If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

be 80.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 24.2 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 77.9 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 69.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

be 63.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

pay a 45.3% higher top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 95.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 62.3% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Luxembourg, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 7.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% 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 45.1% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.1% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% 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, National 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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