France
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Identity
Formal name: French Republic.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: derives from the Latin name Francia, meaning "Land of the Franks".
CIA 2026
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France vs Mexico
182 shared metrics.
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Mexico
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: United Mexican States.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: name may derive from one of the Nahuatl (Aztec) names for the capital city, Metztlixihtlico, which probably meant "the center of the moon.
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Analysis
France leads in 104 of 182 shared metrics, while Mexico leads in 78.
France's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 375.5x that of Mexico (29.75 per 100k people vs 0.08 per 100k people).
France's Low Life Satisfaction is 232.1x that of Mexico (6.9% of adults 16+ vs 0.03% of adults 16+).
France's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 36.4x that of Mexico (0.86 per 1M people vs 0.02 per 1M people).
France's Long-Term Unemployment is 28.9x that of Mexico (1.7% of workforce vs 0.06% of workforce).
France's Researchers is 18.0x that of Mexico (5.2K per 1M vs 272.32 per 1M).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleFrance leads
France
29.75 per 100k people
Mexico
0.08 per 100k people
Low Life SatisfactionFrance leads
France
6.9% of adults 16+
Mexico
0.03% of adults 16+
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleFrance leads
France
0.86 per 1M people
Mexico
0.02 per 1M people
Long-Term UnemploymentFrance leads
France
1.7% of workforce
Mexico
0.06% of workforce
ResearchersFrance leads
France
5.2K per 1M
Mexico
272.32 per 1M
Nuclear Electricity ShareFrance leads
France
64.8%
Mexico
4.9%
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
FranceFrance
29.75 per 100k people
Mexico
0.08 per 100k people
37552% higher
Low Life Satisfaction
FranceFrance
6.9% of adults 16+
Mexico
0.03% of adults 16+
23213% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
FranceFrance
0.86 per 1M people
Mexico
0.02 per 1M people
3643% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
FranceFrance
1.7% of workforce
Mexico
0.06% of workforce
2891% higher
Researchers
FranceFrance
5.2K per 1M
Mexico
272.32 per 1M
1803% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
FranceFrance
64.8%
Mexico
4.9%
1222% higher
Domestic Patents
FranceFrance
13.4K
Mexico
1.1K
1098% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
FranceFrance
23.88 per 1M people
Mexico
2.1 per 1M people
1052% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
2.2% of GDP
Mexico
0.27% of GDP
733% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
FranceFrance
$4,865.18
Mexico
$650.97
647% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
FranceFrance
6.0 per 1k
Mexico
1.0 per 1k
500% higher
Spirits Consumption
FranceFrance
2.2 L/person/yr
Mexico
0.50 L/person/yr
345% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.80
Mexico
0.22
262% higher
GNI Per Capita
FranceFrance
$45,160
Mexico
$12,850
251% higher
Border Neighbors
FranceFrance
10
Mexico
3.0
233% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
18.89% of youth labor force
Mexico
5.7% of youth labor force
231% higher
Road Deaths
FranceFrance
4.6 per 100k
Mexico
1.5 per 100k
220% higher
Nurses & Midwives
FranceFrance
9.4 per 1k
Mexico
3.0 per 1k
214% higher
Tourism Revenue
FranceFrance
$35,958,000,000
Mexico
$11,449,000,000
214% higher
Scientific Publications
FranceFrance
65.9K
Mexico
21.0K
213% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
FranceFrance
11.61% of firms
Mexico
3.7% of firms
213% higher
Average Earnings
FranceFrance
$60,608.01
Mexico
$20,422.85
197% higher
Credit Card Ownership
FranceFrance
39.76% of adults
Mexico
14.16% of adults
181% higher
Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
7.4%
Mexico
2.7%
172% higher
Elderly Population (%)
FranceFrance
22.15%
Mexico
8.2%
168% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
6.4K kWh/person
Mexico
2.6K kWh/person
146% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
FranceFrance
66 pts
Mexico
27 pts
144% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
33.64 kg/person/yr
Mexico
13.95 kg/person/yr
141% higher
