France

Europe - Western Europe

Overall Score
81/100
🏠 Housing
82
🏛️ Govt
73
🛡️ Safety
78
💼 Business
78
🏥 Health
88
🎓 Education
82
🌍 Quality of Life
💰 Cost of Living 65.0 (NYC=100)
🏠 Rent Index 32.5
💵 Purchasing Power 85.5
🏛️ Corruption Index 71/100 ✓ Clean
🌬️ Air Quality (PM2.5) 10.0 μg/m³ ✓ Good
🌐 Connectivity
📶 Broadband Speed 220 Mbps
📱 Mobile Speed 115 Mbps
👥 Internet Users 85%
📊 Digital Score 88/100
🛡️ Safety & Justice
🛡️ Safety Score 78/100
⚖️ Justice Score 80/100
📉 Homicide Rate 1.2 per 100k
💼 Business Climate
💼 Business Score 78/100
📅 Start Business 4.0 days
💰 Tax Rate 60.7%
🏥 Healthcare
🏥 Healthcare Score 88/100
🩺 Life Expectancy 82.9 years
👨‍⚕️ Physicians 3.2 per 1k
🛏️ Hospital Beds 5.9 per 1k
🎓 Education
🎓 Education Score 82/100
📚 Literacy Rate 99%
📖 Avg Schooling 11.5 years
📝 PISA Score 495
🛣️ Infrastructure
🛣️ Infrastructure Score 88/100
🚗 Transport 90/100
⚡ Energy 98/100
📦 Logistics 86/100
🏠 Housing
🏠 Housing Score 82/100
🏛️ Govt Performance 73/100
📋 Register Property 49.0 days
📊 Data Sources & Methodology

Governance: World Bank WGI, Heritage Foundation

Safety: UNODC, Global Peace Index

Cost of Living: Numbeo Cost of Living Index 2024

Corruption: Transparency International CPI 2023

Internet: Speedtest Global Index 2024

Air Quality: IQAir World Air Quality Report 2023

Healthcare: WHO, World Bank Health Indicators

Education: UNESCO, OECD PISA

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  • Overall: 81/100
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  • Cost of Living: 65
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  • Internet: 220 Mbps
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  • Life Expectancy: 82.9 yrs
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