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 Saudi Arabia
119 shared metrics.
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Saudi Arabia
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud.
CIA 2026
Analysis
France leads in 81 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 38.
France's Renewable Energy (%) is 161.0x that of Saudi Arabia (16.2% vs 0.10%).
France's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 94.3x that of Saudi Arabia (29.75 per 100k people vs 0.31 per 100k people).
France's Forest Coverage (%) is 70.5x that of Saudi Arabia (32.48% vs 0.45%).
France's Electoral Democracy Index is 53.1x that of Saudi Arabia (0.86 vs 0.02).
France's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 43.2x that of Saudi Arabia (29.49% of firms vs 0.67% of firms).
Key Comparisons
Renewable Energy (%)France leads
France
16.2%
Saudi Arabia
0.10%
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleFrance leads
France
29.75 per 100k people
Saudi Arabia
0.31 per 100k people
Forest Coverage (%)France leads
France
32.48%
Saudi Arabia
0.45%
Electoral Democracy IndexFrance leads
France
0.86
Saudi Arabia
0.02
Firms Hit by Power OutagesFrance leads
France
29.49% of firms
Saudi Arabia
0.67% of firms
High-Tech Exports (%)France leads
France
23.14%
Saudi Arabia
0.54%
All Metrics
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.2%
Saudi Arabia
0.10%
16100% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
FranceFrance
29.75 per 100k people
Saudi Arabia
0.31 per 100k people
9434% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
FranceFrance
32.48%
Saudi Arabia
0.45%
7046% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.86
Saudi Arabia
0.02
5306% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
FranceFrance
29.49% of firms
Saudi Arabia
0.67% of firms
4321% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
FranceFrance
23.14%
Saudi Arabia
0.54%
4153% higher
Wind Electricity Share
FranceFrance
8.2%
Saudi Arabia
0.35%
2231% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.47%
Saudi Arabia
0.73%
2160% higher
Forest Area
FranceFrance
175.0K km²
Saudi Arabia
9.8K km²
1692% higher
Suicide Rate
FranceFrance
16.58 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
0.95 per 100k
1645% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.80
Saudi Arabia
0.05
1602% higher
Airports
FranceFrance
1.2K
Saudi Arabia
89
1238% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
FranceFrance
11.61% of firms
Saudi Arabia
1.0% of firms
1034% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
FranceFrance
19.89% of firms
Saudi Arabia
1.8% of firms
1030% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
FranceFrance
0.96
Saudi Arabia
0.09
942% higher
Domestic Patents
FranceFrance
13.4K
Saudi Arabia
1.4K
858% higher
Population Density
FranceFrance
126.86 /km²
Saudi Arabia
15.68 /km²
709% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
FranceFrance
98.5% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
13.1% of GDP
652% higher
Elderly Population (%)
FranceFrance
22.15%
Saudi Arabia
3.0%
651% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
FranceFrance
23.88 per 1M people
Saudi Arabia
3.2 per 1M people
640% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
FranceFrance
55 sites
Saudi Arabia
8.0 sites
588% higher
Tourism Revenue
FranceFrance
$35,958,000,000
Saudi Arabia
$5,960,000,000
503% higher
Railway Length
FranceFrance
27.9K km
Saudi Arabia
5.4K km
415% higher
Researchers
FranceFrance
5.2K per 1M
Saudi Arabia
1.1K per 1M
362% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
2.2% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
0.56% of GDP
295% higher
Solar Electricity Share
FranceFrance
5.6%
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
208% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
FranceFrance
$4,865.18
Saudi Arabia
$1,593.37
205% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
33.64 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
11.35 kg/person/yr
196% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
241.31 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
83.65 kg/person/yr
188% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
FranceFrance
636.58 per 1k people
Saudi Arabia
222.77 per 1k people
186% higher
Death Rate
FranceFrance
9.9 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
