Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.0% more likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
make 62.3% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.5% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 88.9% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.