United Kingdom vs France
Field by field, official sources only. Green wins the row, red loses it — grey rows lack a published value on one side.
United Kingdom takes work & income and macro — widest margin: currency (-0.09 % vs -3.28 %). France takes cost of money — widest margin: real policy rate (1.56 % vs -0.13 %). In this type case — a single average earner comparing published official figures — the categories are not summed: a mortgage rate and a GDP figure do not weigh the same.
Side by side
| Field | United Kingdom | France |
|---|
| Mortgage rate | 5.13 % | 3.20 % |
| Inflation | 3.88 % | 0.94 % |
| Real policy rate | -0.13 % | 1.56 % |
| Lending rate | — | — |
| Deposit rate | — | — |
| Savings vs inflation | — | — |
| Bank spread | — | — |
| Take-home pay | $50,956 PPP | $43,560 PPP |
| Tax on pay | 23.14 % | 27.98 % |
| House price growth since 2015 | — | 125.5 |
| House price growth | -1.88 % | -0.79 % |
| Rent | — | — |
| Petrol | — | €2.23/l |
| Electricity | — | €0.239/kWh |
| Tax wedge | 32.38 % | 47.18 % |
| Minimum wage | — | €1,867/mo |
| Minimum wage (PPP) | $2,902 PPP/mo | — |
| Retirement age (men) | 66 years | 64.3 years |
| Retirement age (women) | 66 years | 64.3 years |
| Average salary | $66,299 PPP | $60,483 PPP |
| Monthly earnings | $4,500 PPP/mo | $3,064 PPP/mo |
| Median earnings | $3,861 PPP/mo | $2,702 PPP/mo |
| Median income | $35,136 PPP | $38,752 PPP |
| Price level | 89 % of US prices | 77 % of US prices |
| VAT | — | — |
| Corporate tax | 19.00 % | 15.00 % |
| Top income tax | 45.00 % | 55.37 % |
| Public holidays | 5 days | 11 days |
| Currency | -0.09 % | -3.28 % |
| Money's value | 53.20 % | 66.10 % |
| GDP growth | 1.39 % | 0.84 % |
| GDP/capita | $57,602 | $48,986 |
| Unemployment | 4.75 % | 7.54 % |
| Government debt | 102.10 % | 115.50 % |
| Debt per person | $58,812 | $56,579 |
Who is better off, field by field
By category
Cost of money
France
3 of 4 decided fields
Work & income
United Kingdom
7 of 11 decided fields
Macro
United Kingdom
4 of 7 decided fields
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