Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of South Africa, you would:

Health

be 98.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2018.

live 17.7 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 20.1% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Luxembourg, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.7 times more money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $117,700 as of 2022.

be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Luxembourg, that number is 4.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 95.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Luxembourg, 6.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 34.5% fewer children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 12.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 37.5% more likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Luxembourg, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 24.2% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.6% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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