🇫🇷 France
Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Paris
Money7.1 / 10
Safety3.3 / 10
Health8.5 / 10
Quality of life7.7 / 10
Passport9.7 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money7.1 / 10
Purchasing power11524 of 89Numbeo
GDP per capita, PPP$63,97534 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$48,63029 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth0.84 %179 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation0.94 %37 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment7.5 %131 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)31.845 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2023
Reserves$428B12 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power11328 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety3.3 / 10
Safety (survey)44.278 of 89Numbeo
Crime55.8114 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k1.361 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2023
✚Health8.5 / 10
Health care (survey)76.99 of 89Numbeo
Health care, expense-adjusted14010 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy83.0 yr24 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 10003.432 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$5,32719 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2024
Health spending11.5 % GDP13 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2024
Physicians per 10003.355 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
Hospital beds per 10005.719 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life7.7 / 10
Quality of life17324 of 89Numbeo
Pollution35.525 of 115Numbeo
Purity62.388 of 115Numbeo
Climate89.023 of 89Numbeo
Traffic commute time34.444 of 89Numbeo
Internet users88.7 %71 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending5.3 % GDP45 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2022
Urban population78.8 %65 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Price to income ratio8.326 of 89Numbeo
Mortgage to income3.421 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$1,124B5 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$1,138B5 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP67.2 %119 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$73B8 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2025
Inbound tourism117.1M ppl1 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population68.7M23 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth0.25 %158 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman1.6135 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100117100 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2023
Access to electricity100 %37 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita4.0 t134 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy16.2 %118 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending2.1 % GDP100 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport9.7 / 10
No visa needed in advance165 of 1984 of 199
Visa free127 of 198
Visa on arrival30 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)8 of 198
E-visa18 of 198
Visa required15 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not
How to get the passport
Years of residence5 years5 лет легально прожить. ВНЖ, ПМЖ - вроде без разницы. сразу же - для беженцев. 3 года для тех кто служил во фр. иностранном легионе. сразу же - при ранении в бою. успешно проучиться 2 года во французском вузе + экзамен.
- 5 лет легально прожить. ВНЖ, ПМЖ - вроде без разницы. сразу же - для беженцев. 3 года для тех кто служил во фр. иностранном легионе. сразу же - при ранении в бою. успешно проучиться 2 года во французском вузе + экзамен.
- B1 язык.
- Выезжать нельзя, но "беспрерывное" нахождение в стране часто трактуется по разному.
Sources
источник жив · text from the old site, February 2023