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.
CIA
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France vs Spain
194 shared metrics.
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Spain
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Spain.
CIA 2026
Analysis
France leads in 108 of 194 shared metrics, while Spain leads in 86.
France's Firms Making Informal Payments is 11.8x that of Spain (11.61% of firms vs 0.91% of firms).
France's Foreign Patents is 9.9x that of Spain (1.4K vs 126).
France's Domestic Patents is 9.2x that of Spain (13.4K vs 1.3K).
France's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 4.8x that of Spain (0.86 per 1M people vs 0.15 per 1M people).
France's Firms Asked for Bribes is 2.7x that of Spain (1.6% of firms vs 0.43% of firms).
Key Comparisons
Firms Making Informal PaymentsFrance leads
France
11.61% of firms
Spain
0.91% of firms
Foreign PatentsFrance leads
France
1.4K
Spain
126
Domestic PatentsFrance leads
France
13.4K
Spain
1.3K
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleFrance leads
France
0.86 per 1M people
Spain
0.15 per 1M people
Firms Asked for BribesFrance leads
France
1.6% of firms
Spain
0.43% of firms
Border NeighborsFrance leads
France
10
Spain
3.0
All Metrics
Firms Making Informal Payments
FranceFrance
11.61% of firms
Spain
0.91% of firms
1181% higher
Foreign Patents
FranceFrance
1.4K
Spain
126
990% higher
Domestic Patents
FranceFrance
13.4K
Spain
1.3K
923% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
FranceFrance
0.86 per 1M people
Spain
0.15 per 1M people
482% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
FranceFrance
1.6% of firms
Spain
0.43% of firms
268% higher
Border Neighbors
FranceFrance
10
Spain
3.0
233% higher
Airports
FranceFrance
1.2K
Spain
365
226% higher
Tourist Arrivals
FranceFrance
117.11M
Spain
36.41M
222% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
FranceFrance
64.8%
Spain
20.3%
219% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
FranceFrance
29.75 per 100k people
Spain
10.43 per 100k people
185% higher
Long Work Hours
FranceFrance
6.0% of employees
Spain
2.3% of employees
160% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
FranceFrance
23.14%
Spain
9.3%
149% higher
Depression Rate
FranceFrance
10.8% of adults 15+
Spain
4.8% of adults 15+
125% higher
Food Waste per Person
FranceFrance
139 kg/person/yr
Spain
65 kg/person/yr
114% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
FranceFrance
6.0 per 1k
Spain
2.9 per 1k
107% higher
Land Border Length
FranceFrance
4.0K km
Spain
2.0K km
103% higher
Loneliness
FranceFrance
10.77% of adults 16+
Spain
5.4% of adults 16+
99% higher
Electricity Generation
FranceFrance
557.73 TWh
Spain
280.39 TWh
99% higher
Extreme Temperature Exposure
SpainFrance
1.1% of population
Spain
38.07% of population
97% lower
Overcrowded Housing
FranceFrance
7.4% of households
Spain
3.8% of households
96% higher
Homicide Rate
FranceFrance
1.3 per 100k
Spain
0.69 per 100k
93% higher
Capital Elevation
SpainFrance
48 m
Spain
663 m
93% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
FranceFrance
23.88 per 1M people
Spain
12.35 per 1M people
93% higher
Suicide Rate
FranceFrance
16.58 per 100k
Spain
8.7 per 100k
90% higher
GDP (Nominal)
FranceFrance
$3,160,442,622,465.08
Spain
$1,725,671,652,742.19
83% higher
Job Insecurity
SpainFrance
3.1% of earnings at risk
Spain
15.81% of earnings at risk
81% lower
Railway Length
FranceFrance
27.9K km
Spain
15.5K km
80% higher
Time Zones Count
SpainFrance
1.0 time zones
Spain
4.0 time zones
75% lower
Solar Electricity Share
SpainFrance
5.6%
Spain
21.85%
74% lower
Railway Network
FranceFrance
27.7K km
Spain
16.0K km
74% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SpainFrance
41.44 gCO2/kWh
Spain
153.6 gCO2/kWh
73% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
FranceFrance
$4,865.18
Spain
$2,910.84
67% higher
GDP Growth Rate
SpainFrance
1.2%
Spain
3.5%
66% lower
Gender Gap in Work
SpainFrance
26.99 min/day
Spain
77.29 min/day
65% lower
Lack of Support
FranceFrance
12.69% of adults 15+
Spain
7.8% of adults 15+
63% higher
Irrigated Land
SpainFrance
14.2K km²
Spain
38.0K km²
63% lower
Shipping Traffic
SpainFrance
6.47M
Spain
17.16M
62% lower
Wind Electricity Share
SpainFrance
8.2%
Spain
20.41%
60% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
FranceFrance
29.49% of firms
Spain
18.79% of firms
57% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
2.2% of GDP
Spain
1.4% of GDP
56% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
SpainFrance
1.7% of workforce
Spain
3.8% of workforce
55% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FranceFrance
23.08% of GDP
Spain
15% of GDP
54% higher
Housing Cost Burden
SpainFrance
11.25% of households
Spain
24.11% of households
53% lower
Water Stress (%)
SpainFrance
12.21%
Spain
26.1%
53% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
FranceFrance
304.0K
Spain
199.0K
53% higher
Researchers
FranceFrance
5.2K per 1M
Spain
3.4K per 1M
53% higher
Birth Rate
FranceFrance
10.88 per 1k
Spain
7.2 per 1k
52% higher
Unpaid Work Hours
SpainFrance
7.2% of adults 15-64
Spain
14.61% of adults 15-64
51% lower
Relationship Dissatisfaction
FranceFrance
4.8% of adults 16+
Spain
3.2% of adults 16+
50% higher
Political Corruption Index
SpainFrance
0.06
Spain
0.11
50% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
FranceFrance
19.89% of firms
Spain
13.45% of firms
48% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
241.31 kg/person/yr
Spain
164.29 kg/person/yr
47% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
FranceFrance
20.02 per 100k
Spain
13.75 per 100k
46% higher
Population
FranceFrance
68.51M
Spain
47.28M
45% higher
Beer Consumption
SpainFrance
2.4 L/person/yr
Spain
4.2 L/person/yr
44% lower
Fertility Rate
FranceFrance
1.9 children/woman
Spain
1.3 children/woman
44% higher
Obesity Rate
SpainFrance
10.92%
Spain
19.17%
43% lower
Nurses & Midwives
FranceFrance
9.4 per 1k
Spain
6.5 per 1k
43% higher
Military Spending
FranceFrance
2.1% of GDP
Spain
1.4% of GDP
43% higher
Poverty Rate
SpainFrance
8.3% of population
Spain
13.75% of population
40% lower
Child Mortality
FranceFrance
4.3 per 1k births
Spain
3.1 per 1k births
39% higher
Spirits Consumption
FranceFrance
2.2 L/person/yr
Spain
1.6 L/person/yr
37% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
3.1K kg oil eq/person
Spain
2.3K kg oil eq/person
37% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
SpainFrance
16.47%
Spain
25.86%
36% lower
GNI Per Capita
FranceFrance
$45,160
Spain
$33,550
35% higher
Unemployment Rate
SpainFrance
7.4%
Spain
11.39%
35% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SpainFrance
1.6% of GDP
Spain
2.5% of GDP
34% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
FranceFrance
4.7 per 100k
Spain
3.5 per 100k
34% higher
Fuel Poverty
SpainFrance
11.8% of adults 16+
Spain
17.5% of adults 16+
33% lower
Homicide Rate
FranceFrance
0.80 per 100k
Spain
0.60 per 100k
33% higher
Poor Health
FranceFrance
9.7% reporting poor health
Spain
7.3% reporting poor health
33% higher
Low Adult Literacy
SpainFrance
3.4% of adults
Spain
5.0% of adults
32% lower
Population Density
FranceFrance
126.86 /km²
Spain
96.76 /km²
31% higher
Air Passengers
SpainFrance
64.64M
Spain
94.10M
31% lower
Infant Mortality
FranceFrance
3.4 per 1k births
Spain
2.6 per 1k births
31% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
FranceFrance
29.74% of adults
Spain
22.64% of adults
31% higher
Low Reading Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
Spain
12.88% of students
30% higher
Low Math Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
Spain
12.88% of students
30% higher
Low Science Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
Spain
12.88% of students
30% higher
Credit Card Ownership
SpainFrance
39.76% of adults
Spain
56.61% of adults
30% lower
Inflation Rate
SpainFrance
2.0%
Spain
2.8%
29% lower
Broadband Access (%)
FranceFrance
49 per 100 people
Spain
38 per 100 people
29% higher
Highest Elevation
FranceFrance
4.8K m
Spain
3.7K m
29% higher
Youth Population (%)
FranceFrance
16.51%
Spain
12.92%
28% higher
Teen Birth Rate
SpainFrance
3.5 per 1k
Spain
4.8 per 1k
27% lower
Job Strain
SpainFrance
25.79% of employees
Spain
35.01% of employees
26% lower
University Enrollment Rate
SpainFrance
70.45%
Spain
93.73%
25% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
6.4K kWh/person
Spain
5.1K kWh/person
25% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
FranceFrance
274.45 Mt CO2e
Spain
220.08 Mt CO2e
25% higher
Road Deaths
FranceFrance
4.6 per 100k
Spain
3.7 per 100k
24% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
SpainFrance
3.3 per 1k
Spain
4.3 per 1k
24% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
SpainFrance
18.89% of youth labor force
Spain
24.75% of youth labor force
24% lower
Smoking Rate
FranceFrance
34.6%
Spain
28.4%
22% higher
Dependency Ratio
FranceFrance
63% of working-age pop.
