Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 79.2% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 17.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
pay a 12.8% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 61.7% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 11.7% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 40.4% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 51.9% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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