Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 2.3 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 48.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
be 44.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 24.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In France, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2018.
pay a 5.6 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 33.7% more on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.5 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
France: At a glance
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