Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 81.0% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 62.5% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
pay a 28.3% higher top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 41.5% less 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 40.1% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 98.1% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.