Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 11.2% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 22.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
be 11.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In France, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2018.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 20.7% more on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 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 Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.