According to Luxembourg Times, ninety-five percent of Luxembourg City’s population ‘very satisfied’ or ‘rather satisfied’ with city’s cleanliness. According to a 2015 study by the European Union’s statistics bureau (Eurostat), 95% of Luxembourg City’s population said they were “very satisfied” or “rather satisfied” with the city’s cleanliness. Among EU capitals, Vienna came in second (90%), …
As of January 1, 2018, a couple with two children would need 4,079 euros per month to live decently, that is, to meet basic needs and participate actively in society. This is a hypothetical family consisting of two parents, a 14-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy. A couple without children would need 2,707 euros and …
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
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%.”
Luxembourg is number 16 on the list of the best cities for living and working abroad. According to the Independent, “InterNations recently released its 2017 list of the best cities for living and working abroad. City rankings are based on survey responses from nearly 8,000 people in 40 countries.”
Luxembourg City is the second least stressful city in the world according to the The 2017 Global Least & Most Stressful Cities Ranking by ZIPJET. Their methodology is to “select the cities in the ranking, we studied 500 locations based on data relating to the cities themselves, pollution, finance and the citizens. Within these they analysed …
Luxembourg is the 20th happiest country among 157 nations (2016). Denmark and Switzerland are the happiest while Syria and Burundi are the most miserable. Source: World Happiness Report 2016
