France
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Identity
Formal name: French Republic.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
France spans many time zones because its overseas territories sit across multiple oceans.
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France vs Germany
195 shared metrics.
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Germany
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Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Germany leads in 106 of 195 shared metrics, while France leads in 89.
France's Nuclear Electricity Share is 45.3x that of Germany (64.8% vs 1.4%).
France's Firms Asked for Bribes is 15.3x that of Germany (1.6% of firms vs 0.10% of firms).
France's Tourist Arrivals is 8.4x that of Germany (117.11M vs 12.45M).
France's Firms Making Informal Payments is 6.9x that of Germany (11.61% of firms vs 1.5% of firms).
France's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 4.0x that of Germany (29.49% of firms vs 5.8% of firms).
Key Comparisons
Nuclear Electricity ShareFrance leads
France
64.8%
Germany
1.4%
Firms Asked for BribesFrance leads
France
1.6% of firms
Germany
0.10% of firms
Tourist ArrivalsFrance leads
France
117.11M
Germany
12.45M
Firms Making Informal PaymentsFrance leads
France
11.61% of firms
Germany
1.5% of firms
Firms Hit by Power OutagesFrance leads
France
29.49% of firms
Germany
5.8% of firms
Financial HardshipFrance leads
France
21.8% of adults 16+
Germany
7.3% of adults 16+
All Metrics
Nuclear Electricity Share
FranceFrance
64.8%
Germany
1.4%
4529% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
FranceFrance
1.6% of firms
Germany
0.10% of firms
1532% higher
Tourist Arrivals
FranceFrance
117.11M
Germany
12.45M
841% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
FranceFrance
11.61% of firms
Germany
1.5% of firms
694% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
FranceFrance
29.49% of firms
Germany
5.8% of firms
405% higher
Financial Hardship
FranceFrance
21.8% of adults 16+
Germany
7.3% of adults 16+
199% higher
Irrigated Land
FranceFrance
14.2K km²
Germany
5.1K km²
181% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
18.89% of youth labor force
Germany
6.9% of youth labor force
175% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
33.64 kg/person/yr
Germany
12.66 kg/person/yr
166% higher
Gender Gap in Work
FranceFrance
26.99 min/day
Germany
11.14 min/day
142% higher
Political Corruption Index
FranceFrance
0.06
Germany
0.02
133% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FranceFrance
23.08% of GDP
Germany
10.64% of GDP
117% higher
Job Insecurity
FranceFrance
3.1% of earnings at risk
Germany
1.4% of earnings at risk
116% higher
Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
7.4%
Germany
3.4%
116% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
FranceFrance
29.74% of adults
Germany
14.08% of adults
111% higher
Long Work Hours
FranceFrance
6.0% of employees
Germany
2.9% of employees
107% higher
Coastline Length
FranceFrance
4.9K km
Germany
2.4K km
103% higher
Homicide Rate
FranceFrance
0.80 per 100k
Germany
0.40 per 100k
100% higher
Coal Electricity Share
GermanyFrance
0.31%
Germany
20.61%
98% lower
Foreign Patents
GermanyFrance
1.4K
Germany
18.7K
93% lower
Fuel Poverty
FranceFrance
11.8% of adults 16+
Germany
6.3% of adults 16+
87% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
GermanyFrance
41.44 gCO2/kWh
Germany
329.65 gCO2/kWh
87% lower
Long-Term Unemployment
FranceFrance
1.7% of workforce
Germany
0.95% of workforce
81% higher
Wind Electricity Share
GermanyFrance
8.2%
Germany
27.18%
70% lower
Solar Electricity Share
GermanyFrance
5.6%
Germany
17.91%
69% lower
Domestic Patents
GermanyFrance
13.4K
Germany
39.8K
66% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
FranceFrance
304.0K
Germany
183.0K
66% higher
Smoking Rate
FranceFrance
34.6%
Germany
21.3%
62% higher
Highest Elevation
FranceFrance
4.8K m
Germany
3.0K m
62% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
FranceFrance
1.6% of GDP
Germany
1.0% of GDP
62% higher
Low-Wage Workers
GermanyFrance
6.2% of workers
Germany
15.47% of workers
60% lower
Gender Pay Gap (%)
GermanyFrance
