Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 20.7 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 84.3% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In France, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). France spends $6,868 as of 2024.

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have 41.7% more access to essential health services

Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. France scores 85 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 3.3 times more money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in France, the GDP per capita is $48,986 as of 2025.

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Life

be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In France, 7.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 55.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In France, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 60.5% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 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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Expenditures

spend 36.6% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In France, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 161.8 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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Safety

be 41.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In France, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 4.9 times more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. France has 48.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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