Germany vs Luxembourg: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.83 of 1 in Germany and 0.87 of 1 in Luxembourg, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Luxembourg, by 0.04 of 1, or 1.05 times that in Germany.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

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What the numbers say

Luxembourg has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Germany.
In 2025, Germany ranked 21 and Luxembourg ranked 8 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	Germany	Luxembourg	World
2025	0.83	0.87	0.48
2024	0.83	0.87	0.49
2023	0.86	0.87	0.49
2022	0.86	0.87	0.5
2021	0.86	0.87	0.5
2020	0.87	0.87	0.51
2019	0.88	0.87	0.52
2018	0.88	0.87	0.52
2017	0.89	0.87	0.52
2016	0.89	0.87	0.52
2015	0.88	0.87	0.52
2014	0.89	0.87	0.52
2013	0.89	0.87	0.52
2012	0.9	0.87	0.53
2011	0.9	0.87	0.53
2010	0.9	0.87	0.52
2009	0.9	0.87	0.52
2008	0.9	0.87	0.52
2007	0.9	0.87	0.52
2006	0.9	0.87	0.52
2005	0.9	0.87	0.52
2004	0.9	0.87	0.51
2003	0.9	0.87	0.51
2002	0.9	0.87	0.5
2001	0.9	0.87	0.49
2000	0.9	0.87	0.49
1999	0.9	0.87	0.49
1998	0.89	0.87	0.49
1997	0.89	0.87	0.49
1996	0.89	0.87	0.48
1995	0.89	0.87	0.47
1994	0.89	0.87	0.47
1993	0.89	0.87	0.46
1992	0.89	0.87	0.44
1991	0.89	0.87	0.42
1990	–	0.87	0.41
1989	–	0.87	0.36
1988	–	0.87	0.36
1987	–	0.87	0.35
1986	–	0.87	0.34
1985	–	0.87	0.34
1984	–	0.87	0.33
1983	–	0.87	0.32
1982	–	0.87	0.32
1981	–	0.87	0.32
1980	–	0.87	0.32
1979	–	0.87	0.31
1978	–	0.87	0.3
1977	–	0.87	0.3
1976	–	0.87	0.29
1975	–	0.87	0.29
1974	–	0.87	0.29
1973	–	0.87	0.29
1972	–	0.87	0.29
1971	–	0.87	0.29
1970	–	0.87	0.29
1969	–	0.87	0.29
1968	–	0.86	0.3
1967	–	0.86	0.29
1966	–	0.86	0.29
1965	–	0.86	0.3
1964	–	0.86	0.3
1963	–	0.86	0.3
1962	–	0.86	0.29
1961	–	0.86	0.29
1960	–	0.86	0.28
1959	–	0.84	0.27
1958	–	0.83	0.27
1957	–	0.83	0.27
1956	–	0.83	0.26
1955	–	0.83	0.25
1954	–	0.84	0.25
1953	–	0.83	0.24
1952	–	0.83	0.24
1951	–	0.83	0.24
1950	–	0.83	0.23
1949	–	0.82	0.22
1948	–	0.82	0.22
1947	–	0.81	0.21
1946	–	0.78	0.19
1945	–	0.31	0.16
1944	0.07	0.14	0.14
1943	0.07	0.14	0.14
1942	0.07	0.14	0.14
1941	0.07	0.14	0.15
1940	0.07	0.22	0.15
1939	0.07	0.65	0.17
1938	0.09	0.65	0.17
1937	0.07	0.65	0.17
1936	0.09	0.65	0.17
1935	0.07	0.65	0.17
1934	0.11	0.65	0.18
1933	0.2	0.65	0.18
1932	0.56	0.65	0.19
1931	0.57	0.65	0.18
1930	0.59	0.65	0.18
1929	0.61	0.65	0.19
1928	0.61	0.65	0.19
1927	0.61	0.66	0.19
1926	0.61	0.66	0.19
1925	0.6	0.66	0.19
1924	0.61	0.66	0.19
1923	0.63	0.65	0.19
