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 Russia
129 shared metrics.
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Russia
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Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: Russian lands were referred to as Muscovy until PETER I declared the Empire of All Russias in 1721.
CIA 2026
Analysis
France leads in 67 of 129 shared metrics, while Russia leads in 62.
France's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 59.9x that of Russia (23.88 per 1M people vs 0.39 per 1M people).
France's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 26.9x that of Russia (29.75 per 100k people vs 1.1 per 100k people).
France's Wind Electricity Share is 25.3x that of Russia (8.2% vs 0.31%).
France's Solar Electricity Share is 22.3x that of Russia (5.6% vs 0.24%).
France's Tourist Arrivals is 17.4x that of Russia (117.11M vs 6.36M).
Key Comparisons
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleFrance leads
France
23.88 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleFrance leads
France
29.75 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
Wind Electricity ShareFrance leads
France
8.2%
Russia
0.31%
Solar Electricity ShareFrance leads
France
5.6%
Russia
0.24%
Tourist ArrivalsFrance leads
France
117.11M
Russia
6.36M
Population DensityFrance leads
France
126.86 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
All Metrics
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
FranceFrance
23.88 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
5992% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
FranceFrance
29.75 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
2690% higher
Wind Electricity Share
FranceFrance
8.2%
Russia
0.31%
2532% higher
Solar Electricity Share
FranceFrance
5.6%
Russia
0.24%
2225% higher
Tourist Arrivals
FranceFrance
117.11M
Russia
6.36M
1742% higher
Population Density
FranceFrance
126.86 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
1345% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.80
Russia
0.06
1329% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
FranceFrance
0.96
Russia
0.08
1099% higher
Water Stress (%)
FranceFrance
12.21%
Russia
1.5%
713% higher
Tourism Revenue
FranceFrance
$35,958,000,000
Russia
$4,961,000,000
625% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
FranceFrance
98.5% of GDP
Russia
18.5% of GDP
432% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.86
Russia
0.17
409% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.2%
Russia
3.5%
363% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
FranceFrance
0.86 per 1M people
Russia
0.19 per 1M people
363% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
FranceFrance
$4,865.18
Russia
$1,078.23
351% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
FranceFrance
52.5%
Russia
13.17%
299% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
FranceFrance
64.8%
Russia
18.4%
252% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
FranceFrance
66 pts
Russia
22 pts
200% higher
GNI Per Capita
FranceFrance
$45,160
Russia
$15,320
195% higher
Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
7.4%
Russia
2.5%
192% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.47%
Russia
6.0%
174% higher
Food Waste per Person
FranceFrance
139 kg/person/yr
Russia
55.52 kg/person/yr
150% higher
Protected Land (%)
FranceFrance
28.6%
Russia
11.5%
149% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
18.89% of youth labor force
Russia
7.6% of youth labor force
148% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
2.2% of GDP
Russia
0.93% of GDP
141% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
FranceFrance
23.14%
Russia
9.7%
138% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
FranceFrance
36.05%
Russia
16.44%
119% higher
Coal Electricity Share
RussiaFrance
0.31%
Russia
18.4%
98% lower
Forest Area
RussiaFrance
175.0K km²
Russia
8.15M km²
98% lower
Land Area
RussiaFrance
539.0K km²
Russia
16.38M km²
97% lower
Imports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
34.22% of GDP
Russia
17.59% of GDP
95% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
FranceFrance
29.49% of firms
Russia
15.15% of firms
95% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
RussiaFrance
1.6% of firms
Russia
26.8% of firms
94% lower
Political Corruption Index
RussiaFrance
0.06
Russia
0.78
93% lower
Researchers
FranceFrance
5.2K per 1M
Russia
2.7K per 1M
93% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FranceFrance
23.08% of GDP
Russia
12.07% of GDP
91% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
RussiaFrance
41.44 gCO2/kWh
Russia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
91% lower
Broadband Access (%)
FranceFrance
49 per 100 people
Russia
25.82 per 100 people
90% higher
Foreign Patents
RussiaFrance
