CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Luxembourg fits inside France 234 times

France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Luxembourg: 2,590 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

France’s highest peak towers 4,251 m above Luxembourg’s

France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 559 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 53% of France, versus 52% of Luxembourg

France: 52.8% (2024) · Luxembourg: 51.7% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

France has 100 times as many people as Luxembourg

France: 68.7 million (2025) · Luxembourg: 686,970 (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Luxembourg is 2.1 times as densely populated as France

France: 128 per km² (2025) · Luxembourg: 267 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

France and Luxembourg are practically level

France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Luxembourg: 178.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Luxembourg and France are practically level

France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Luxembourg: 165.1 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in France is 2.9 years older than in Luxembourg

France: 41.8 years (2023) · Luxembourg: 38.9 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in France have 0.4 more children on average than in Luxembourg

France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.25 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 16% in Luxembourg

France: 22.5% (2025) · Luxembourg: 15.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Luxembourg hosts 30% more refugees per resident than France

France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Luxembourg: 15 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

France: 9.5 (2026) · Luxembourg: no data

Official languages

How many official languages?

Luxembourg has 3 official languages, France 1

France: 1 (2026) · Luxembourg: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

France’s economy is 33 times the size of Luxembourg’s

France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Luxembourg: $101 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Luxembourg produces 2.4 times as much per person as France

France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Luxembourg: Int$156,542 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Luxembourg than in France (Gini 1.8 points higher)

France: 31.8 (2023) · Luxembourg: 33.6 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

France and Luxembourg are practically level

France: 0.1% (2023) · Luxembourg: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 6.3% in Luxembourg

France: 7.5% (2025) · Luxembourg: 6.3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

France spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Luxembourg 0.9%

France: 2% (2025) · Luxembourg: 0.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Luxembourg’s central government collects 29% of GDP in tax, France’s 23%

France: 22.8% (2024) · Luxembourg: 28.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Luxembourg’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× France’s

France: 77% (2025) · Luxembourg: 94% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Luxembourg spends 53% more on health per person than France

France: $5,327 (2024) · Luxembourg: $8,170 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

Luxembourg and France are practically level

France: 83 years (2024) · Luxembourg: 83.2 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in France is 79% more likely to die before turning one than in Luxembourg

France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

France has 10% more doctors per person than Luxembourg

France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Luxembourg: 3 per 1,000 (2017)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

France has 43% more hospital beds per person than Luxembourg

France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Luxembourg: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in France is 51% higher than in Luxembourg

France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Luxembourg: 9.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Luxembourg are obese, versus 13% in France

France: 12.5% (2024) · Luxembourg: 20.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in France smoke, versus 25% in Luxembourg

France: 33.6% (2024) · Luxembourg: 24.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Luxembourg rate their lives 0.48 points higher than in France

France: 6.59 (2025) · Luxembourg: 7.06 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Luxembourg drink 2% more alcohol than in France

France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Luxembourg: 11.4 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Luxembourg has 3% more meat per person than France

France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Luxembourg: 83 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Luxembourg has 32 kcal more food per person per day than France

France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Luxembourg: 3,522 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in France put in 35 more hours a year than in Luxembourg

France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Luxembourg: 1,452 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Luxembourg went to school 0.82 years longer than in France

France: 11.8 years (2023) · Luxembourg: 12.6 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Luxembourg welcomed 15% more tourists per resident than France (2019)

France: 1.35 (2019) · Luxembourg: 1.55 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

France has 55 more World Heritage sites than Luxembourg (56 against 1)

France: 56 (2026) · Luxembourg: 1 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

France has won 985 Olympic medals, Luxembourg 4

France: 985 (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 4 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

99% of people in Luxembourg are online, versus 89% in France

France: 89% (2024) · Luxembourg: 99% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in France is 33% faster than in Luxembourg

France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Luxembourg: 347 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

France and Luxembourg are practically level

France: 100% (2024) · Luxembourg: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

95% of people in Luxembourg live in cities, versus 79% in France

France: 79% (2025) · Luxembourg: 95% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Luxembourg has 144 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117

France: 117 (2023) · Luxembourg: 144 (2023)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

France’s railway network is 102 times as long as Luxembourg’s

France: 27,716 km (2021) · Luxembourg: 271 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Luxembourg fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from France

France: 0.94 (2023) · Luxembourg: 3.58 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Luxembourg, but only 33% of France

France: 32.9% (2024) · Luxembourg: 34.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Luxembourg emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in France

France: 4 t (2024) · Luxembourg: 10.5 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

92% of Luxembourg’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France

France: 26.1% (2025) · Luxembourg: 91.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in France carries 6% more fine dust than in Luxembourg

France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Luxembourg: 8.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 14% more likely to be murdered in Luxembourg than in France

France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in France are 41% deadlier than in Luxembourg

France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Luxembourg: 5.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

France is on average 3.8 °C warmer than Luxembourg

France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Luxembourg: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

France gets 23% more rain than Luxembourg

France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Luxembourg: 939 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is France bigger than Luxembourg?

France is larger. Luxembourg fits inside France 234 times.

Which has more people, France or Luxembourg?

France has 100 times as many people as Luxembourg (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, France or Luxembourg?

Luxembourg and France are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 83.2 in Luxembourg.

Are people taller in France or Luxembourg?

France and Luxembourg are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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