3.5 per 1k
182% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FranceFrance
23.08% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
8.2% of GDP
182% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
FranceFrance
6.0 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
2.2 per 1k
173% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
FranceFrance
0.93
Saudi Arabia
0.35
168% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
11.88% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
4.6% of GDP
157% higher
Scientific Publications
FranceFrance
65.9K
Saudi Arabia
25.8K
155% higher
GDP (Nominal)
FranceFrance
$3,160,442,622,465.08
Saudi Arabia
$1,239,804,533,333.33
155% higher
Smoking Rate
FranceFrance
34.6%
Saudi Arabia
14.9%
132% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FranceFrance
33.6% of adults
Saudi Arabia
14.7% of adults
129% higher
Water Stress (%)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
12.21%
Saudi Arabia
974.17%
99% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Saudi ArabiaFrance
41.44 gCO2/kWh
Saudi Arabia
691.95 gCO2/kWh
94% lower
Capital Elevation
Saudi ArabiaFrance
48 m
Saudi Arabia
612 m
92% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
18.89% of youth labor force
Saudi Arabia
10.01% of youth labor force
89% higher
Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
7.4%
Saudi Arabia
3.9%
89% higher
Irrigated Land
FranceFrance
14.2K km²
Saudi Arabia
7.6K km²
88% higher
Population
FranceFrance
68.51M
Saudi Arabia
36.54M
87% higher
Coastline Length
FranceFrance
4.9K km
Saudi Arabia
2.6K km
84% higher
Political Corruption Index
Saudi ArabiaFrance
0.06
Saudi Arabia
0.33
83% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
Saudi ArabiaFrance
1.6% of firms
Saudi Arabia
9.5% of firms
83% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
9.6 µg/m³
Saudi Arabia
53.15 µg/m³
82% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
FranceFrance
36.05%
Saudi Arabia
19.87%
81% higher
CO2 Per Capita
Saudi ArabiaFrance
4.0 t/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
20.38 t/person/yr
81% lower
Land Area
Saudi ArabiaFrance
539.0K km²
Saudi Arabia
2.15M km²
75% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
Saudi ArabiaFrance
4.7 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
18.5 per 100k
75% lower
Obesity Rate
Saudi ArabiaFrance
10.92%
Saudi Arabia
41.11%
73% lower
Dependency Ratio
FranceFrance
63% of working-age pop.
Saudi Arabia
36.55% of working-age pop.
72% higher
Military Spending
Saudi ArabiaFrance
2.1% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
7.3% of GDP
72% lower
Nurses & Midwives
FranceFrance
9.4 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
5.5 per 1k
70% higher
Teen Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaFrance
3.5 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
11.11 per 1k
68% lower
Highest Elevation
FranceFrance
4.8K m
Saudi Arabia
3.0K m
60% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
3.1K kg oil eq/person
Saudi Arabia
7.5K kg oil eq/person
58% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
Saudi ArabiaFrance
274.45 Mt CO2e
Saudi Arabia
652.51 Mt CO2e
58% lower
Protected Land (%)
FranceFrance
28.6%
Saudi Arabia
18.5%
55% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
83.05 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
54.13 kg/person/yr
53% higher
Time Zones Count
Saudi ArabiaFrance
1.0 time zones
Saudi Arabia
2.0 time zones
50% lower
Foreign Patents
Saudi ArabiaFrance
1.4K
Saudi Arabia
2.6K
47% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
FranceFrance
84.58 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
58.04 per 100k
46% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
6.4K kWh/person
Saudi Arabia
11.8K kWh/person
46% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
Saudi ArabiaFrance
29.74% of adults
Saudi Arabia
54.13% of adults
45% lower
Median Age
FranceFrance
41.8 years
Saudi Arabia
29.2 years
43% higher
Border Neighbors
FranceFrance
10
Saudi Arabia
7.0
43% higher
GDP Growth Rate
Saudi ArabiaFrance
1.2%
Saudi Arabia
2.0%
40% lower
Shipping Traffic
Saudi ArabiaFrance
6.47M
Saudi Arabia
10.46M
38% lower
Air Passengers
FranceFrance
64.64M
Saudi Arabia
47.98M
35% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
52.5%
Saudi Arabia
80.77%
35% lower
Imports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
