Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 10.8% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
pay a 16.2% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.
be 57.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 28.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 31.5% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 46.5% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Luxembourg: At a glance
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