Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 11.4% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 14.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 43.4% higher top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 10.3% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, 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 58.6% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.