Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 3.1 times more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
be 19.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 32.7% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 19.4% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% 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: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Administration des Contributions Directes.
Luxembourg: At a glance
How big is Luxembourg compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.