Spain
51.67% of working-age pop.
22% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FranceFrance
33.6% of adults
Spain
27.6% of adults
22% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
11.88% of GDP
Spain
9.7% of GDP
22% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
FranceFrance
66 pts
Spain
55 pts
20% higher
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
$43,435
Spain
$36,537
19% higher
Median Wealth
SpainFrance
$177,350
Spain
$219,234
19% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
SpainFrance
36.05%
Spain
44.29%
19% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
SpainFrance
4.5 vs bottom 20%
Spain
5.5 vs bottom 20%
18% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
SpainFrance
83.05 kg/person/yr
Spain
100.26 kg/person/yr
17% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
SpainFrance
33.64 kg/person/yr
Spain
40.3 kg/person/yr
17% lower
Earnings Inequality
FranceFrance
2.9 vs bottom 10%
Spain
2.5 vs bottom 10%
16% higher
Water Withdrawal
SpainFrance
24.43 B m³
Spain
29.02 B m³
16% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
5.3% of GDP
Spain
4.6% of GDP
16% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
FranceFrance
151.46M kW
Spain
130.37M kW
16% higher
Political Voice
SpainFrance
26.27% who feel heard by government
Spain
30.98% who feel heard by government
15% lower
Green Space Access
SpainFrance
62.18% of urban pop.
Spain
73.41% of urban pop.
15% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SpainFrance
16.2%
Spain
19%
15% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
FranceFrance
25 days/yr
Spain
22 days/yr
14% higher
CO2 Per Capita
SpainFrance
4.0 t/person/yr
Spain
4.6 t/person/yr
14% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
FranceFrance
0.96
Spain
0.84
14% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
SpainFrance
32.48%
Spain
37.19%
13% lower
Alcohol Consumption
FranceFrance
10.32 L/adult/yr
Spain
9.2 L/adult/yr
13% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
FranceFrance
55 sites
Spain
49 sites
12% higher
Average Earnings
FranceFrance
$60,608.01
Spain
$54,564.41
11% higher
Voter Turnout
FranceFrance
73.69% of votes
Spain
66.59% of votes
11% higher
Safety at Night
SpainFrance
73% feeling safe at night
Spain
81.5% feeling safe at night
10% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
FranceFrance
553
Spain
503
10% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
SpainFrance
636.58 per 1k people
Spain
710.57 per 1k people
10% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SpainFrance
33.89% of GDP
Spain
37.06% of GDP
9% lower
Home Internet Access
SpainFrance
88.11% of households
Spain
95.91% of households
8% lower
Time Use Inequality
SpainFrance
2.9 vs bottom 20%
Spain
3.1 vs bottom 20%
8% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.80
Spain
0.74
8% higher
Land Area
FranceFrance
539.0K km²
Spain
499.7K km²
8% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SpainFrance
117 per 100 people
Spain
127.72 per 100 people
8% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
SpainFrance
98.5% of GDP
Spain
107.3% of GDP
8% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
FranceFrance
$61,290.42
Spain
$56,877.64
8% higher
Social Time
FranceFrance
6.2 hrs/week
Spain
5.8 hrs/week
7% higher
Reading Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Spain
1.7 vs bottom 10%
7% higher
Science Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Spain
1.7 vs bottom 10%
7% higher
Median Age
SpainFrance
41.8 years
Spain
44.9 years
7% lower
Internet Users (%)
SpainFrance
88.65%
Spain
95.76%
7% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
FranceFrance
92.06% of adults
Spain
85.75% of adults
7% higher
Youth NEET Rate
SpainFrance
12.52% of youth 15-24
Spain
13.38% of youth 15-24
6% lower
Self-Rated Health
SpainFrance
66.2% reporting good health
Spain
70.1% reporting good health
6% lower
Wealth Concentration
SpainFrance
49.93% of wealth
Spain
53.22% of wealth
6% lower
Low Adult Numeracy
SpainFrance
22.63% of adults
Spain
24.1% of adults
6% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
FranceFrance
52.5%
Spain
49.58%
6% higher
Forest Area
SpainFrance
175.0K km²
Spain
185.9K km²
