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France

Luxembourg

The widest gap is Public spending on them: Luxembourg €64,412 against France €24,346, 2.65× apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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France
Luxembourg

People

Median age3.0 years
42.8 years
39.8 years
Life expectancy at birth0.2 years
83.0 years
83.2 years
People101×
68.9m
682k
People per square kilometre2.43×
109 per km²
264 per km²
Women in the population1.7 points
51.5%
49.7%
Born abroad37.5 points
14.0%
51.5%
Born outside the EU7.9 points
11.1%
19.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person89.1%
€26,459
€50,046
Average net income96.1%
€30,438
€59,681
Take-home pay, average-wage worker72.7%
€32,346
€55,877
Gross pay, average-wage worker88.6%
€44,400
€83,760
Minimum wage48.4%
€1,867
€2,771
In work, age 20 to 641.5 points
75.4%
73.9%
Out of work1.2 points
7.7%
6.5%
Hours worked a week0.8 hours
37.2 hours
38.0 hours
At risk of poverty1.5 points
16.3%
14.8%
Housing costs over 40% of income1.7 points
6.4%
8.1%
GDP per person3.01×
€43,350
€130,300

Family and home

People at home9.5%
2.1
2.3
Households with children1.8 points
29.2%
31.0%
Children per woman28.8%
1.61
1.25
Own their home2.7 points
61.4%
64.1%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds36.3%
534 per 100,000 people
392 per 100,000 people
Doctors39.1%
395 per 100,000 people
284 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree10.9 points
44.8%
55.7%
Students per 1,000 people3.38×
41.9 per 1,000 people
12.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them2.65×
€24,346
€64,412
Tax raised per person2.88×
€19,244
€55,503
Government debt89.1 points
115.6%
26.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area246.04×
638,475 km²
2,595 km²
Railway density2.41×
43.5 per 1,000 km²
104.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density3.48×
18.5 per 1,000 km²
64.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people15.6%
578 per 1,000 people
668 per 1,000 people
Households with internet4.7 points
94.4%
99.1%
Tourist nights per resident25.0%
6.85
5.48

Environment

Renewable energy3.7 points
23.9%
20.2%
Land under forest6.2 points
28.1%
34.3%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

France

Luxembourg

Function
France
Luxembourg
10.8%
11.5%
3.2%
2.1%
3.1%
2.9%
9.9%
12.1%
1.8%
2.5%
2.5%
1.6%
15.6%
11.8%
2.6%
2.8%
8.9%
10.5%
41.5%
42.2%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: France and Luxembourg

  1. Which covers more ground: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 246.04×: France 638,475, Luxembourg 2,595. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 101×: France 68.9m, Luxembourg 682k. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure

  3. Which government owes more: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 89.1 points: France 115.6%, Luxembourg 26.5%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. Eurostat · Government debt · 2025. See the figure

  4. Where were more residents born abroad: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 37.5 points: Luxembourg 51.5%, France 14.0%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.38×: France 41.9, Luxembourg 12.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. Eurostat · University students & Students per 1,000 people · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where is more tax raised per resident: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 2.88×: Luxembourg €55,503, France €19,244. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. Eurostat · Tax raised per person · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where is GDP per person higher: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.01×: Luxembourg €130,300, France €43,350. Gross domestic product at current market prices, divided by the population. Eurostat · GDP per person · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 36.3%: France 534, Luxembourg 392. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are more children born per woman: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 28.8%: France 1.61, Luxembourg 1.25. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024. See the figure

  10. Which has more forest: France or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 6.2 points: Luxembourg 34.3%, France 28.1%. Share of the land area under forest. Eurostat · Land under forest · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.