World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Luxembourg fits inside the median country 43 times.
Luxembourg: 2,590 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Luxembourg: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,776 m above Luxembourg’s.
Luxembourg: 559 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 11 times as many people as Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 686,970 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Luxembourg is 2.7 times as densely populated as the median country.
Luxembourg: 267 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Luxembourg are 4.9 cm taller than in the median country.
Luxembourg: 178.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Luxembourg are 4.5 cm taller than in the median country.
Luxembourg: 165.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Luxembourg is 7.8 years older than in the median country.
Luxembourg: 38.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.7 more children on average than in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Luxembourg are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Luxembourg: 15.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Luxembourg: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Luxembourg has 3 official languages, the median country 1.
Luxembourg: 3 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Luxembourg’s economy is 2.2 times the size of the median country’s.
Luxembourg: $101 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Luxembourg produces 7.4 times as much per person as the median country.
Luxembourg: Int$156,542 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Luxembourg (Gini 0.8 points higher).
Luxembourg: 33.6 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.3% in Luxembourg, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Luxembourg: 6.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Luxembourg 1.0%.
Luxembourg: 1% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Luxembourg’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× the median country’s.
Luxembourg: 94% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Luxembourg spends 17 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Luxembourg: $8,170 (2024) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Luxembourg live 8.6 years longer than in the median country.
Luxembourg: 83.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 6.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Luxembourg has 78% more doctors per person than the median country.
Luxembourg: 3 per 1,000 (2017) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 21% in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 20.9% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Luxembourg smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Luxembourg: 24.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Luxembourg rate their lives 1.23 points higher than in the median country.
Luxembourg: 7.06 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Luxembourg drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in the median country.
Luxembourg: 11.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Luxembourg has 48% more meat per person than the median country.
Luxembourg: 83 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Luxembourg has 584 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Luxembourg: 3,522 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 522 more hours a year than in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 1,452 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Luxembourg went to school 2.7 years longer than in the median country.
Luxembourg: 12.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Luxembourg welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Luxembourg: 1.55 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Luxembourg are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Luxembourg: 99% (2025) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Luxembourg and the median country are practically level.
Luxembourg: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
95% of people in Luxembourg live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Luxembourg: 95% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Luxembourg has 144 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Luxembourg: 144 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 7.9 times as long as Luxembourg’s.
Luxembourg: 271 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Luxembourg fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Luxembourg: 3.58 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Luxembourg, but only 31% of the median country.
Luxembourg: 34.5% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Luxembourg emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Luxembourg: 10.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
92% of Luxembourg’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Luxembourg: 91.6% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 48% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 3.2 times as deadly as in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 3.9 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 12.6 °C warmer than Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 8% more rain than Luxembourg.
Luxembourg: 939 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Luxembourg bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Luxembourg fits inside the median country 43 times.
Which has more people, Luxembourg or the median country?
The median country has 11 times as many people as Luxembourg (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Luxembourg or the median country?
People in Luxembourg live 8.6 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Luxembourg and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Luxembourg or the median country?
Men in Luxembourg are 4.9 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
