Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.3 years longer

In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.8% less likely to be obese

In Belarus, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 99.3% more money

Belarus has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Belarus, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.

be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belarus, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.

pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate

Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

have 31.3% more children

In Belarus, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 17.0% more on education

Belarus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 90.6% more on healthcare

Belarus spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.

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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