Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 23.1% less money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $70,900 as of 2024, while in France, the GDP per capita is $54,500 as of 2024.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In France, that number is 7.4% as of 2024.

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Life

be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In France, 7.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Netherlands, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In France, about 87.0% do as of 2023.

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Geography

see 10.8 times more coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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