Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of France, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 33.1% more money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.
be 62.4% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.
pay a 11.2% higher top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Denmark, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% more on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 50.7% more coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Denmark: At a glance
How big is Denmark compared to France? See an in-depth size comparison.