Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 12.8% less likely to be obese

In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

live 1.3 years less

In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 43.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.

be 28.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.

make 49.3% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.

pay a 28.0% higher top tax rate

Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

Life

be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 85.2% more on healthcare

Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.

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

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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