Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 13.5 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, 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.

Economy

make 31.5 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 53.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

be 95.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

Life

be 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 58.7% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 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 5.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Luxembourg, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.6 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% 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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