Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.0% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 52.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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.
have 18.0% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In France, about 85.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 94.7% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.8% more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.