Suicide Rate
FranceFrance
16.58 per 100k
Mexico
7.0 per 100k
139% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
FranceFrance
$61,290.42
Mexico
$25,738.6
138% higher
Digital Payments Used
FranceFrance
98.45% of adults
Mexico
41.39% of adults
138% higher
Broadband Access (%)
FranceFrance
49 per 100 people
Mexico
21 per 100 people
133% higher
Smoking Rate
FranceFrance
34.6%
Mexico
14.9%
132% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
FranceFrance
99.71%
Mexico
42.97%
132% higher
Military Spending
FranceFrance
2.1% of GDP
Mexico
0.89% of GDP
130% higher
Tourist Arrivals
FranceFrance
117.11M
Mexico
51.13M
129% higher
Time Dissatisfaction
FranceFrance
16.89% of adults 16+
Mexico
7.7% of adults 16+
119% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
FranceFrance
98.5% of GDP
Mexico
45.1% of GDP
118% higher
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
$43,435
Mexico
$20,013
117% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
241.31 kg/person/yr
Mexico
111.87 kg/person/yr
116% higher
Alcohol Consumption
FranceFrance
10.32 L/adult/yr
Mexico
4.8 L/adult/yr
115% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FranceFrance
33.6% of adults
Mexico
16% of adults
110% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
FranceFrance
25 days/yr
Mexico
12 days/yr
108% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
11.88% of GDP
Mexico
5.7% of GDP
108% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
3.1K kg oil eq/person
Mexico
1.6K kg oil eq/person
101% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.47%
Mexico
8.3%
100% higher
Capital Elevation
MexicoFrance
48 m
Mexico
2.2K m
98% lower
Extreme Temperature Exposure
MexicoFrance
1.1% of population
Mexico
34.09% of population
97% lower
Homicide Rate
MexicoFrance
0.80 per 100k
Mexico
27.4 per 100k
97% lower
Homicide Rate
MexicoFrance
1.3 per 100k
Mexico
24.86 per 100k
95% lower
Teen Birth Rate
MexicoFrance
3.5 per 1k
Mexico
60.1 per 1k
94% lower
Informal Employment Share
MexicoFrance
3.8% of employed people
Mexico
56.88% of employed people
93% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
FranceFrance
636.58 per 1k people
Mexico
332.08 per 1k people
92% higher
Foreign Patents
MexicoFrance
1.4K
Mexico
15.0K
91% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
MexicoFrance
41.44 gCO2/kWh
Mexico
474.02 gCO2/kWh
91% lower
Political Corruption Index
MexicoFrance
0.06
Mexico
0.57
90% lower
Population Density
FranceFrance
126.86 /km²
Mexico
66.74 /km²
90% higher
Coal Electricity Share
MexicoFrance
0.31%
Mexico
3.0%
90% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
MexicoFrance
1.6% of firms
Mexico
15.82% of firms
90% lower
Protected Land (%)
FranceFrance
28.6%
Mexico
15.3%
87% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.86
Mexico
0.47
84% higher
Long Work Hours
MexicoFrance
6.0% of employees
Mexico
25.91% of employees
77% lower
Unpaid Work Hours
MexicoFrance
7.2% of adults 15-64
Mexico
30.57% of adults 15-64
76% lower
Irrigated Land
MexicoFrance
14.2K km²
Mexico
59.9K km²
76% lower
Overcrowded Housing
MexicoFrance
7.4% of households
Mexico
29.97% of households
75% lower
Forest Area
MexicoFrance
175.0K km²
Mexico
653.1K km²
73% lower
Water Withdrawal
MexicoFrance
24.43 B m³
Mexico
89.8 B m³
73% lower
Land Area
MexicoFrance
539.0K km²
Mexico
1.94M km²
72% lower
Obesity Rate
MexicoFrance
10.92%
Mexico
36.09%
70% lower
GDP (Nominal)
FranceFrance
$3,160,442,622,465.08
Mexico
$1,856,365,616,165.94
70% higher
Infant Mortality
MexicoFrance
3.4 per 1k births
Mexico
10.8 per 1k births
69% lower
Official Languages Count
MexicoFrance
1.0
Mexico
3.0
67% lower
Child Mortality
MexicoFrance
4.3 per 1k births
Mexico
12.5 per 1k births
66% lower
Death Rate
FranceFrance
9.9 per 1k
Mexico
6.0 per 1k
64% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FranceFrance
23.08% of GDP
Mexico
14.19% of GDP
63% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
MexicoFrance
4.7 per 100k
Mexico
12 per 100k
61% lower
Low-Wage Workers
MexicoFrance
6.2% of workers
Mexico
14.53% of workers
58% lower
Inflation Rate
MexicoFrance
2.0%
Mexico
4.7%
57% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
FranceFrance
55 sites
Mexico
35 sites
57% higher
Low Reading Skills
MexicoFrance
16.8% of students
Mexico
38.44% of students
56% lower
Low Math Skills
MexicoFrance
16.8% of students
