Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 11.9% less likely to be obese

In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 60.2% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 46.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Luxembourg, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

be 15.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

pay a 11.9% higher top tax rate

Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 38.8% fewer children

In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 24.2% less likely to have internet access

In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.0% less on education

Luxembourg spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.5% more on healthcare

Luxembourg spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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