Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of South Korea, you would:

Health

be 4.8 times more likely to be obese

In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

South Korea has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 96.6% more likely to be unemployed

In South Korea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 20.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

pay a 14.7% higher top tax rate

South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Korea, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

have 67.6% more children

In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.2% more likely to die during infancy

In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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.

Expenditures

spend 31.0% less on healthcare

South Korea spends 8.4% 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 Tax Service, South Korea.

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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