Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 25.5% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 57.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 11.6% higher top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% more on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.