Quality of life comparison

live 4.7 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 13.3% less likely to be unemployed

In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 60.2% lower top tax rate

France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 23.9% less money

France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 44.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 24.8% fewer children

In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.7% more likely to have internet access

In France, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

spend 36.1% less on healthcare

France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 20.0% more on education

France spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 21.8% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.