Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 13.7% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
make 38.0% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 10.2% more 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 10.8% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.4% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Switzerland: At a glance
How big is Switzerland compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.