6.2% of male wages
Germany
14.25% of male wages
57% lower
Youth NEET Rate
FranceFrance
12.52% of youth 15-24
Germany
8.0% of youth 15-24
56% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FranceFrance
33.6% of adults
Germany
21.5% of adults
56% higher
Beer Consumption
GermanyFrance
2.4 L/person/yr
Germany
5.3 L/person/yr
55% lower
Obesity Rate
GermanyFrance
10.92%
Germany
24.16%
55% lower
Land Area
FranceFrance
539.0K km²
Germany
349.4K km²
54% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
FranceFrance
98.5% of GDP
Germany
63.9% of GDP
54% higher
Forest Area
FranceFrance
175.0K km²
Germany
114.2K km²
53% higher
Shipping Traffic
GermanyFrance
6.47M
Germany
13.73M
53% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
GermanyFrance
274.45 Mt CO2e
Germany
579.94 Mt CO2e
53% lower
Time Zones Count
GermanyFrance
1.0 time zones
Germany
2.0 time zones
50% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
FranceFrance
19.89% of firms
Germany
13.29% of firms
50% higher
Water Stress (%)
GermanyFrance
12.21%
Germany
24.11%
49% lower
Loneliness
FranceFrance
10.77% of adults 16+
Germany
7.3% of adults 16+
48% higher
Population Density
GermanyFrance
126.86 /km²
Germany
238.35 /km²
47% lower
Homicide Rate
FranceFrance
1.3 per 100k
Germany
0.91 per 100k
47% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
FranceFrance
23.88 per 1M people
Germany
16.38 per 1M people
46% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
GermanyFrance
151.46M kW
Germany
275.66M kW
45% lower
Scientific Publications
GermanyFrance
65.9K
Germany
114.0K
42% lower
Airports
FranceFrance
1.2K
Germany
840
42% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
FranceFrance
4.7 per 100k
Germany
3.3 per 100k
42% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GermanyFrance
29.75 per 100k people
Germany
51.31 per 100k people
42% lower
CO2 Per Capita
GermanyFrance
4.0 t/person/yr
Germany
6.8 t/person/yr
41% lower
Capital Elevation
FranceFrance
48 m
Germany
34 m
41% higher
Women in Senior Management
FranceFrance
38.71% of managers
Germany
27.69% of managers
40% higher
Unpaid Work Hours
GermanyFrance
7.2% of adults 15-64
Germany
11.58% of adults 15-64
38% lower
Road Deaths
FranceFrance
4.6 per 100k
Germany
3.4 per 100k
38% higher
Low Life Satisfaction
GermanyFrance
6.9% of adults 16+
Germany
11.07% of adults 16+
38% lower
Tourism Revenue
GermanyFrance
$35,958,000,000
Germany
$58,372,000,000
38% lower
Teen Birth Rate
GermanyFrance
3.5 per 1k
Germany
5.5 per 1k
36% lower
GDP (Nominal)
GermanyFrance
$3,160,442,622,465.08
Germany
$4,685,592,577,804.69
33% lower
Low Adult Numeracy
FranceFrance
22.63% of adults
Germany
17.24% of adults
31% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyFrance
16.47%
Germany
23.97%
31% lower
Poverty Rate
GermanyFrance
8.3% of population
Germany
11.8% of population
30% lower
Credit Card Ownership
GermanyFrance
39.76% of adults
Germany
56.52% of adults
30% lower
Railway Length
GermanyFrance
27.9K km
Germany
39.4K km
29% lower
Suicide Rate
FranceFrance
16.58 per 100k
Germany
12.9 per 100k
29% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
GermanyFrance
2.2% of GDP
Germany
3.1% of GDP
29% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
FranceFrance
23.14%
Germany
17.98%
29% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GermanyFrance
3.3 per 1k
Germany
4.5 per 1k
28% lower
Protected Land (%)
GermanyFrance
28.6%
Germany
39.3%
27% lower
Chronic Pain
FranceFrance
34.5% of adults 15+
Germany
27.5% of adults 15+
25% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
FranceFrance
25 days/yr
Germany
20 days/yr
25% higher
Lack of Support
FranceFrance
12.69% of adults 15+
Germany
10.24% of adults 15+
24% higher
Nurses & Midwives
GermanyFrance
9.4 per 1k
Germany
12.3 per 1k
24% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GermanyFrance
6.0 per 1k
Germany
7.8 per 1k
23% lower
Birth Rate
FranceFrance
10.88 per 1k
Germany
8.9 per 1k
23% higher
Housing Cost Burden
FranceFrance
11.25% of households
Germany
9.2% of households
22% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GermanyFrance
$4,865.18
Germany
$6,232.59
22% lower
Depression Rate
FranceFrance
10.8% of adults 15+
Germany
