What is electoral democracy in Luxembourg?

Electoral democracy in Luxembourg was 2 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1919.

What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1940.

How does Luxembourg rank for electoral democracy?

Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral democracy in Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg: Electoral democracy was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 176 countries

All-time high

in 1919

All-time low

in 1940

Years of data

111

1915–2025

Electoral democracy in Luxembourg, 1915–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, electoral democracy in Luxembourg stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 111 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Luxembourg peaked at 2 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1940.

That places Luxembourg 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Electoral democracy in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Electoral democracy in Luxembourg, 1915 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1915	1	—
1916	1	+0.0%
1917	1	+0.0%
1918	1	+0.0%
1919	2	+100.0%
1920	2	+0.0%
1921	2	+0.0%
1922	2	+0.0%
1923	2	+0.0%
1924	2	+0.0%
1925	2	+0.0%
1926	2	+0.0%
1927	2	+0.0%
1928	2	+0.0%
1929	2	+0.0%
1930	2	+0.0%
1931	2	+0.0%
1932	2	+0.0%
1933	2	+0.0%
1934	2	+0.0%
1935	2	+0.0%
1936	2	+0.0%
1937	2	+0.0%
1938	2	+0.0%
1939	2	+0.0%
1940	0	-100.0%
1941	0	—
1942	0	—
1943	0	—
1944	0	—
1945	1	—
1946	2	+100.0%
1947	2	+0.0%
1948	2	+0.0%
1949	2	+0.0%
1950	2	+0.0%
1951	2	+0.0%
1952	2	+0.0%
1953	2	+0.0%
1954	2	+0.0%
1955	2	+0.0%
1956	2	+0.0%
1957	2	+0.0%
1958	2	+0.0%
1959	2	+0.0%
1960	2	+0.0%
1961	2	+0.0%
1962	2	+0.0%
1963	2	+0.0%
1964	2	+0.0%
1965	2	+0.0%
1966	2	+0.0%
1967	2	+0.0%
1968	2	+0.0%
1969	2	+0.0%
1970	2	+0.0%
1971	2	+0.0%
1972	2	+0.0%
1973	2	+0.0%
1974	2	+0.0%
1975	2	+0.0%
1976	2	+0.0%
1977	2	+0.0%
1978	2	+0.0%
1979	2	+0.0%
1980	2	+0.0%
1981	2	+0.0%
1982	2	+0.0%
1983	2	+0.0%
1984	2	+0.0%
1985	2	+0.0%
1986	2	+0.0%
1987	2	+0.0%
1988	2	+0.0%
1989	2	+0.0%
1990	2	+0.0%
1991	2	+0.0%
1992	2	+0.0%
1993	2	+0.0%
1994	2	+0.0%
1995	2	+0.0%
1996	2	+0.0%
1997	2	+0.0%
1998	2	+0.0%
1999	2	+0.0%
2000	2	+0.0%
2001	2	+0.0%
2002	2	+0.0%
2003	2	+0.0%
2004	2	+0.0%
2005	2	+0.0%
2006	2	+0.0%
2007	2	+0.0%
2008	2	+0.0%
2009	2	+0.0%
2010	2	+0.0%
2011	2	+0.0%
2012	2	+0.0%
2013	2	+0.0%
2014	2	+0.0%
2015	2	+0.0%
2016	2	+0.0%
2017	2	+0.0%
2018	2	+0.0%
2019	2	+0.0%
2020	2	+0.0%
2021	2	+0.0%
2022	2	+0.0%
2023	2	+0.0%
2024	2	+0.0%
2025	2	+0.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

Luxembourg's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Luxembourg's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	1.2	1	2	5
1920s	2	2	2	10
1930s	2	2	2	10
1940s	0.9	0	2	10
1950s	2	2	2	10
1960s	2	2	2	10
1970s	2	2	2	10
1980s	2	2	2	10
1990s	2	2	2	10
2000s	2	2	2	10
2010s	2	2	2	10
2020s	2	2	2	6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy in Luxembourg?: Electoral democracy in Luxembourg was 2 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1919.
What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1940.
How does Luxembourg rank for electoral democracy?: Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Electoral democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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