Germany vs Luxembourg: Human rights index vdem

Germany
0.94
in 2025
Luxembourg
0.946
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Luxembourg rank
12th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.946 against 0.94 in Germany, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Luxembourg in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1810s 0.274 0.784 0.51 Luxembourg
1820s 0.274 0.784 0.51 Luxembourg
1830s 0.274 0.784 0.51 Luxembourg
1840s 0.3053 0.7853 0.48 Luxembourg
1850s 0.391 0.797 0.406 Luxembourg
1860s 0.4342 0.797 0.3628 Luxembourg
1870s 0.5932 0.797 0.2038 Luxembourg
1880s 0.605 0.797 0.192 Luxembourg
1890s 0.6224 0.797 0.1746 Luxembourg
1900s 0.6482 0.793 0.1448 Luxembourg
1910s 0.6235 0.6125 0.011 Germany
1920s 0.7603 0.748 0.0123 Germany
1930s 0.2678 0.748 0.4802 Luxembourg
1940s 0.032 0.276 0.244 Luxembourg
1990s 0.967 0.949 0.018 Germany
2000s 0.9671 0.949 0.0181 Germany
2010s 0.963 0.9487 0.0143 Germany
2020s 0.9478 0.9383 0.0095 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Germany or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 0.946 against 0.94 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Germany and Luxembourg?
0.006, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Luxembourg?
165 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Germany and Luxembourg rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Germany ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed