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

Health

live 7.0 years longer

In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 36.3% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 11.3 times more money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.

be 71.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 11.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 89.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 76.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Jordan, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 48.6% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 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 47.8% more likely to have internet access

In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.9% less on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 23.3% more on education

Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Administration des Contributions Directes.

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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