Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 15.0% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 22.5% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% more on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 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 Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.