1.4K
Russia
11.4K
88% lower
Coastline Length
RussiaFrance
4.9K km
Russia
37.7K km
87% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaFrance
274.45 Mt CO2e
Russia
2.0K Mt CO2e
86% lower
Land Border Length
RussiaFrance
4.0K km
Russia
22.4K km
82% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaFrance
553
Russia
2.9K
81% lower
Homicide Rate
RussiaFrance
1.3 per 100k
Russia
6.8 per 100k
80% lower
Informal Employment Share
RussiaFrance
3.8% of employed people
Russia
19.23% of employed people
80% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaFrance
304.0K
Russia
1.45M
79% lower
Inflation Rate
RussiaFrance
2.0%
Russia
8.4%
76% lower
Teen Birth Rate
RussiaFrance
3.5 per 1k
Russia
12.97 per 1k
73% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaFrance
1.2%
Russia
4.3%
73% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
11.88% of GDP
Russia
6.9% of GDP
72% higher
Military Spending
RussiaFrance
2.1% of GDP
Russia
7.1% of GDP
71% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
FranceFrance
636.58 per 1k people
Russia
372.47 per 1k people
71% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
FranceFrance
0.93
Russia
0.55
70% higher
Capital Elevation
RussiaFrance
48 m
Russia
156 m
69% lower
Railway Network
RussiaFrance
27.7K km
Russia
85.5K km
68% lower
CO2 Per Capita
RussiaFrance
4.0 t/person/yr
Russia
12.29 t/person/yr
68% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
FranceFrance
29.74% of adults
Russia
17.66% of adults
68% higher
Railway Length
RussiaFrance
27.9K km
Russia
85.5K km
67% lower
Irrigated Land
RussiaFrance
14.2K km²
Russia
43.0K km²
67% lower
Shipping Traffic
FranceFrance
6.47M
Russia
3.91M
65% higher
Water Withdrawal
RussiaFrance
24.43 B m³
Russia
64.82 B m³
62% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
FranceFrance
55 sites
Russia
34 sites
62% higher
Obesity Rate
RussiaFrance
10.92%
Russia
28.05%
61% lower
Credit Card Ownership
FranceFrance
39.76% of adults
Russia
25.08% of adults
59% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
RussiaFrance
4.7 per 100k
Russia
10.6 per 100k
56% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
33.64 kg/person/yr
Russia
21.76 kg/person/yr
55% higher
Exports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
33.89% of GDP
Russia
21.92% of GDP
55% higher
Electricity Generation
RussiaFrance
557.73 TWh
Russia
1.2K TWh
54% lower
Population
RussiaFrance
68.51M
Russia
140.13M
51% lower
Nurses & Midwives
FranceFrance
9.4 per 1k
Russia
6.2 per 1k
50% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaFrance
151.46M kW
Russia
301.93M kW
50% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
241.31 kg/person/yr
Russia
163.57 kg/person/yr
48% higher
GDP (Nominal)
FranceFrance
$3,160,442,622,465.08
Russia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
45% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RussiaFrance
3.1K kg oil eq/person
Russia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
44% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaFrance
117 per 100 people
Russia
186 per 100 people
37% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaFrance
3.3 per 1k
Russia
5.1 per 1k
36% lower
Air Passengers
RussiaFrance
64.64M
Russia
98.87M
35% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaFrance
32.48%
Russia
49.78%
35% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaFrance
29.6% of adults
Russia
44.3% of adults
33% lower
Domestic Patents
RussiaFrance
13.4K
Russia
19.6K
32% lower
Birth Rate
FranceFrance
10.88 per 1k
Russia
8.3 per 1k
32% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
FranceFrance
99.71%
Russia
76.26%
31% higher
Spirits Consumption
RussiaFrance
2.2 L/person/yr
Russia
3.2 L/person/yr
30% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RussiaFrance
84.58 per 100k
Russia
121.42 per 100k
30% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
RussiaFrance
11.61% of firms
Russia
16.58% of firms
30% lower
Death Rate
RussiaFrance
9.9 per 1k
Russia
13.93 per 1k
29% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
FranceFrance
$61,290.42
Russia
$47,404.96
29% higher
Elderly Population (%)
FranceFrance
22.15%
Russia
17.18%
29% higher
Border Neighbors
RussiaFrance
10
Russia
14
29% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
5.3% of GDP
Russia
4.2% of GDP
28% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FranceFrance
33.6% of adults
Russia
26.5% of adults
27% higher
Airports
FranceFrance
1.2K
Russia
938
27% higher
Fertility Rate
FranceFrance
1.9 children/woman
Russia
1.5 children/woman
25% higher
Beer Consumption
RussiaFrance
2.4 L/person/yr
Russia
3.1 L/person/yr
22% lower
Scientific Publications
RussiaFrance
65.9K
Russia
84.3K
22% lower
Suicide Rate
RussiaFrance
16.58 per 100k
Russia
21.37 per 100k
22% lower
Dependency Ratio
FranceFrance
63% of working-age pop.
