Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 63.4% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In France, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
see 10.7% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). France spends $6,868 as of 2024.
have 19.7% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. France has 32.8 as of 2022.
be 26.8% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In France, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In France, that number is 7.5% as of 2025.
be 16.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
make 24.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in France, the GDP per capita is $48,986 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In France, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 11.0% more on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In France, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 81.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
Safety
be 57.6% more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In France, that number is 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 34.1% more home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. France has 48.9 as of 2024.
live with 4.6 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. France withdraws 21% as of 2022.
use 34.2% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. France uses 6,447 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 71.6% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. France emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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