Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.
pay a 19.7% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 65.8% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 31.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.8% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 29.6% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.