France
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Identity
Formal name: French Republic.
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Identity
Name origin: derives from the Latin name Francia, meaning "Land of the Franks".
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France vs Turkey
180 shared metrics.
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Turkey
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Turkey.
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Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Turks".
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Analysis
France leads in 101 of 180 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 79.
France's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 37.6x that of Turkey (29.75 per 100k people vs 0.77 per 100k people).
France's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 23.6x that of Turkey (0.86 per 1M people vs 0.04 per 1M people).
France's Health Spending Per Capita is 11.6x that of Turkey ($4,865.18 vs $385.88).
France's Airports is 9.3x that of Turkey (1.2K vs 116).
France's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 9.3x that of Turkey (23.88 per 1M people vs 2.3 per 1M people).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleFrance leads
France
29.75 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleFrance leads
France
0.86 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
Health Spending Per CapitaFrance leads
France
$4,865.18
Turkey
$385.88
AirportsFrance leads
France
1.2K
Turkey
116
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleFrance leads
France
23.88 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
Tourist ArrivalsFrance leads
France
117.11M
Turkey
15.97M
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
FranceFrance
29.75 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
3763% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
FranceFrance
0.86 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
2360% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
FranceFrance
$4,865.18
Turkey
$385.88
1161% higher
Airports
FranceFrance
1.2K
Turkey
116
927% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
FranceFrance
23.88 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
926% higher
Tourist Arrivals
FranceFrance
117.11M
Turkey
15.97M
633% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.80
Turkey
0.11
627% higher
Low-Wage Workers
FranceFrance
6.2% of workers
Turkey
0.96% of workers
539% higher
Suicide Rate
FranceFrance
16.58 per 100k
Turkey
2.7 per 100k
516% higher
Alcohol Consumption
FranceFrance
10.32 L/adult/yr
Turkey
1.7 L/adult/yr
511% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
33.64 kg/person/yr
Turkey
5.5 kg/person/yr
508% higher
Spirits Consumption
FranceFrance
2.2 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
507% higher
Foreign Patents
FranceFrance
1.4K
Turkey
242
467% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
FranceFrance
0.96
Turkey
0.18
436% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
FranceFrance
11.61% of firms
Turkey
2.5% of firms
361% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
FranceFrance
23.14%
Turkey
5.1%
350% higher
Protected Land (%)
FranceFrance
28.6%
Turkey
7.0%
309% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
FranceFrance
98.5% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
270% higher
Beer Consumption
FranceFrance
2.4 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
260% higher
GNI Per Capita
FranceFrance
$45,160
Turkey
$13,460
236% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
11.88% of GDP
Turkey
3.7% of GDP
221% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.86
Turkey
0.29
195% higher
Gender Gap in Work
FranceFrance
26.99 min/day
Turkey
9.7 min/day
179% higher
Nurses & Midwives
FranceFrance
9.4 per 1k
Turkey
3.4 per 1k
174% higher
Railway Network
FranceFrance
27.7K km
Turkey
10.5K km
163% higher
Tourism Revenue
FranceFrance
$35,958,000,000
Turkey
$13,771,000,000
161% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
FranceFrance
55 sites
Turkey
22 sites
