luxembourg or Palau?
Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Luxembourg and Palau?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Palau?
79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Palau rank globally for full democracy?
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full 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 if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).