Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of France, you would:
Health
be 78.2% less likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.7% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
pay a 24.3% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
have 40.7% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
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 South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 26.1% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.3% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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