Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
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 Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.9% more likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ireland, however, that number is 13.1% as of 2018.
make 18.7% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $89,700 as of 2020.
pay a 10.1% higher top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ireland, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.