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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Luxembourg

Against high income countries, Luxembourg ranks 11th of 58 on governance and 56th of 72 on education. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Luxembourg with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Luxembourg reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+1.3811 of 17911 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.2844 of 19323 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.6684 of 19956 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2010+0.6526 of 11024 of 49high +0.80
Equality score 2023+0.5051 of 16528 of 47high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.5920 of 21019 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.9353 of 18631 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.3260 of 21322 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.7237 of 19535 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Luxembourg, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Public order spending1.29%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate1.53per 100,000 population2022higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance22.7%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Religion very important16.8%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions42.1%% of respondents2010no agreed direction
Divorce rate1.9divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Births outside marriage41.6%% of live births2020no agreed direction
Women's age at first marriage32.1years2019no agreed direction
Marriage rate3.8marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Children with one parent13.7%% of children aged 0-172023no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated25.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share65.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share1.83%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households7.97%% of households2011no agreed direction
One-person households33.3%% of households2011no agreed direction
Women in a union51.1%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)3.82marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.78divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age38.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing32.3years2023no agreed direction
Population686,970people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.46%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization94.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+15.8%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1415.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.25births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate9.5per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration5,237people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population51.2%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Public social spending24%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Family benefits spending3.19%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Old-age spending7.19%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Aid given0.993%% of GNI2025no agreed direction
Government spending per capita$72,957current international dollars2024no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate26%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.922index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.838index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$127,421international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$85,030international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$103,292US$2025higher is better
GDP growth0.638%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.26%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness350%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows-92.8%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue28.6%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption19.8%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense42.2%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending0.963%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture0.878%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths483PISA points2018higher is better
PISA reading470PISA points2018higher is better
PISA science477PISA points2018higher is better
Primary completion98.6%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14.4years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.6years2023higher is better
Education spending3.74%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment99.2%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment109%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment22.4%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling12years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.256%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio8.3pupils per teacher2016higher is worse
Researchers5,359per million people2023higher is better

environment

Recycling rate28.5%% of municipal waste2015higher is better
CO2 per capita10.6t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area34.5%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land51.7%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land39.1%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender wage gap3.4%% of men's median earnings2014higher is worse
Gender Inequality Index0.044index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.996ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.896index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers33.3%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament35%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management26.9%% of managers2024higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index81index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Trust in government82%% of respondents2024higher is better
Pre-trial detainee share48.3%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating0.743per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.869index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.777index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.556index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.944index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type3regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.025index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.957index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.895index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.956index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.954index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52022higher is better
Control of corruption2.02index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law1.76index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness2.04index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality1.84index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability1.67index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.07index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy83.2years2024higher is better
Infant mortality1.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality2.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending5.89%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Suicide rate8.22per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds3.95per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation97.6%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality11per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Alcohol consumption10.8litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use24.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths4.1per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.98per 1,000 people2017higher is better
DTP3 immunisation99%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.3%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence7.5per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality7.8%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women15.4%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending8.5%% of health spending2024higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity2.6%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity19%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index83index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Market-income Gini0.461index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Redistribution35.7%% reduction in the Gini2023no agreed direction
Gini index33.6index (0-100)2023higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.1%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users99.1%% of population2025higher is better
Mobile subscriptions144per 100 people2023higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.0173%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband40.3per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Active labour market spending0.699%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Unemployment benefit spending0.846%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Retirement age, men60.5years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women61.3years2018no agreed direction
Hours worked1,520hours per year2016no agreed direction
Informal employment1.93%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment6.34%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation57.5%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation65.5%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study10.2%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment6.95%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust31.4%% of respondents2010higher is better
Self-reported happiness93.6%% of respondents2010higher is better
Life satisfaction7.06score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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