Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 13.6 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.8 times more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 25.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

be 68.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

pay a 74.4% higher top tax rate

Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 58.0% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 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 17.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Luxembourg, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 45.6% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 45.0% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% 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, Ghana Revenue Authority.

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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