Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Ireland, 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.
be 14.6% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.2% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 63.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 58.8% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 65.7% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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 Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.