Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 60.2% more likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
be 13.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
make 45.4% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.1% 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 States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
How big is United States compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.