Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 30.4% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 20.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In France, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2018.
pay a 11.2% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
be 24.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 44.0% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.8% more on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.