Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of France, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.9% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
pay a 30.3% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 10.2% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.9% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.6% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 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.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to France? See an in-depth size comparison.