Luxembourg worst in EU on percentage of female scientists. According to Luxembourg Times, “Luxembourg has the lowest percentage of female scientists and engineers in the whole of the European Union (EU), Eurostat has said. According to findings published by the EU statistics office, only one-quarter of people working as scientists or engineers in Luxembourg are …
Luxembourg is one of the ten safest countries to be born. According to Delano and a report by Unicef, “While infants in countries like Luxembourg, Japan and Iceland have some of best survival rates, those in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of south Asia face much poorer odds. (…) According to Unicef: Highest newborn mortality rates …
In 2018, Luxembourg City finished 18th in the Mercer Quality of Living ranking. The top 3 is Vienna, Zürich and Auckland. Source: RTL Today
536,489 drivers were flashed by Luxembourg fixed speed cameras in first two years of operation. According to Luxembourg Times, “Of that figure, 522,605 drivers were ordered to pay speeding fines. For the remaining 13,884 cases, offenders were caught driving at such high speeds that criminal cases were filed against them. Drivers with vehicles registered in …
Luxembourg employees have highest hourly wages in Europe, according to Luxembourg Times: “Hourly wages in the Grand Duchy have risen considerably over the last 10 years, from €36.2 in 2008 to €43.8 in 2016, placing Luxembourg at the top of the ranking. According to the European Union’s statistics office, Denmark (€38.7) and Belgium, (€37.9) offer the …
A family from Luxembourg bought a Spanish island for 18 million €. According to RTL Today, “The tiny island in question carries the musical name “S’Espalmador” and is part of the well-known Balearic islands. Most importantly, it is now the proud property of a family from Luxembourg. According to the British daily, The Guardian, the …
According to RTL Today “The NGO Tranparency International’s annual corruption report has placed Luxembourg on top of its list of least corrupt states. New Zealand is the country obtaining the higher marks,and considered the least corrupt country in the world with 89 points. The following countries are Denmark (88), Finland, Norway and Switzerland (all 85), …
According to Delano, “Luxembourg’s passport has been ranked as the best in the world by one legal strategist and fourth for visa-free travel in a separate ranking. The Nomad Passport Index (pdf),placed Luxembourg in first place out of 199 passports based on how many countries it entitles the holder to visa-free travel, taxation to passport holders, …
Luxembourg is the 15th best country to be a woman. According to Delano and a report by the Georgetown Institute’s Women, Peace and Security Index, “Luxembourg scored particularly highly for financial inclusion with 97% of women aged 15 and up having access to banking, compared to the global average of 55%.”
In 2016, GDP per capita in the Grand Duchy was nearly 260% higher than the EU average of €29,200, according to Luxembourg Times. “In Luxembourg, the figure for 2016 was €90,700. Even when taking into account purchasing-power variations among EU regions, the Grand Duchy’s GDP per capita of €75,100 was well above the average.”
