Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In France, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2019.

live 10.2 years longer

In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 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 38.7% more money

Russia has a GDP per capita of $39,800 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.

be 41.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Russia, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.

pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate

Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.

have 29.8% more children

In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 48.6% more on education

Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.5% more on healthcare

Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.1% less coastline

Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.

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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