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

Health

live 4.0 years less

In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In California, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

be 32.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In California, however, that number is 11.7% as of 2023.

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make 36.5% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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