Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.1 years longer

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 32.4% more money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.

pay a 11.2% lower top tax rate

Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

be 12.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

have 34.6% more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 26.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.

Expenditures

spend 10.0% more on education

Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.1% more on healthcare

Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

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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