Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 18.5 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 53.0 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

Life

be 93.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 58.6% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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