Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In France, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 59.2% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2017, while in France, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2017.
be 44.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In France, however, that number is 14.2% as of 2015.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 57.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 5.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In France, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
have 29.3% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In France, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.7 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.