9.1% of adults 15+
19% higher
Happiness Inequality
GermanyFrance
2.1 vs bottom 20%
Germany
2.6 vs bottom 20%
19% lower
Air Passengers
GermanyFrance
64.64M
Germany
80.20M
19% lower
Fertility Rate
FranceFrance
1.9 children/woman
Germany
1.6 children/woman
19% higher
Youth Population (%)
FranceFrance
16.51%
Germany
13.91%
19% higher
Low Adult Literacy
GermanyFrance
3.4% of adults
Germany
4.2% of adults
18% lower
Population
GermanyFrance
68.51M
Germany
84.01M
18% lower
Exports (% GDP)
GermanyFrance
33.89% of GDP
Germany
41.43% of GDP
18% lower
GNI Per Capita
GermanyFrance
$45,160
Germany
$55,090
18% lower
Overcrowded Housing
GermanyFrance
7.4% of households
Germany
9.0% of households
17% lower
Railway Network
GermanyFrance
27.7K km
Germany
33.4K km
17% lower
Death Rate
GermanyFrance
9.9 per 1k
Germany
11.96 per 1k
17% lower
Electricity Generation
FranceFrance
557.73 TWh
Germany
476.87 TWh
17% higher
Time Dissatisfaction
FranceFrance
16.89% of adults 16+
Germany
14.57% of adults 16+
16% higher
Relationship Dissatisfaction
GermanyFrance
4.8% of adults 16+
Germany
5.7% of adults 16+
16% lower
Child Mortality
FranceFrance
4.3 per 1k births
Germany
3.7 per 1k births
16% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
FranceFrance
84.58 per 100k
Germany
73.03 per 100k
16% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GermanyFrance
$61,290.42
Germany
$72,295.24
15% lower
Median Wealth
FranceFrance
$177,350
Germany
$155,912
14% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
GermanyFrance
66 pts
Germany
77 pts
14% lower
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
GermanyFrance
$43,435
Germany
$49,850
13% lower
Average Earnings
GermanyFrance
$60,608.01
Germany
$69,433.06
13% lower
Inflation Rate
GermanyFrance
2.0%
Germany
2.3%
13% lower
Alcohol Consumption
GermanyFrance
10.32 L/adult/yr
Germany
11.84 L/adult/yr
13% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GermanyFrance
0.86 per 1M people
Germany
0.99 per 1M people
13% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
GermanyFrance
4.5 vs bottom 20%
Germany
5.1 vs bottom 20%
12% lower
Social Time
GermanyFrance
6.2 hrs/week
Germany
7.0 hrs/week
12% lower
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
FranceFrance
20.02 per 100k
Germany
18.04 per 100k
11% higher
Voter Turnout
GermanyFrance
73.69% of votes
Germany
82.54% of votes
11% lower
Poor Health
GermanyFrance
9.7% reporting poor health
Germany
10.9% reporting poor health
11% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
FranceFrance
52.5%
Germany
47.47%
11% higher
Border Neighbors
FranceFrance
10
Germany
9.0
11% higher
Job Strain
GermanyFrance
25.79% of employees
Germany
28.53% of employees
10% lower
Wealth Concentration
GermanyFrance
49.93% of wealth
Germany
55.55% of wealth
10% lower
University Enrollment Rate
GermanyFrance
70.45%
Germany
78.59%
10% lower
Infant Mortality
FranceFrance
3.4 per 1k births
Germany
3.1 per 1k births
10% higher
Researchers
GermanyFrance
5.2K per 1M
Germany
5.8K per 1M
10% lower
Political Voice
GermanyFrance
26.27% who feel heard by government
Germany
28.93% who feel heard by government
9% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GermanyFrance
117 per 100 people
Germany
129 per 100 people
9% lower
Broadband Access (%)
FranceFrance
49 per 100 people
Germany
45 per 100 people
9% higher
Imports (% GDP)
GermanyFrance
34.22% of GDP
Germany
37.66% of GDP
9% lower
Green Space Access
GermanyFrance
62.18% of urban pop.
Germany
67.47% of urban pop.
8% lower
Numeracy Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
8% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyFrance
16.2%
Germany
17.6%
8% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
6.4K kWh/person
Germany
5.9K kWh/person
8% higher
Military Spending
FranceFrance
2.1% of GDP
Germany
1.9% of GDP
8% higher
Food Waste per Person
FranceFrance
139 kg/person/yr
Germany
129 kg/person/yr
8% higher
Adult Numeracy
GermanyFrance
257.22 pts
Germany
276.53 pts
7% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
GermanyFrance
241.31 kg/person/yr
Germany
258.7 kg/person/yr
7% lower
Dependency Ratio
FranceFrance
63% of working-age pop.
Germany
59% of working-age pop.