150% higher
Railway Length
FranceFrance
27.9K km
Turkey
11.5K km
142% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
FranceFrance
636.58 per 1k people
Turkey
266.03 per 1k people
139% higher
GDP (Nominal)
FranceFrance
$3,160,442,622,465.08
Turkey
$1,359,123,768,774.12
133% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
FranceFrance
20.02 per 100k
Turkey
8.8 per 100k
126% higher
Broadband Access (%)
FranceFrance
49 per 100 people
Turkey
22 per 100 people
123% higher
Elderly Population (%)
FranceFrance
22.15%
Turkey
10.28%
115% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
83.05 kg/person/yr
Turkey
38.87 kg/person/yr
114% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
FranceFrance
66 pts
Turkey
31 pts
113% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
FranceFrance
19.89% of firms
Turkey
9.4% of firms
111% higher
Researchers
FranceFrance
5.2K per 1M
Turkey
2.5K per 1M
109% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
FranceFrance
25 days/yr
Turkey
12 days/yr
108% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
FranceFrance
6.0 per 1k
Turkey
3.0 per 1k
100% higher
Coal Electricity Share
TurkeyFrance
0.31%
Turkey
34.31%
99% lower
Extreme Temperature Exposure
TurkeyFrance
1.1% of population
Turkey
31.61% of population
97% lower
Inflation Rate
TurkeyFrance
2.0%
Turkey
58.5%
97% lower
Capital Elevation
TurkeyFrance
48 m
Turkey
938 m
95% lower
Political Corruption Index
TurkeyFrance
0.06
Turkey
0.80
93% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkeyFrance
41.44 gCO2/kWh
Turkey
474.74 gCO2/kWh
91% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
FranceFrance
1.6% of GDP
Turkey
0.86% of GDP
91% higher
Informal Employment Share
TurkeyFrance
3.8% of employed people
Turkey
27.71% of employed people
86% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
FranceFrance
36.05%
Turkey
19.87%
81% higher
Women in Senior Management
FranceFrance
38.71% of managers
Turkey
21.45% of managers
80% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
6.4K kWh/person
Turkey
3.6K kWh/person
79% higher
Job Insecurity
TurkeyFrance
3.1% of earnings at risk
Turkey
12.97% of earnings at risk
76% lower
Long Work Hours
TurkeyFrance
6.0% of employees
Turkey
22.53% of employees
74% lower
Irrigated Land
TurkeyFrance
14.2K km²
Turkey
52.1K km²
73% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
5.3% of GDP
Turkey
3.1% of GDP
72% higher
Teen Birth Rate
TurkeyFrance
3.5 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
71% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
FranceFrance
3.1K kg oil eq/person
Turkey
1.8K kg oil eq/person
70% higher
Overcrowded Housing
TurkeyFrance
7.4% of households
Turkey
23.84% of households
69% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
FranceFrance
2.2% of GDP
Turkey
1.3% of GDP
69% higher
Obesity Rate
TurkeyFrance
10.92%
Turkey
34.26%
68% lower
Time Zones Count
TurkeyFrance
1.0 time zones
Turkey
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Child Mortality
TurkeyFrance
4.3 per 1k births
Turkey
12.8 per 1k births
66% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
FranceFrance
0.93
Turkey
0.56
66% higher
Depression Rate
FranceFrance
10.8% of adults 15+
Turkey
6.6% of adults 15+
64% higher
GDP Growth Rate
TurkeyFrance
1.2%
Turkey
3.3%
64% lower
Domestic Patents
FranceFrance
13.4K
Turkey
8.2K
63% higher
Infant Mortality
TurkeyFrance
3.4 per 1k births
Turkey
9.1 per 1k births
63% lower
Electricity Generation
FranceFrance
557.73 TWh
Turkey
341.22 TWh
63% higher
Water Withdrawal
TurkeyFrance
24.43 B m³
Turkey
64.47 B m³
62% lower
Death Rate
FranceFrance
9.9 per 1k
Turkey
6.2 per 1k
60% higher
Homicide Rate
TurkeyFrance
1.3 per 100k
Turkey
3.2 per 100k
59% lower
Water Stress (%)
TurkeyFrance
12.21%
Turkey
28.4%
57% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TurkeyFrance
9.6 µg/m³
Turkey
21.61 µg/m³
56% lower
Chronic Pain
FranceFrance
34.5% of adults 15+
Turkey
22.5% of adults 15+
53% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
TurkeyFrance
553
Turkey
1.2K
53% lower
Low Adult Literacy
TurkeyFrance
3.4% of adults
Turkey
6.7% of adults
49% lower
Air Passengers
TurkeyFrance