Russia
52.57% of working-age pop.
20% higher
Smoking Rate
FranceFrance
34.6%
Russia
29.2%
18% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
RussiaFrance
19.89% of firms
Russia
24.25% of firms
18% lower
University Enrollment Rate
FranceFrance
70.45%
Russia
60.39%
17% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
RussiaFrance
9.6 µg/m³
Russia
11.27 µg/m³
15% lower
Highest Elevation
RussiaFrance
4.8K m
Russia
5.6K m
15% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaFrance
6.0 per 1k
Russia
7.0 per 1k
14% lower
Life Expectancy
FranceFrance
82.9 years
Russia
73.3 years
13% higher
Life Evaluation Score
FranceFrance
6.6 pts
Russia
5.8 pts
13% higher
Digital Payments Used
FranceFrance
98.45% of adults
Russia
87.42% of adults
13% higher
Human Development Index
FranceFrance
0.92
Russia
0.83
11% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaFrance
25 days/yr
Russia
28 days/yr
11% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
RussiaFrance
6.4K kWh/person
Russia
7.2K kWh/person
11% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
RussiaFrance
35.3 hrs/week
Russia
38.99 hrs/week
9% lower
Infant Mortality
RussiaFrance
3.4 per 1k births
Russia
3.7 per 1k births
8% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
FranceFrance
98.64%
Russia
92.22%
7% higher
Women in Senior Management
RussiaFrance
38.71% of managers
Russia
41.72% of managers
7% lower
Median Age
FranceFrance
41.8 years
Russia
39.5 years
6% higher
Internet Users (%)
RussiaFrance
88.65%
Russia
94.36%
6% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaFrance
83.05 kg/person/yr
Russia
87.81 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Urban Population (%)
FranceFrance
78.8%
Russia
75.11%
5% higher
Child Mortality
RussiaFrance
4.3 per 1k births
Russia
4.5 per 1k births
4% lower
Inequality (Gini)
RussiaFrance
31.8
Russia
33
4% lower
Youth Population (%)
RussiaFrance
16.51%
Russia
17.28%
4% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
RussiaFrance
92.06% of adults
Russia
95.61% of adults
4% lower
Alcohol Consumption
RussiaFrance
10.32 L/adult/yr
Russia
10.53 L/adult/yr
2% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
RussiaFrance
98.2%
Russia
99.6%
1% lower
Time Zones Count
FranceFrance
1.0 time zones
Russia
1.0 time zones
equal
Electricity Access (%)
FranceFrance
100%
Russia
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
FranceFrance
-2 m
Russia
-28 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
FranceFrance
1.0
Russia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
RussiaFrance
-0.4% of GDP
Russia
1.6% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
FranceFrance
1.6% of GDP
Russia
-0.44% of GDP
ranked higher
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