Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 10.7% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2021.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.3% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 61.3% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Luxembourg: At a glance
How big is Luxembourg compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.