Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of France, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 81.6% more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
see 45.5% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.
Economy
be 10.2% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
be 44.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
make 29.7% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.9% less likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.
have 26.8% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.1% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 21.8% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
Safety
be 14.9% more likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 39.0% less strain on fresh water
France withdraws 21% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.
find 27.8% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.
use 17.8% less electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 30.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 94.0% more CO2
France emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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