1922	0.64	0.65	0.19
1921	0.65	0.65	0.19
1920	0.64	0.65	0.18
1919	0.58	0.52	0.16
1918	0.25	0.31	0.15
1917	0.24	0.3	0.15
1916	0.24	0.3	0.15
1915	0.24	0.29	0.15
1914	0.25	–	0.15
1913	0.26	–	0.15
1912	0.25	–	0.15
1911	0.26	–	0.15
1910	0.26	–	0.15
1909	0.26	–	0.15
1908	0.25	–	0.15
1907	0.25	–	0.15
1906	0.25	–	0.15
1905	0.26	–	0.15
1904	0.26	–	0.14
1903	0.25	–	0.14
1902	0.24	–	0.15
1901	0.24	–	0.14
1900	0.24	–	0.14
1899	0.24	–	0.22
1898	0.24	–	0.22
1897	0.24	–	0.22
1896	0.24	–	0.22
1895	0.24	–	0.22
1894	0.24	–	0.21
1893	0.24	–	0.21
1892	0.24	–	0.21
1891	0.24	–	0.2
1890	0.24	–	0.2
1889	0.23	–	0.2
1888	0.23	–	0.2
1887	0.23	–	0.2
1886	0.23	–	0.19
1885	0.23	–	0.19
1884	0.23	–	0.2
1883	0.23	–	0.19
1882	0.23	–	0.19
1881	0.23	–	0.19
1880	0.23	–	0.19
1879	0.23	–	0.19
1878	0.23	–	0.18
1877	0.23	–	0.18
1876	0.23	–	0.19
1875	0.23	–	0.18
1874	0.23	–	0.18
1873	0.23	–	0.18
1872	0.23	–	0.18
1871	0.23	–	0.18
1870	0.21	–	0.18
1869	0.2	–	0.17
1868	0.2	–	0.17
1867	0.2	–	0.17
1866	0.19	–	0.16
1865	0.19	–	0.16
1864	0.19	–	0.16
1863	0.19	–	0.16
1862	0.19	–	0.16
1861	0.19	–	0.15
1860	0.16	–	0.15
1859	0.16	–	0.14
1858	0.16	–	0.14
1857	0.16	–	0.14
1856	0.16	–	0.13
1855	0.16	–	0.13
1854	0.16	–	0.13
1853	0.16	–	0.13
1852	0.16	–	0.13
1851	0.16	–	0.13
1850	0.16	–	0.13
1849	0.17	–	0.15
1848	0.16	–	0.13
1847	0.03	–	0.11
1846	0.03	–	0.11
1845	0.03	–	0.11
1844	0.03	–	0.11
1843	0.03	–	0.1
1842	0.03	–	0.1
1841	0.03	–	0.1
1840	0.03	–	0.1
1839	0.03	–	0.1
1838	0.03	–	0.09
1837	0.03	–	0.09
1836	0.03	–	0.1
1835	0.03	–	0.09
1834	0.03	–	0.09
1833	0.03	–	0.09
1832	0.03	–	0.09
1831	0.03	–	0.09
1830	0.03	–	0.09
1829	0.03	–	0.08
1828	0.03	–	0.08
1827	0.03	–	0.09
1826	0.03	–	0.08
1825	0.03	–	0.08
1824	0.03	–	0.08
1823	0.03	–	0.08
1822	0.03	–	0.08
1821	0.03	–	0.07
1820	0.03	–	0.07
1819	0.03	–	0.06
1818	0.03	–	0.06
1817	0.03	–	0.06
1816	0.03	–	0.06
1815	0.03	–	0.06
1814	0.03	–	0.05
1813	0.03	–	0.05
1812	0.03	–	0.06
1811	0.03	–	0.06
1810	0.03	–	0.06
1809	0.03	–	0.05
1808	0.03	–	0.05
1807	0.03	–	0.05
1806	0.03	–	0.05
1805	0.03	–	0.05
1804	0.03	–	0.05
1803	0.03	–	0.05
1802	0.03	–	0.05
1801	0.03	–	0.05
1800	0.03	–	0.05
1799	0.03	–	0.05
1798	0.03	–	0.06
1797	0.03	–	0.05
1796	0.03	–	0.05
1795	0.03	–	0.05
1794	0.03	–	0.05
1793	0.03	–	0.05
1792	0.03	–	0.05
1791	0.03	–	0.05
1790	0.03	–	0.05
1789	0.03	–	0.05

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V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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