Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 85.2% more money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,500 as of 2022, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 74.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 45.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 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.

have 22.1% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 34.2% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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