Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 29.9% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 96.6% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 52.1% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 14.4% more on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.9% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.