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

Health

be 43.4% less likely to be obese

In Slovenia, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In France, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.

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see 26.6% more spent on your healthcare

Slovenia spends $5,425 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). France spends $6,868 as of 2024.

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be 12.0% less likely to die by suicide

Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In France, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 31.1% more money

Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in France, the GDP per capita is $48,986 as of 2025.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In France, that number is 7.5% as of 2025.

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be 22.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.

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Life

have 22.8% more children

In Slovenia, there are approximately 7.9 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 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In France, 7.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 88.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Slovenia, approximately 1.8 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 16.8% more on healthcare

Slovenia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In France, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 104.1 times more coastline

Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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Safety

be 19.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In France, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be murdered

Slovenia has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In France, that number is 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 42.9% more home broadband

Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. France has 48.9 as of 2024.

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live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water

Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. France withdraws 21% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 47.4% less likely to die from air pollution

In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In France, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 36.2% less CO2

Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. France emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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