What is electoral democracy index in Luxembourg?

Electoral democracy index in Luxembourg was 0.869 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 0.874 in 2014.

What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1941.

How does Luxembourg rank for electoral democracy index?

Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Luxembourg data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg

Name: Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Luxembourg: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.869 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.869

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.874

in 2014

All-time low

0.143

in 1941

Years of data

111

1915–2025

Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg, 1915–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, electoral democracy index in Luxembourg stood at 0.869.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.874 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.143, in 1941.

Luxembourg ranks 8th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 111 years of available data.

Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Electoral Democracy Index in Luxembourg, 1915 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1915	0.294	—
1916	0.296	+0.7%
1917	0.298	+0.7%
1918	0.313	+5.0%
1919	0.519	+65.8%
1920	0.645	+24.3%
1921	0.645	+0.0%
1922	0.648	+0.5%
1923	0.651	+0.5%
1924	0.658	+1.1%
1925	0.661	+0.5%
1926	0.661	+0.0%
1927	0.661	+0.0%
1928	0.651	-1.5%
1929	0.649	-0.3%
1930	0.649	+0.0%
1931	0.649	+0.0%
1932	0.649	+0.0%
1933	0.649	+0.0%
1934	0.649	+0.0%
1935	0.649	+0.0%
1936	0.649	+0.0%
1937	0.65	+0.2%
1938	0.651	+0.2%
1939	0.651	+0.0%
1940	0.216	-66.8%
1941	0.143	-33.8%
1942	0.143	+0.0%
1943	0.143	+0.0%
1944	0.143	+0.0%
1945	0.31	+116.8%
1946	0.779	+151.3%
1947	0.814	+4.5%
1948	0.817	+0.4%
1949	0.819	+0.2%
1950	0.826	+0.9%
1951	0.83	+0.5%
1952	0.832	+0.2%
1953	0.832	+0.0%
1954	0.836	+0.5%
1955	0.833	-0.4%
1956	0.833	+0.0%
1957	0.833	+0.0%
1958	0.833	+0.0%
1959	0.84	+0.8%
1960	0.86	+2.4%
1961	0.86	+0.0%
1962	0.86	+0.0%
1963	0.863	+0.3%
1964	0.864	+0.1%
1965	0.864	+0.0%
1966	0.864	+0.0%
1967	0.864	+0.0%
1968	0.864	+0.0%
1969	0.865	+0.1%
1970	0.865	+0.0%
1971	0.865	+0.0%
1972	0.865	+0.0%
1973	0.865	+0.0%
1974	0.869	+0.5%
1975	0.869	+0.0%
1976	0.869	+0.0%
1977	0.869	+0.0%
1978	0.869	+0.0%
1979	0.869	+0.0%
1980	0.869	+0.0%
1981	0.869	+0.0%
1982	0.869	+0.0%
1983	0.869	+0.0%
1984	0.869	+0.0%
1985	0.87	+0.1%
1986	0.87	+0.0%
1987	0.87	+0.0%
1988	0.87	+0.0%
1989	0.869	-0.1%
1990	0.868	-0.1%
1991	0.868	+0.0%
1992	0.868	+0.0%
1993	0.868	+0.0%
1994	0.868	+0.0%
1995	0.867	-0.1%
1996	0.867	+0.0%
1997	0.867	+0.0%
1998	0.867	+0.0%
1999	0.868	+0.1%
2000	0.869	+0.1%
2001	0.869	+0.0%
2002	0.869	+0.0%
2003	0.869	+0.0%
2004	0.869	+0.0%
2005	0.87	+0.1%
2006	0.87	+0.0%
2007	0.87	+0.0%
2008	0.87	+0.0%
2009	0.871	+0.1%
2010	0.872	+0.1%
2011	0.872	+0.0%
2012	0.872	+0.0%
2013	0.873	+0.1%
2014	0.874	+0.1%
2015	0.874	+0.0%
2016	0.874	+0.0%
2017	0.874	+0.0%
2018	0.874	+0.0%
2019	0.872	-0.2%
2020	0.872	+0.0%
2021	0.872	+0.0%
2022	0.872	+0.0%
2023	0.871	-0.1%
2024	0.869	-0.2%
2025	0.869	+0.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

Luxembourg's 0.869 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Luxembourg's 0.869 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.344	0.294	0.519	5
1920s	0.653	0.645	0.661	10
1930s	0.6495	0.649	0.651	10
1940s	0.4327	0.143	0.819	10
1950s	0.8328	0.826	0.84	10
1960s	0.8628	0.86	0.865	10
1970s	0.8674	0.865	0.869	10
1980s	0.8694	0.869	0.87	10
1990s	0.8676	0.867	0.868	10
2000s	0.8696	0.869	0.871	10
2010s	0.8731	0.872	0.874	10
2020s	0.8708	0.869	0.872	6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

5 Estonia 0.887 compare
5 Ireland 0.887 compare
7 Switzerland 0.882 compare
9 France 0.865 compare
10 Costa Rica 0.862 compare
10 Uruguay 0.862 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy index in Luxembourg?: Electoral democracy index in Luxembourg was 0.869 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 0.874 in 2014.
What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 1941.
How does Luxembourg rank for electoral democracy index?: Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.