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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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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be 30.6% less likely to be obese

In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Luxembourg spends $8,808 as of 2024.

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be 75.6% more likely to die by suicide

Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Luxembourg, it is 8.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 25.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Luxembourg, that number is 6.3% as of 2025.

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make 5.5 times more money

Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $147,252 as of 2025.

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Life

be 40.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 43.9% more children

In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 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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be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Luxembourg, 11.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 14.9% more likely to have internet access

In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Luxembourg, about 99.1% do as of 2025.

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Expenditures

spend 29.8% less on healthcare

Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2024.

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spend 10.7% more on education

Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Safety

be 46.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Luxembourg, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 82.1% more likely to be murdered

Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

live with 80.5% less strain on fresh water

Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Luxembourg withdraws 4% as of 2022.

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use 2.5 times more electricity

Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Luxembourg uses 11,662 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 43.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Luxembourg, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.1 times more CO2

Greece emits 5.0 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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