Liberal democracy in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Liberal democracy was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liberal democracy in Luxembourg, 1915–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 3 for liberal democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 111 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal democracy in Luxembourg peaked at 3 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1940.
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 176 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 111 years of available data.
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 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 1 Australia 3 compare
- 1 Austria 3 compare
- 1 Barbados 3 compare
- 1 Belgium 3 compare
- 1 Chile 3 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 3 compare
- 1 Cyprus 3 compare
- 1 Czechia 3 compare
- 1 Denmark 3 compare
- 1 Estonia 3 compare
- 1 Finland 3 compare
- 1 France 3 compare
- 1 Germany 3 compare
- 1 Iceland 3 compare
- 1 Italy 3 compare
- 1 Japan 3 compare
- 1 Latvia 3 compare
- 1 Lithuania 3 compare
- 1 Netherlands 3 compare
- 1 New Zealand 3 compare
- 1 Norway 3 compare
- 1 Seychelles 3 compare
- 1 South Korea 3 compare
- 1 Spain 3 compare
- 1 Sweden 3 compare
- 1 Switzerland 3 compare
- 1 Taiwan 3 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 3 compare
- 1 Uruguay 3 compare
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)
- Varieties of democracy 0.869 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.777 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.946 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.946 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal democracy in Luxembourg?
- Liberal democracy in Luxembourg was 3 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal democracy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1946.
- What is the lowest liberal democracy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1940.
- How does Luxembourg rank for liberal democracy?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 176 regions with data for 2025.
- Is liberal 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 Liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.