Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Economy
be 30.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 27.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
pay a 11.7% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
make 42.3% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.9% 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 94.4% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.