Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.3% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.
be 29.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 11.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
have 42.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.5% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.0% more on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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
How big is France compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.