Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 82.7% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 15.8 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 18.5% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
make 94.0% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $117,700 as of 2022, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,100 as of 2022.
be 25.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 39.7% more children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.3 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.5% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.0% less on education
Luxembourg spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.3% less on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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