Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
live 19.4 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
see 61.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Luxembourg spends $8,808 as of 2024.
have 88.6% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Luxembourg scores 83 as of 2021.
be 22.5% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Luxembourg, it is 8.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 78.9% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 73.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.3% as of 2021.
make 234.9 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $147,252 as of 2025.
Life
be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Luxembourg, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 95.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.
have 74.3% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 4.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Luxembourg, about 99.1% do as of 2025.
be 50.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 80.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Luxembourg, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 288.0 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Luxembourg has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 29.9 times more electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Luxembourg uses 11,662 kWh as of 2024.
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Luxembourg withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
be 79.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Luxembourg, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 36.4 times more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Luxembourg emits 10.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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