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

Health

see 76.4% more spent on your healthcare

Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Luxembourg spends $8,808 as of 2024.

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be 36.2% more likely to be obese

In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2024.

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be 17.6% more likely to die by suicide

Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 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 13.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.3% as of 2021.

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make 3.4 times more money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $147,252 as of 2025.

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Life

be 17.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 2.3 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 50.8% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 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 83.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 6.0 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 11.1% more likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 89.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Luxembourg, about 99.1% do as of 2025.

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Expenditures

spend 30.2% less on healthcare

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

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Safety

be 22.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Luxembourg, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered

Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 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

find 26.9% more home broadband

Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Luxembourg has 40.3 as of 2024.

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live with 86.7% less strain on fresh water

Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Luxembourg withdraws 4% as of 2022.

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use 2.3 times more electricity

Italy uses 5,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Luxembourg uses 11,662 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 13.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Italy, air pollution causes 15.0 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

Italy emits 5.1 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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