Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
be 20.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.
pay a 12.8% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.
be 21.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 33.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.3% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 28.0% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Luxembourg: At a glance
How big is Luxembourg compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.