Mexico
38.44% of students
56% lower
Low Science Skills
MexicoFrance
16.8% of students
Mexico
38.44% of students
56% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
FranceFrance
0.96
Mexico
0.62
55% higher
Electricity Generation
FranceFrance
557.73 TWh
Mexico
361.28 TWh
54% higher
Safety at Night
FranceFrance
73% feeling safe at night
Mexico
48% feeling safe at night
52% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
MexicoFrance
22.63% of adults
Mexico
46.1% of adults
51% lower
Financial Hardship
MexicoFrance
21.8% of adults 16+
Mexico
43.4% of adults 16+
50% lower
University Enrollment Rate
FranceFrance
70.45%
Mexico
47.47%
48% higher
Population
MexicoFrance
68.51M
Mexico
130.74M
48% lower
Coastline Length
MexicoFrance
4.9K km
Mexico
9.3K km
48% lower
Gender Pay Gap (%)
MexicoFrance
6.2% of male wages
Mexico
11.41% of male wages
46% lower
Poverty Rate
MexicoFrance
8.3% of population
Mexico
15% of population
45% lower
Median Age
FranceFrance
41.8 years
Mexico
28.9 years
45% higher
Water Stress (%)
MexicoFrance
12.21%
Mexico
21.96%
44% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
FranceFrance
151.46M kW
Mexico
105.59M kW
43% higher
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
MexicoFrance
4.5 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
7.8 vs bottom 20%
42% lower
Political Voice
MexicoFrance
26.27% who feel heard by government
Mexico
45.46% who feel heard by government
42% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
MexicoFrance
274.45 Mt CO2e
Mexico
475.99 Mt CO2e
42% lower
Beer Consumption
MexicoFrance
2.4 L/person/yr
Mexico
3.8 L/person/yr
38% lower
Housing Cost Burden
FranceFrance
11.25% of households
Mexico
8.3% of households
36% higher
Wind Electricity Share
FranceFrance
8.2%
Mexico
6.0%
36% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MexicoFrance
9.6 µg/m³
Mexico
14.99 µg/m³
36% lower
Food Waste per Person
MexicoFrance
139 kg/person/yr
Mexico
214.72 kg/person/yr
35% lower
Youth Population (%)
MexicoFrance
16.51%
Mexico
24.51%
33% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MexicoFrance
1.6% of GDP
Mexico
2.4% of GDP
33% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
5.3% of GDP
Mexico
4.1% of GDP
31% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
MexicoFrance
20.02 per 100k
Mexico
28.12 per 100k
29% lower
Dependency Ratio
FranceFrance
63% of working-age pop.
Mexico
48.72% of working-age pop.
29% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
83.05 kg/person/yr
Mexico
64.88 kg/person/yr
28% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
MexicoFrance
36.05%
Mexico
50.2%
28% lower
Inequality (Gini)
MexicoFrance
31.8
Mexico
43.5
27% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
FranceFrance
3.3 per 1k
Mexico
2.6 per 1k
27% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
FranceFrance
19.89% of firms
Mexico
15.65% of firms
27% higher
Birth Rate
MexicoFrance
10.88 per 1k
Mexico
14.73 per 1k
26% lower
Relationship Dissatisfaction
FranceFrance
4.8% of adults 16+
Mexico
3.8% of adults 16+
25% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.2%
Mexico
13%
25% higher
Airports
MexicoFrance
1.2K
Mexico
1.6K
25% lower
Job Insecurity
MexicoFrance
3.1% of earnings at risk
Mexico
4.0% of earnings at risk
24% lower
Time Use Inequality
FranceFrance
2.9 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
2.3 vs bottom 20%
24% higher
Low Adult Literacy
MexicoFrance
3.4% of adults
Mexico
4.5% of adults
24% lower
Solar Electricity Share
MexicoFrance
5.6%
Mexico
7.4%
24% lower
Home Internet Access
FranceFrance
88.11% of households
Mexico
71.51% of households
23% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
FranceFrance
84.58 per 100k
Mexico
68.68 per 100k
23% higher
Adult Numeracy
FranceFrance
257.22 pts
Mexico
210.14 pts
22% higher
Shipping Traffic
MexicoFrance
6.47M
Mexico
8.31M
22% lower
Youth NEET Rate
MexicoFrance
12.52% of youth 15-24
Mexico
15.88% of youth 15-24
21% lower
Voter Turnout
FranceFrance
73.69% of votes
Mexico
61.04% of votes
21% higher
Chronic Pain
FranceFrance
34.5% of adults 15+
Mexico
28.5% of adults 15+
21% higher
Math Skills
FranceFrance
473.94 pts
Mexico
395.03 pts
20% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
FranceFrance
23.14%
Mexico
19.3%
20% higher
Science Skills
FranceFrance
487.23 pts
Mexico
409.89 pts
19% higher
Railway Length
