Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Economy
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In France, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2018.
make 61.9% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 51.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 15.1% higher top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In France, about 85.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.9% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.