Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 10.8% more likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 91.1% more money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

pay a 16.2% lower top tax rate

Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

be 45.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 20.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, 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 47.7% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 11.1% 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.

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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