Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

live 3.3 years longer

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 12.1% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.1 times more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 31.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 72.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 19.3% more likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.4% less on education

Costa Rica 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 26.6% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.

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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