Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.0 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 2.9 times more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.

be 30.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

pay a 26.1% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 73.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 32.7% less on education

Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

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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