France - Housing Governance

Europe - Western Europe

Governance Scores

Overall Score
81.2/100
🏠 Housing
82/100
🏛️ Government
73/100
🛡️ Safety
78/100
⚖️ Justice
80/100
💼 Business
78/100
🛣️ Infrastructure
88/100
🏥 Healthcare
88/100
🎓 Education
82/100

Data Sources: World Bank, WEF, Heritage Foundation, UNODC | Last Updated: January 14, 2026

🛡️ Public Safety & Justice

Safety Score: 78/100

Based on crime rates, homicide rates, and personal safety indicators.
Homicide Rate: 1.2 per 100,000 people

Justice Score: 80/100

Based on rule of law, judicial independence, access to justice, and legal rights.

Sources: World Bank Governance Indicators, UNODC Global Study on Homicide, Global Peace Index

💼 Business Climate & Economic Freedom

Business Score: 78/100

Overall ease of doing business, regulatory environment, and economic freedom.

📅 Starting a Business

4.0 days to register a new business
Cost: 0.7% of GNI per capita

💰 Tax Environment

Total tax rate: 60.7% of commercial profits
(includes all taxes and mandatory contributions)

🏠 Property Registration

49.0 days to register property

💳 Access to Credit

Credit access score: 75.0/100
Based on credit information depth and legal rights

Sources: World Bank Doing Business (historical), Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom

🛣️ Infrastructure Quality

Overall Score: 88/100

Combined infrastructure quality across transport, digital, and energy.

🚗 Transport

Transport Score: 90.0/100
Roads, rail, ports, airports

📡 Digital

Digital Score: 88.0/100
Internet: 85.0% of population

⚡ Energy

Energy Score: 98.0/100
Electricity reliability: 100.0%

📦 Logistics

Logistics Performance: 86.0/100
Supply chain & customs efficiency

Sources: World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index, World Bank Logistics Performance Index, ITU

🏥 Healthcare System

Healthcare Score: 88/100

Overall assessment of healthcare system quality, access, and outcomes.

🩺 Life Expectancy

82.9 years
Average life expectancy at birth

👶 Infant Mortality

3.4 per 1,000 live births
Lower is better

🤰 Maternal Mortality

8 per 100,000 live births
Lower is better

👨‍⚕️ Physicians

3.2 per 1,000 people
Doctor availability

🛏️ Hospital Beds

5.9 per 1,000 people
Hospital capacity

💰 Health Spending

12.2% of GDP
$5,274 per capita

🏥 Universal Coverage

UHC Index: 90/100
Access to essential health services

Sources: World Health Organization, World Bank Health Indicators, OECD Health Statistics

🎓 Education System

Education Score: 82/100

Overall assessment of education system quality, access, and outcomes.

📚 Literacy Rate

99% of adult population
Can read and write

📖 Years of Schooling

Mean: 11.5 years
Expected: 15.8 years

🏫 Primary Enrollment

100% gross enrollment
Can exceed 100% due to age variations

🎒 Secondary Enrollment

99% gross enrollment

🎓 Tertiary Enrollment

67% gross enrollment
University/college attendance

📝 PISA Score

495 (OECD average: 500)
International student assessment

👩‍🏫 Pupil-Teacher Ratio

19:1
Students per teacher (lower is better)

💰 Education Spending

5.5% of GDP
Government investment in education

Sources: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank Education Indicators, OECD PISA

🏠 Housing Quality

Housing Score: 82/100

Comprehensive assessment of housing conditions and accessibility.

Score Components

💰 Affordability (30%)
Price-to-income ratio, rent burden

🏗️ Quality & Conditions

Building standards, housing conditions, structural quality (25% weight)

👥 Overcrowding

Rooms per person, household density (20% weight)

🏚️ Informal Housing

Slum population %, substandard housing (15% weight)

🏕️ Homelessness

Per capita homelessness rates (10% weight)

Sources: OECD Better Life Index, UN-Habitat, World Bank, Numbeo Quality of Life Index

🏛️ Government Performance

Government Score: 73/100

Measures government effectiveness, institutional quality, and public sector performance.

Score Components

📊 Government Effectiveness - Quality of public services and policy implementation
⚖️ Rule of Law - Contract enforcement and property rights
🛡️ Control of Corruption - Public power used for public good
📋 Regulatory Quality - Sound policies for private sector

Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (GE.EST, RL.EST, CC.EST, RQ.EST)

📋 Housing Policy Categories

Key areas of housing governance tracked for each country:

🏗️ Building Codes

Construction standards and safety regulations

🏠 Affordable Housing

Access to affordable housing options

📋 Zoning & Land Use

Land use planning and development controls

🏘️ Public Housing

Public/social housing programs

Note: Scores are based on comprehensive analysis of policy effectiveness, implementation quality, and outcomes. Individual policy details are documented in the Housing Policies section below.

Housing governance data for France is being compiled.

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