34.22% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
25.57% of GDP
34% higher
Credit Card Ownership
FranceFrance
39.76% of adults
Saudi Arabia
30.13% of adults
32% higher
Child Mortality
Saudi ArabiaFrance
4.3 per 1k births
Saudi Arabia
6.2 per 1k births
31% lower
Infant Mortality
Saudi ArabiaFrance
3.4 per 1k births
Saudi Arabia
4.9 per 1k births
31% lower
Youth Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
16.51%
Saudi Arabia
23.82%
31% lower
Digital Payments Used
FranceFrance
98.45% of adults
Saudi Arabia
75.72% of adults
30% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
FranceFrance
553
Saudi Arabia
433
28% higher
GNI Per Capita
FranceFrance
$45,160
Saudi Arabia
$35,630
27% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
FranceFrance
151.46M kW
Saudi Arabia
119.62M kW
27% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
117 per 100 people
Saudi Arabia
157.78 per 100 people
26% lower
Electricity Generation
FranceFrance
557.73 TWh
Saudi Arabia
454.64 TWh
23% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
FranceFrance
25 days/yr
Saudi Arabia
21 days/yr
19% higher
Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaFrance
10.88 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
13.41 per 1k
19% lower
Inflation Rate
FranceFrance
2.0%
Saudi Arabia
1.7%
18% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
FranceFrance
66 pts
Saudi Arabia
57 pts
16% higher
University Enrollment Rate
Saudi ArabiaFrance
70.45%
Saudi Arabia
83.88%
16% lower
Exports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
33.89% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
29.11% of GDP
16% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
$61,290.42
Saudi Arabia
$71,375.37
14% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
Saudi ArabiaFrance
29.6% of adults
Saudi Arabia
34.2% of adults
13% lower
Broadband Access (%)
FranceFrance
49 per 100 people
Saudi Arabia
44 per 100 people
11% higher
Internet Users (%)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
88.65%
Saudi Arabia
100%
11% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
FranceFrance
304.0K
Saudi Arabia
282.0K
8% higher
Urban Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
78.8%
Saudi Arabia
84.46%
7% lower
Land Border Length
Saudi ArabiaFrance
4.0K km
Saudi Arabia
4.3K km
7% lower
Food Waste per Person
Saudi ArabiaFrance
139 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
148.88 kg/person/yr
7% lower
Life Expectancy
FranceFrance
82.9 years
Saudi Arabia
78.7 years
5% higher
Water Withdrawal
FranceFrance
24.43 B m³
Saudi Arabia
23.38 B m³
4% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
3.3 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
3.4 per 1k
4% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
5.3% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
5.1% of GDP
4% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
Saudi ArabiaFrance
92.06% of adults
Saudi Arabia
95.89% of adults
4% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaFrance
1.6% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
1.7% of GDP
4% lower
Fertility Rate
FranceFrance
1.9 children/woman
Saudi Arabia
1.8 children/woman
3% higher
Life Evaluation Score
Saudi ArabiaFrance
6.6 pts
Saudi Arabia
6.8 pts
3% lower
Human Development Index
FranceFrance
0.92
Saudi Arabia
0.90
2% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
FranceFrance
98.64%
Saudi Arabia
97.61%
1% higher
Beer Consumption
FranceFrance
2.4 L/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Spirits Consumption
FranceFrance
2.2 L/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
FranceFrance
0.31%
Saudi Arabia
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
FranceFrance
100%
Saudi Arabia
100%
equal
Alcohol Consumption
FranceFrance
10.32 L/adult/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/adult/yr
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
FranceFrance
0.86 per 1M people
Saudi Arabia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
Saudi ArabiaFrance
-2 m
Saudi Arabia
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
FranceFrance
1.0
Saudi Arabia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
FranceFrance
-0.4% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
-3% of GDP
ranked higher
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