Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 20.4% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.5% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
be 25.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.1% as of 2018.
pay a 56.2% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.8% less 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 26.3% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Czech Republic, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 29.7% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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