Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of France, you would:
Health
live 20.7 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 6.4 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
see 64.0% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 29.4% less access to essential health services
France scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 70.1% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.0 times more 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.8% more on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 70.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 79.6% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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