Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 2.13 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Luxembourg, 1973–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Luxembourg is 2.13, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Luxembourg peaked at 2.22 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3028, in 1973.
Luxembourg ranks 4th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3028 | — |
| 1974 | 0.3629 | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4224 | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4779 | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7283 | +52.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8031 | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9369 | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 1.05 | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8022 | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7621 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8398 | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9522 | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 1.05 | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.15 | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 1.23 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 1.31 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.27 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.29 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.24 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.28 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.4 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.38 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.35 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.42 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.42 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.35 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.31 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.48 | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 1.56 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.75 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.64 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.07 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.99 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.85 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.87 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 2.12 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.21 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.22 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.13 | -4.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 2.13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.303, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 2.13 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5763 | 0.3028 | 0.9369 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 0.7621 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 | 1.24 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.31 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.85 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Luxembourg?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Luxembourg was 2.13 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 2019.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3028 in 1973.
- How does Luxembourg rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Luxembourg ranks 4th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.