Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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
make 31.4% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.
be 30.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
be 15.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
have 32.9% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, 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 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 56.4% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.9% more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.