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 19.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
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.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.0% less on education
Luxembourg spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.4% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
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.