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France

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Paris294,870 observations
Population
68.72M
world rank #23 / 217
GDP
3.37T
world rank #7 / 186
GDP / capita
55,124.5
world rank #27 / 185
Life expectancy
83
world rank #24 / 217

Governance

587 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile72.5#29Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile74.7#28Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile61.8#123Rule of Law0-100 percentile73.8#39
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,824 indicators
GDPcurrent US$3.37T#7GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $55,124.5#27GDP growth%0.84%#162Inflation%0.94%#33
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$683.1B#10Merchandise importscurrent US$786.43B#7Exports of goods & services% GDP33.4%#75Imports of goods & services% GDP33.8%#83
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,437 indicators
Life expectancyyears83#24Infant mortalityper 1k births3.4#17Maternal mortalityper 100k7#7Health spending% GDP11.5%#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,316 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross103.8%#28Education spending% GDP5.3%#37Primary enrollment% gross103.4%#40Tertiary enrollment% gross71.5%#27
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

441 indicators
Populationpeople68.72M#23Population growth%0.25%#158Urban population%78.8%#54Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#135
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

290 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%16.2%#107Forest area% land32.5%#103Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,447.2#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

295 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.3,184.8#15Electricity from coal% of output0.36%#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

378 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area28.8%#39Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources12.2%#97Capture fisheries productiontonnes480,653.1#41
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

327 indicators
Agricultural land% land area52.5%#57Cereal yieldkg per hectare6,280.8#10Aquaculture productiontonnes189,038.8#28Food production index2014-16 = 10094#164
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

146 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people116.7#94Secure internet serversper 1M people57,274.6#23Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people56.1#4
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

461 indicators
Gini indexindex31.8#16Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2Internet users% pop88.7%#63Homicide rateper 100k1.3#37
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

365 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.6#15Hazard & exposure0-102.8#23Vulnerability0-103.1#20
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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