Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
make 23.3% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $72,000 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.
be 42.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
be 25.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
Life
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.2% more on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.6% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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, Danish Central Tax Administration.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.