Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2020. In France, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
be 32.5% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2017, while in France, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2017.
be 23.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In France, that number is 9.4% as of 2017.
be 48.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In France, however, that number is 14.2% as of 2015.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 81.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.1 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In France, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
have 56.2% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In France, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 74.9% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 46.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In France, about 82.0% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 98.1% more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Egyptian Tax Authority.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Egypt? See an in-depth size comparison.