Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 13.3 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 50.7% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.7 times more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 74.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 47.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

pay a 24.6% higher top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 88.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 54.9% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 37.5% more likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 56.2% more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 70.6% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% 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, General Direction of Taxes.

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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