Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Norway, you would:
Economy
make 73.4% more money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
be 44.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 37.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.
pay a 13.2% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 51.3% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 48.6% less on healthcare
Norway spends 10.5% 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Luxembourg: At a glance
How big is Luxembourg compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.