Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in France instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

see 31.3% more spent on your healthcare

San Marino spends $5,231 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). France spends $6,868 as of 2024.

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have 10.4% more access to essential health services

San Marino scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. France scores 85 as of 2021.

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live 2.8 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 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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have 29.1% fewer doctors per person

San Marino has 46.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. France has 32.8 as of 2022.

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Economy

make 18.2% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $59,871 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $48,986 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 4.2 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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be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 1.2 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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Expenditures

spend 83.4% more on education

San Marino spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. France spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 74.6% more on healthcare

San Marino spends 6.6% 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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Safety

be 20.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In San Marino, road accidents kill 5.9 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 36.7% more home broadband

San Marino has 35.8 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). How we calculate this

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Size Comparison · See true size
San Marino is about 9,041 times smaller than France.
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Moving from San Marino to France · OECD 2022
2 people moved from San Marino to France.
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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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