Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 2.2 times more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
be 18.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.9% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.0% less on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 53.8% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Luxembourg: At a glance
How big is Luxembourg compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.