What is human rights index in Luxembourg?

Human rights index in Luxembourg was 0.946 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 1963.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 0.276 in 1940.

How does Luxembourg rank for human rights index?

Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg: Human Rights Index was 0.946 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.946

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

12th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.949

in 1963

All-time low

0.276

in 1940

Years of data

211

1815–2025

Human Rights Index in Luxembourg, 1815–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Luxembourg stood at 0.946.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Luxembourg peaked at 0.949 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.276, in 1940.

Luxembourg ranks 12th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.784	0.784	0.784	5
1820s	0.784	0.784	0.784	10
1830s	0.784	0.784	0.784	10
1840s	0.7853	0.784	0.797	10
1850s	0.797	0.797	0.797	10
1860s	0.797	0.797	0.797	10
1870s	0.797	0.797	0.797	10
1880s	0.797	0.797	0.797	10
1890s	0.797	0.797	0.797	10
1900s	0.793	0.793	0.793	10
1910s	0.6125	0.419	0.793	10
1920s	0.748	0.748	0.748	10
1930s	0.748	0.748	0.748	10
1940s	0.5587	0.276	0.94	10
1950s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1960s	0.9487	0.948	0.949	10
1970s	0.949	0.949	0.949	10
1980s	0.949	0.949	0.949	10
1990s	0.949	0.949	0.949	10
2000s	0.949	0.949	0.949	10
2010s	0.9487	0.946	0.949	10
2020s	0.9383	0.921	0.947	6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

10 Finland 0.947 compare
10 Norway 0.947 compare
13 Spain 0.942 compare
14 Germany 0.94 compare
14 Latvia 0.94 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Luxembourg

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 10,284 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 20 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.869 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.957 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.895 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.869 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.556 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.777 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Luxembourg?: Human rights index in Luxembourg was 0.946 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 1963.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 0.276 in 1940.
How does Luxembourg rank for human rights index?: Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.