Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Luxembourg?

Luxembourg, at 0.777 against 0.757 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Luxembourg?

104 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Luxembourg: Liberal Democracy Index

Austria

0.757

in 2025

Luxembourg

0.777

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

Luxembourg rank

17th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Austria
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.777 against 0.757 in Austria, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.2358	0.2554	0.0196	Luxembourg
1920s	0.5249	0.5117	0.0132	Austria
1930s	0.2595	0.5098	0.2503	Luxembourg
1940s	0.6034	0.5986	0.0048	Austria
1950s	0.6485	0.7366	0.0881	Luxembourg
1960s	0.6944	0.7674	0.073	Luxembourg
1970s	0.738	0.7793	0.0413	Luxembourg
1980s	0.7671	0.7796	0.0125	Luxembourg
1990s	0.7803	0.7846	0.0043	Luxembourg
2000s	0.7897	0.7873	0.0024	Austria
2010s	0.7958	0.7921	0.0037	Austria
2020s	0.771	0.7843	0.0133	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 0.777 against 0.757 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Austria and Luxembourg?: 0.02, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Luxembourg?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Austria and Luxembourg rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Austria ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.