Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

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

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 4.4 years longer

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 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 8.6 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.

be 46.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

pay a 30.1% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 81.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 66.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 20.7% more likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 14.0% less on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 14.3% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

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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