Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.1 years longer

In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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

make 10.8% less money

Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.

Life

have 22.5% more children

In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Germany, approximately 4.0 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

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

Geography

see 2.0 times more coastline

Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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