6% lower
Social Support
SpainFrance
87.13% of adults 15+
Spain
92.17% of adults 15+
5% lower
Happiness Inequality
SpainFrance
2.1 vs bottom 20%
Spain
2.2 vs bottom 20%
5% lower
Inequality (Gini)
SpainFrance
31.8
Spain
33.4
5% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.86
Spain
0.82
5% higher
Women in Senior Management
FranceFrance
38.71% of managers
Spain
36.95% of managers
5% higher
Elderly Population (%)
FranceFrance
22.15%
Spain
21.15%
5% higher
Employment Rate (%)
FranceFrance
77.16% of adults 25-64
Spain
74.17% of adults 25-64
4% higher
Low-Wage Workers
SpainFrance
6.2% of workers
Spain
6.4% of workers
4% lower
Imports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
34.22% of GDP
Spain
32.89% of GDP
4% higher
Leisure Time
FranceFrance
16.2 hrs/day
Spain
15.75 hrs/day
3% higher
Adult Literacy
FranceFrance
255.4 pts
Spain
248.94 pts
3% higher
Math Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Spain
1.6 vs bottom 10%
3% higher
Numeracy Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Spain
1.7 vs bottom 10%
3% higher
Relationship Inequality
FranceFrance
1.9 vs bottom 20%
Spain
1.9 vs bottom 20%
3% higher
Coal Electricity Share
SpainFrance
0.31%
Spain
0.32%
3% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
SpainFrance
84.58 per 100k
Spain
87.12 per 100k
3% lower
Job Satisfaction
SpainFrance
7.1 pts
Spain
7.3 pts
2% lower
Adult Numeracy
FranceFrance
257.22 pts
Spain
251.72 pts
2% higher
Relationship Satisfaction
SpainFrance
7.7 pts
Spain
7.9 pts
2% lower
Literacy Gap
SpainFrance
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Spain
1.7 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Coastline Length
SpainFrance
4.9K km
Spain
5.0K km
2% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
SpainFrance
35.3 hrs/week
Spain
36.1 hrs/week
2% lower
Protected Land (%)
FranceFrance
28.6%
Spain
28.1%
2% higher
Scientific Publications
SpainFrance
65.9K
Spain
67.1K
2% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
SpainFrance
98.2%
Spain
99.9%
2% lower
Urban Population (%)
SpainFrance
78.8%
Spain
80.32%
2% lower
Informal Employment Share
SpainFrance
3.8% of employed people
Spain
3.8% of employed people
2% lower
Housing Affordability
SpainFrance
79.68% of income
Spain
80.18% of income
1% lower
Science Skills
FranceFrance
487.23 pts
Spain
484.53 pts
1% higher
Life Satisfaction
SpainFrance
7.1 pts
Spain
7.2 pts
1% lower
Chronic Pain
FranceFrance
34.5% of adults 15+
Spain
34% of adults 15+
1% higher
Time Dissatisfaction
FranceFrance
16.89% of adults 16+
Spain
16.64% of adults 16+
1% higher
Low Life Satisfaction
SpainFrance
6.9% of adults 16+
Spain
7.0% of adults 16+
1% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
SpainFrance
0.93
Spain
0.94
1% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
FranceFrance
29.6% of adults
Spain
29.4% of adults
1% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
SpainFrance
98.64%
Spain
99.92%
1% lower
Death Rate
SpainFrance
9.9 per 1k
Spain
10.0 per 1k
1% lower
Life Expectancy
SpainFrance
82.9 years
Spain
83.9 years
1% lower
Life Evaluation Score
FranceFrance
6.6 pts
Spain
6.5 pts
1% higher
Digital Payments Used
FranceFrance
98.45% of adults
Spain
97.53% of adults
1% higher
Financial Hardship
SpainFrance
21.8% of adults 16+
Spain
21.9% of adults 16+
equal
Gender Pay Gap (%)
SpainFrance
6.2% of male wages
Spain
6.2% of male wages
equal
Time Satisfaction
FranceFrance
6.6 pts
Spain
6.6 pts
equal
Reading Skills
SpainFrance
473.85 pts
Spain
474.31 pts
equal
Math Skills
FranceFrance
473.94 pts
Spain
473.14 pts
equal
Air Pollution Exposure
FranceFrance
99.7% of population
Spain
99.21% of population
equal
Human Development Index
FranceFrance
0.92
Spain
0.92
equal
Electricity Access (%)
SpainFrance
100%
Spain
100%
equal
Safe Drinking Water (%)
FranceFrance
99.71%
Spain
99.46%
equal
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
FranceFrance
9.6 µg/m³
Spain
9.6 µg/m³
equal
Lowest Elevation
SpainFrance
-2 m
Spain
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
SpainFrance
1.0
Spain
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SpainFrance
-0.4% of GDP
Spain
2.9% of GDP
ranked lower
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