Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Belgium, you would:

Health

live 1.1 years longer

In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

pay a 18.8% lower top tax rate

Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

be 41.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belgium, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.4% less on education

Belgium spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.7% less on healthcare

Belgium spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Administration des Contributions Directes.

Luxembourg: At a glance

Luxembourg is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 2,586 sq km. Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area. In January 2013, Luxembourg assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.
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