What is freedom of expression index in Luxembourg?

Freedom of expression index in Luxembourg was 0.957 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 0.957 in 1974.

What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 0.323 in 1940.

How does Luxembourg rank for freedom of expression index?

Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of expression index 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 Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Expression Index in Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg: Freedom of Expression Index was 0.957 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.957

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

7th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.957

in 1974

All-time low

0.323

in 1940

Years of data

211

1815–2025

Freedom of Expression Index in Luxembourg, 1815–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, freedom of expression index in Luxembourg stood at 0.957. That is the highest value across all 211 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of expression index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.957 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.323, in 1940.

That places Luxembourg 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 211 years of available data.

Freedom of Expression Index in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Expression Index in Luxembourg, 1815 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1815	0.623	—
1816	0.623	+0.0%
1817	0.623	+0.0%
1818	0.623	+0.0%
1819	0.623	+0.0%
1820	0.623	+0.0%
1821	0.623	+0.0%
1822	0.623	+0.0%
1823	0.623	+0.0%
1824	0.623	+0.0%
1825	0.623	+0.0%
1826	0.623	+0.0%
1827	0.623	+0.0%
1828	0.623	+0.0%
1829	0.623	+0.0%
1830	0.623	+0.0%
1831	0.623	+0.0%
1832	0.623	+0.0%
1833	0.623	+0.0%
1834	0.623	+0.0%
1835	0.623	+0.0%
1836	0.623	+0.0%
1837	0.623	+0.0%
1838	0.623	+0.0%
1839	0.623	+0.0%
1840	0.623	+0.0%
1841	0.623	+0.0%
1842	0.623	+0.0%
1843	0.623	+0.0%
1844	0.623	+0.0%
1845	0.623	+0.0%
1846	0.623	+0.0%
1847	0.623	+0.0%
1848	0.623	+0.0%
1849	0.74	+18.8%
1850	0.74	+0.0%
1851	0.74	+0.0%
1852	0.74	+0.0%
1853	0.74	+0.0%
1854	0.74	+0.0%
1855	0.74	+0.0%
1856	0.74	+0.0%
1857	0.74	+0.0%
1858	0.74	+0.0%
1859	0.74	+0.0%
1860	0.74	+0.0%
1861	0.74	+0.0%
1862	0.74	+0.0%
1863	0.74	+0.0%
1864	0.74	+0.0%
1865	0.74	+0.0%
1866	0.74	+0.0%
1867	0.74	+0.0%
1868	0.74	+0.0%
1869	0.74	+0.0%
1870	0.74	+0.0%
1871	0.74	+0.0%
1872	0.74	+0.0%
1873	0.74	+0.0%
1874	0.74	+0.0%
1875	0.74	+0.0%
1876	0.74	+0.0%
1877	0.74	+0.0%
1878	0.74	+0.0%
1879	0.74	+0.0%
1880	0.74	+0.0%
1881	0.74	+0.0%
1882	0.74	+0.0%
1883	0.74	+0.0%
1884	0.74	+0.0%
1885	0.74	+0.0%
1886	0.74	+0.0%
1887	0.74	+0.0%
1888	0.74	+0.0%
1889	0.74	+0.0%
1890	0.74	+0.0%
1891	0.74	+0.0%
1892	0.74	+0.0%
1893	0.74	+0.0%
1894	0.74	+0.0%
1895	0.74	+0.0%
1896	0.74	+0.0%
1897	0.74	+0.0%
1898	0.74	+0.0%
1899	0.74	+0.0%
1900	0.76	+2.7%
1901	0.76	+0.0%
1902	0.76	+0.0%
1903	0.76	+0.0%
1904	0.76	+0.0%
1905	0.76	+0.0%
1906	0.76	+0.0%
1907	0.76	+0.0%
1908	0.76	+0.0%
1909	0.76	+0.0%
1910	0.76	+0.0%
1911	0.76	+0.0%
1912	0.76	+0.0%
1913	0.76	+0.0%
1914	0.415	-45.4%
1915	0.415	+0.0%
1916	0.422	+1.7%
1917	0.439	+4.0%
1918	0.489	+11.4%
1919	0.556	+13.7%
1920	0.723	+30.0%
1921	0.723	+0.0%
1922	0.723	+0.0%
1923	0.723	+0.0%
1924	0.737	+1.9%
1925	0.737	+0.0%
1926	0.737	+0.0%
1927	0.737	+0.0%
1928	0.723	-1.9%
1929	0.723	+0.0%
1930	0.723	+0.0%
1931	0.723	+0.0%
1932	0.723	+0.0%
1933	0.723	+0.0%
1934	0.723	+0.0%
1935	0.723	+0.0%
1936	0.723	+0.0%
1937	0.723	+0.0%
1938	0.723	+0.0%
1939	0.723	+0.0%
1940	0.323	-55.3%
1941	0.323	+0.0%
1942	0.323	+0.0%
1943	0.323	+0.0%
1944	0.323	+0.0%
1945	0.552	+70.9%
1946	0.854	+54.7%
1947	0.902	+5.6%
1948	0.902	+0.0%
1949	0.902	+0.0%
1950	0.917	+1.7%
1951	0.917	+0.0%
1952	0.917	+0.0%
1953	0.917	+0.0%
1954	0.932	+1.6%
1955	0.932	+0.0%
1956	0.932	+0.0%
1957	0.932	+0.0%
1958	0.932	+0.0%
1959	0.943	+1.2%
1960	0.943	+0.0%
1961	0.943	+0.0%
1962	0.943	+0.0%
1963	0.949	+0.6%
1964	0.949	+0.0%
1965	0.949	+0.0%
1966	0.949	+0.0%
1967	0.949	+0.0%
1968	0.949	+0.0%
1969	0.949	+0.0%
1970	0.949	+0.0%
1971	0.949	+0.0%
1972	0.949	+0.0%
1973	0.949	+0.0%
1974	0.957	+0.8%
1975	0.957	+0.0%
1976	0.957	+0.0%
1977	0.957	+0.0%
1978	0.957	+0.0%
1979	0.957	+0.0%
1980	0.957	+0.0%
1981	0.957	+0.0%
1982	0.957	+0.0%
1983	0.957	+0.0%
1984	0.957	+0.0%
1985	0.957	+0.0%
1986	0.957	+0.0%
1987	0.957	+0.0%
1988	0.957	+0.0%
1989	0.957	+0.0%
1990	0.957	+0.0%
1991	0.957	+0.0%
1992	0.957	+0.0%
1993	0.957	+0.0%
1994	0.957	+0.0%
1995	0.957	+0.0%
1996	0.957	+0.0%
1997	0.957	+0.0%
1998	0.957	+0.0%
1999	0.957	+0.0%
2000	0.957	+0.0%
2001	0.957	+0.0%
2002	0.957	+0.0%
2003	0.957	+0.0%
2004	0.957	+0.0%
2005	0.957	+0.0%
2006	0.957	+0.0%
2007	0.957	+0.0%
2008	0.957	+0.0%
2009	0.957	+0.0%
2010	0.957	+0.0%
2011	0.957	+0.0%
2012	0.957	+0.0%
2013	0.957	+0.0%
2014	0.957	+0.0%
2015	0.957	+0.0%
2016	0.957	+0.0%
2017	0.957	+0.0%
2018	0.957	+0.0%
2019	0.957	+0.0%
2020	0.957	+0.0%
2021	0.957	+0.0%
2022	0.957	+0.0%
2023	0.957	+0.0%
2024	0.957	+0.0%
2025	0.957	+0.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

