Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 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 2.1 times more money

Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 70.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 17.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

Life

have 30.3% more children

In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 54.7% less on healthcare

Germany spends 12.8% 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: 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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