Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.1 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 10.4 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 70.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

be 91.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

pay a 6.2 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 45.8% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 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 94.1% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.8% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 61.3% more on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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