Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 17.5% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 63.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 28.4% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 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 Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.