Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 10.6 years longer

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 14.4% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.0 times more money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

be 32.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 75.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

pay a 14.7% higher top tax rate

Suriname 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 93.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 22.1% fewer children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 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 50.0% more likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.7% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% 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, Ministry of Finance.

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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