Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Participatory democracy index

Luxembourg
0.556
in 2025
Netherlands
0.553
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
25th
Netherlands rank
26th

Participatory democracy index over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.556 against 0.553 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Netherlands ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Netherlands Difference Ahead
1910s 0.1976 0.2902 0.0926 Netherlands
1920s 0.4405 0.439 0.0015 Luxembourg
1930s 0.4277 0.4413 0.0136 Netherlands
1940s 0.2738 0.2479 0.0259 Luxembourg
1950s 0.5507 0.5056 0.0451 Luxembourg
1960s 0.5743 0.5308 0.0435 Luxembourg
1970s 0.5888 0.5795 0.0093 Luxembourg
1980s 0.5895 0.5817 0.0078 Luxembourg
1990s 0.5877 0.5844 0.0033 Luxembourg
2000s 0.6118 0.5952 0.0166 Luxembourg
2010s 0.6301 0.6143 0.0158 Luxembourg
2020s 0.5812 0.5732 0.008 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
Luxembourg, at 0.556 against 0.553 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
0.003, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for participatory democracy index?
Luxembourg ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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
Participatory democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed