Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Luxembourg instead of District of Columbia, you would:

Health

live 5.0 years longer

In District of Columbia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 18.9% less likely to be unemployed

In District of Columbia, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

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make 36.7% less money

District of Columbia has a GDP per capita of $209,167 as of 2024, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

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be 27.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In District of Columbia, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Compare further: District of Columbia vs. Luxembourg

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Luxembourg is 0.3% cheaper than District of Columbia
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Size Comparison · See true size
District of Columbia is about 15 times smaller than Luxembourg.
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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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