Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 26.6% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
be 29.8% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
pay a 32.1% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 38.3% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Luxembourg: At a glance
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