Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 26.5% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.

live 1.2 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 36.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.

be 66.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.

pay a 52.1% higher top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

be 27.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

Geography

see 97.6% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Canada Revenue Agency.

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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