Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 53.1% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.2 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
be 22.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 90.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Luxembourg, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 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.
have 42.8% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Luxembourg: At a glance
How big is Luxembourg compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.