Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
see 13.3% more spent on your healthcare
Sweden spends $7,770 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Luxembourg spends $8,808 as of 2024.
be 40.6% less likely to die by suicide
Sweden has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Luxembourg, it is 8.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 0.9 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 27.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Luxembourg, that number is 6.3% as of 2025.
make 2.3 times more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $147,252 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Luxembourg, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 48.9% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 47.5% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 33.0% more likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 85.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sweden, road accidents kill 2.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Luxembourg, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 10.6% more strain on fresh water
Sweden withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Luxembourg withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
be 62.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Sweden, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Luxembourg, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.0 times more CO2
Sweden emits 3.6 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). How we calculate this
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