Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 78/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 83.0/100 #13
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.869
- HDI
- 0.922
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Luxembourg | Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
| Prime Minister of Luxembourg | Luc Frieden |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 1.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 4.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 78 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.869
- Liberal
- 0.777
- Participatory
- 0.556
- Deliberative
- 0.824
- Egalitarian
- 0.810
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 83.0 / 100
- Global rank
- #13 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #12
- 83.3
- Economic #17
- 68.0
- Legal #28
- 80.9
- Social #7
- 86.4
- Safety #1
- 96.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.0 | 13 | 83.3 | 68.0 | 80.9 | 86.4 | 96.6 |
| 2024 | 83.8 | 11 | 87.7 | 71.5 | 77.6 | 85.3 | 96.8 |
| 2023 | 82.0 | 20 | 87.4 | 71.9 | 76.8 | 82.1 | 91.7 |
| 2022 | 79.8 | 21 | 82.9 | 66.3 | 72.9 | 88.7 | 88.1 |
| 2021 | 82.4 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 84.5 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 84.3 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 85.3 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 85.3 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 85.6 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 86.4 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 93.3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 93.3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -7.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 4.0 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 4.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |