Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 2.0 times more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $62,800 as of 2024, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $128,200 as of 2024.
be 71.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 6.0% as of 2024.
be 16.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Luxembourg, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 54.7% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Luxembourg: At a glance
How big is Luxembourg compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.