Political Rights Score in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Political Rights Score was 38 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Luxembourg, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Luxembourg is 38, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Luxembourg peaked at 44 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2014.
Luxembourg ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 44 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5 | 40 | 44 | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.7 | 38 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
- 19 Austria 38 compare
- 19 Bahamas 38 compare
- 19 Belgium 38 compare
- 19 Cape Verde 38 compare
- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 France 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
- 19 Taiwan 38 compare
More social development data for Luxembourg
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,284 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Luxembourg?
- Political rights score in Luxembourg was 38 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2014.
- How does Luxembourg rank for political rights score?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.