Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Washington, you would:

Health

live 3.8 years longer

In Washington, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 50.9% more money

Washington has a GDP per capita of $87,768 as of 2024, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.

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be 85.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Washington, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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Washington is about 67 times bigger than Luxembourg.
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Luxembourg: At a glance

Luxembourg is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 2,586 sq km. Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area. In January 2013, Luxembourg assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.
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