Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in France instead of Australia, you would:

Health

be 25.5% less likely to be obese

In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 99.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.

be 16.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.

pay a 11.6% higher top tax rate

Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

have 10.7% fewer children

In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.4% less likely to have internet access

In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.0% more on healthcare

Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 81.2% less coastline

Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.

France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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