FranceFrance
27.9K km
Mexico
23.4K km
19% higher
Air Passengers
MexicoFrance
64.64M
Mexico
78.76M
18% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
MexicoFrance
553
Mexico
674
18% lower
Human Development Index
FranceFrance
0.92
Mexico
0.79
17% higher
Happiness Inequality
FranceFrance
2.1 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
1.8 vs bottom 20%
17% higher
GDP Growth Rate
MexicoFrance
1.2%
Mexico
1.4%
17% lower
Life Satisfaction
MexicoFrance
7.1 pts
Mexico
8.4 pts
16% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
FranceFrance
0.93
Mexico
0.80
16% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
MexicoFrance
35.3 hrs/week
Mexico
42.09 hrs/week
16% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
FranceFrance
29.74% of adults
Mexico
25.57% of adults
16% higher
Time Satisfaction
MexicoFrance
6.6 pts
Mexico
7.7 pts
15% lower
Adult Literacy
FranceFrance
255.4 pts
Mexico
221.58 pts
15% higher
Highest Elevation
MexicoFrance
4.8K m
Mexico
5.6K m
15% lower
Reading Skills
FranceFrance
473.85 pts
Mexico
415.36 pts
14% higher
Earnings Inequality
MexicoFrance
2.9 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
3.3 vs bottom 10%
13% lower
CO2 Per Capita
FranceFrance
4.0 t/person/yr
Mexico
3.5 t/person/yr
13% higher
Job Strain
MexicoFrance
25.79% of employees
Mexico
28.89% of employees
11% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
MexicoFrance
304.0K
Mexico
341.0K
11% lower
Science Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.6 vs bottom 10%
10% higher
Lack of Support
MexicoFrance
12.69% of adults 15+
Mexico
14.04% of adults 15+
10% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
MexicoFrance
29.6% of adults
Mexico
32.8% of adults
10% lower
Imports (% GDP)
MexicoFrance
34.22% of GDP
Mexico
37.89% of GDP
10% lower
Life Expectancy
FranceFrance
82.9 years
Mexico
75.1 years
10% higher
Land Border Length
MexicoFrance
4.0K km
Mexico
4.4K km
10% lower
Employment Rate (%)
FranceFrance
77.16% of adults 25-64
Mexico
70.94% of adults 25-64
9% higher
Literacy Gap
MexicoFrance
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.8 vs bottom 10%
9% lower
Internet Users (%)
FranceFrance
88.65%
Mexico
81%
9% higher
Relationship Satisfaction
MexicoFrance
7.7 pts
Mexico
8.4 pts
8% lower
Reading Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.7 vs bottom 10%
8% higher
Numeracy Gap
MexicoFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.9 vs bottom 10%
8% lower
Exports (% GDP)
MexicoFrance
33.89% of GDP
Mexico
36.7% of GDP
8% lower
Math Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Mexico
1.6 vs bottom 10%
6% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
FranceFrance
98.64%
Mexico
92.99%
6% higher
Life Evaluation Score
MexicoFrance
6.6 pts
Mexico
7.0 pts
6% lower
Relationship Inequality
FranceFrance
1.9 vs bottom 20%
Mexico
1.8 vs bottom 20%
5% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
FranceFrance
117 per 100 people
Mexico
111.56 per 100 people
5% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
FranceFrance
52.5%
Mexico
50.69%
4% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
FranceFrance
29.49% of firms
Mexico
28.44% of firms
4% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
MexicoFrance
32.48%
Mexico
33.6%
3% lower
Fertility Rate
FranceFrance
1.9 children/woman
Mexico
1.9 children/woman
3% higher
Housing Affordability
MexicoFrance
79.68% of income
Mexico
81.24% of income
2% lower
Social Support
FranceFrance
87.13% of adults 15+
Mexico
85.65% of adults 15+
2% higher
Women in Senior Management
MexicoFrance
38.71% of managers
Mexico
39.32% of managers
2% lower
Self-Rated Health
FranceFrance
66.2% reporting good health
Mexico
65.5% reporting good health
1% higher
Urban Population (%)
MexicoFrance
78.8%
Mexico
79.75%
1% lower
Air Pollution Exposure
MexicoFrance
99.7% of population
Mexico
99.98% of population
equal
Time Zones Count
FranceFrance
1.0 time zones
Mexico
1.0 time zones
equal
Electricity Access (%)
FranceFrance
100%
Mexico
99.7%
equal
Lowest Elevation
FranceFrance
-2 m
Mexico
-10 m
ranked higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
MexicoFrance
92.06% of adults
Mexico
92.51% of adults
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
FranceFrance
-0.4% of GDP
Mexico
-0.4% of GDP
ranked higher
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