7% higher
Median Age
GermanyFrance
41.8 years
Germany
45.1 years
7% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
GermanyFrance
553
Germany
595
7% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
3.1K kg oil eq/person
Germany
2.9K kg oil eq/person
7% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
GermanyFrance
9.6 µg/m³
Germany
10.29 µg/m³
7% lower
Land Border Length
FranceFrance
4.0K km
Germany
3.7K km
7% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GermanyFrance
636.58 per 1k people
Germany
687.59 per 1k people
7% lower
Employment Rate (%)
GermanyFrance
77.16% of adults 25-64
Germany
82.39% of adults 25-64
6% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
FranceFrance
35.3 hrs/week
Germany
33.2 hrs/week
6% higher
Internet Users (%)
GermanyFrance
88.65%
Germany
94%
6% lower
Time Satisfaction
GermanyFrance
6.6 pts
Germany
7.0 pts
5% lower
Adult Literacy
GermanyFrance
255.4 pts
Germany
269.69 pts
5% lower
Relationship Inequality
GermanyFrance
1.9 vs bottom 20%
Germany
2.0 vs bottom 20%
5% lower
Spirits Consumption
FranceFrance
2.2 L/person/yr
Germany
2.1 L/person/yr
5% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
GermanyFrance
83.05 kg/person/yr
Germany
87.79 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Water Withdrawal
GermanyFrance
24.43 B m³
Germany
25.79 B m³
5% lower
Elderly Population (%)
GermanyFrance
22.15%
Germany
23.2%
5% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
FranceFrance
92.06% of adults
Germany
87.88% of adults
5% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
FranceFrance
0.96
Germany
0.91
5% higher
Leisure Time
FranceFrance
16.2 hrs/day
Germany
15.62 hrs/day
4% higher
Relationship Satisfaction
GermanyFrance
7.7 pts
Germany
8.0 pts
4% lower
Human Development Index
GermanyFrance
0.92
Germany
0.96
4% lower
Safety at Night
GermanyFrance
73% feeling safe at night
Germany
76% feeling safe at night
4% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.86
Germany
0.83
4% higher
Life Evaluation Score
GermanyFrance
6.6 pts
Germany
6.9 pts
4% lower
Urban Population (%)
GermanyFrance
78.8%
Germany
82.02%
4% lower
Informal Employment Share
GermanyFrance
3.8% of employed people
Germany
3.9% of employed people
4% lower
Housing Affordability
GermanyFrance
79.68% of income
Germany
81.92% of income
3% lower
Social Support
GermanyFrance
87.13% of adults 15+
Germany
89.72% of adults 15+
3% lower
Time Use Inequality
FranceFrance
2.9 vs bottom 20%
Germany
2.8 vs bottom 20%
3% higher
Life Expectancy
FranceFrance
82.9 years
Germany
80.5 years
3% higher
Job Satisfaction
GermanyFrance
7.1 pts
Germany
7.2 pts
2% lower
Self-Rated Health
FranceFrance
66.2% reporting good health
Germany
64.6% reporting good health
2% higher
Life Satisfaction
FranceFrance
7.1 pts
Germany
7.0 pts
2% higher
Math Score Gap
GermanyFrance
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Literacy Gap
FranceFrance
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.6 vs bottom 10%
2% higher
Inequality (Gini)
GermanyFrance
31.8
Germany
32.4
2% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.80
Germany
0.78
2% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
GermanyFrance
29.6% of adults
Germany
30.2% of adults
2% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
FranceFrance
36.05%
Germany
35.33%
2% higher
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
FranceFrance
98.2%
Germany
96.2%
2% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
5.3% of GDP
Germany
5.2% of GDP
2% higher
Home Internet Access
GermanyFrance
88.11% of households
Germany
88.84% of households
1% lower
Reading Skills
GermanyFrance
473.85 pts
Germany
479.79 pts
1% lower
Science Skills
GermanyFrance
487.23 pts
Germany
492.43 pts
1% lower
Earnings Inequality
GermanyFrance
2.9 vs bottom 10%
Germany
2.9 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Low Reading Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
Germany
16.7% of students
1% higher
Reading Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
1% higher
Low Math Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
Germany
16.7% of students
1% higher
Low Science Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
Germany
16.7% of students
1% higher
Science Score Gap
GermanyFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
GermanyFrance
0.93
Germany
0.94
1% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
GermanyFrance
32.48%
Germany
32.68%
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
GermanyFrance
98.64%
Germany
99.23%
1% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
11.88% of GDP
Germany
11.8% of GDP
1% higher
Digital Payments Used
GermanyFrance
98.45% of adults
Germany
99.48% of adults
1% lower
Math Skills
GermanyFrance
473.94 pts
Germany
474.83 pts
equal
Air Pollution Exposure
GermanyFrance
99.7% of population
Germany
99.98% of population
equal
Extreme Temperature Exposure
FranceFrance
1.1% of population
Germany
0% of population
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
GermanyFrance
100%
Germany
100%
equal
Safe Drinking Water (%)
GermanyFrance
99.71%
Germany
99.92%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
FranceFrance
1.2%
Germany
-0.5%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
FranceFrance
-2 m
Germany
-3.5 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
GermanyFrance
1.0
Germany
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GermanyFrance
-0.4% of GDP
Germany
4.4% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GermanyFrance
55 sites
Germany
55 sites
equal
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