Luxembourg's 0.957 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.874, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Luxembourg's 0.957 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7935, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.623	0.623	0.623	5
1820s	0.623	0.623	0.623	10
1830s	0.623	0.623	0.623	10
1840s	0.6347	0.623	0.74	10
1850s	0.74	0.74	0.74	10
1860s	0.74	0.74	0.74	10
1870s	0.74	0.74	0.74	10
1880s	0.74	0.74	0.74	10
1890s	0.74	0.74	0.74	10
1900s	0.76	0.76	0.76	10
1910s	0.5776	0.415	0.76	10
1920s	0.7286	0.723	0.737	10
1930s	0.723	0.723	0.723	10
1940s	0.5727	0.323	0.902	10
1950s	0.9271	0.917	0.943	10
1960s	0.9472	0.943	0.949	10
1970s	0.9538	0.949	0.957	10
1980s	0.957	0.957	0.957	10
1990s	0.957	0.957	0.957	10
2000s	0.957	0.957	0.957	10
2010s	0.957	0.957	0.957	10
2020s	0.957	0.957	0.957	6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

5 Switzerland 0.967 compare
6 France 0.959 compare
8 Norway 0.953 compare
9 Czechia 0.947 compare
10 Finland 0.946 compare
10 Sweden 0.946 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of expression index in Luxembourg?: Freedom of expression index in Luxembourg was 0.957 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 0.957 in 1974.
What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 0.323 in 1940.
How does Luxembourg rank for freedom of expression index?: Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of expression index 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 Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Freedom of Expression Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.