Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.1 years longer

In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 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 10.4% less likely to be obese

In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.

be 12.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ukraine, 1.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In France, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2018.

pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate

Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

be 57.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ukraine, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 57.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 21.5% more children

In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 10.1% less likely to have internet access

In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In France, about 85.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 56.3% more on healthcare

Ukraine spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 74.4% more coastline

Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.

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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