Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in France instead of Gibraltar, you would:

Life

be 45.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 20.6% fewer children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 404.4 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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Infrastructure

use 28.5% more electricity

Gibraltar uses 5,017 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. France uses 6,447 kWh as of 2024.

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find 19.7% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. France has 48.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 75.2% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. France emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Size Comparison · See true size
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Moving from Gibraltar to France · UN DESA 2020
77 people born in Gibraltar live in France.
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France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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