If you lived in Luxembourg instead of French Polynesia, you would:

Health

be 61.2% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 1.0 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 45.6% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Luxembourg, that number is 6.3% as of 2025.

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make 6.6 times more money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $147,252 as of 2025.

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Life

be 56.8% less likely to die during infancy

In French Polynesia, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 11.1% fewer children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 13.4% more home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Luxembourg has 40.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 3.1 times more CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Luxembourg emits 10.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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