64.64M
Turkey
125.94M
49% lower
Shipping Traffic
TurkeyFrance
6.47M
Turkey
12.37M
48% lower
Solar Electricity Share
TurkeyFrance
5.6%
Turkey
10.53%
47% lower
Youth NEET Rate
TurkeyFrance
12.52% of youth 15-24
Turkey
23.22% of youth 15-24
46% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
FranceFrance
3.3 per 1k
Turkey
2.2 per 1k
46% higher
University Enrollment Rate
TurkeyFrance
70.45%
Turkey
127.58%
45% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
TurkeyFrance
4.5 vs bottom 20%
Turkey
8.0 vs bottom 20%
44% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
FranceFrance
151.46M kW
Turkey
106.28M kW
43% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
TurkeyFrance
22.63% of adults
Turkey
39% of adults
42% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TurkeyFrance
304.0K
Turkey
512.0K
41% lower
Job Strain
TurkeyFrance
25.79% of employees
Turkey
42.94% of employees
40% lower
Land Border Length
FranceFrance
4.0K km
Turkey
2.8K km
40% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
TurkeyFrance
274.45 Mt CO2e
Turkey
460.03 Mt CO2e
40% lower
Road Deaths
TurkeyFrance
4.6 per 100k
Turkey
7.7 per 100k
39% lower
Gender Pay Gap (%)
TurkeyFrance
6.2% of male wages
Turkey
10.0% of male wages
38% lower
Digital Payments Used
FranceFrance
98.45% of adults
Turkey
71.42% of adults
38% higher
Poverty Rate
TurkeyFrance
8.3% of population
Turkey
13.15% of population
37% lower
Time Satisfaction
FranceFrance
6.6 pts
Turkey
4.8 pts
37% higher
Poor Health
FranceFrance
9.7% reporting poor health
Turkey
7.1% reporting poor health
37% higher
Dependency Ratio
FranceFrance
63% of working-age pop.
Turkey
46.48% of working-age pop.
36% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
FranceFrance
$61,290.42
Turkey
$45,122.93
36% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.2%
Turkey
12%
35% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
TurkeyFrance
1.6% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
34% lower
Coastline Length
TurkeyFrance
4.9K km
Turkey
7.2K km
33% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
TurkeyFrance
29.74% of adults
Turkey
44.39% of adults
33% lower
Financial Hardship
TurkeyFrance
21.8% of adults 16+
Turkey
32.2% of adults 16+
32% lower
CO2 Per Capita
TurkeyFrance
4.0 t/person/yr
Turkey
5.9 t/person/yr
32% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FranceFrance
23.08% of GDP
Turkey
17.62% of GDP
31% higher
Employment Rate (%)
FranceFrance
77.16% of adults 25-64
Turkey
59.24% of adults 25-64
30% higher
Land Area
TurkeyFrance
539.0K km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
30% lower
Inequality (Gini)
TurkeyFrance
31.8
Turkey
44.5
29% lower
Median Age
FranceFrance
41.8 years
Turkey
32.5 years
29% higher
Average Earnings
FranceFrance
$60,608.01
Turkey
$47,252.57
28% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
TurkeyFrance
4.7 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
28% lower
Wind Electricity Share
TurkeyFrance
8.2%
Turkey
11.14%
27% lower
Imports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
34.22% of GDP
Turkey
27.03% of GDP
27% higher
Housing Cost Burden
TurkeyFrance
11.25% of households
Turkey
14.94% of households
25% lower
Scientific Publications
FranceFrance
65.9K
Turkey
52.7K
25% higher
Border Neighbors
FranceFrance
10
Turkey
8.0
25% higher
Social Time
TurkeyFrance
6.2 hrs/week
Turkey
8.2 hrs/week
24% lower
Safety at Night
FranceFrance
73% feeling safe at night
Turkey
59% feeling safe at night
24% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
241.31 kg/person/yr
Turkey
193.94 kg/person/yr
24% higher
Life Evaluation Score
FranceFrance
6.6 pts
Turkey
5.3 pts
24% higher
Life Satisfaction
FranceFrance
7.1 pts
Turkey
5.8 pts
23% higher
Forest Area
TurkeyFrance
175.0K km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
23% lower
Exports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
33.89% of GDP
Turkey
27.57% of GDP
23% higher
Youth Population (%)
TurkeyFrance
16.51%
Turkey
21.45%
23% lower
Fuel Poverty
TurkeyFrance
11.8% of adults 16+
Turkey
15.1% of adults 16+
22% lower
Lack of Support
TurkeyFrance
12.69% of adults 15+
Turkey
16.02% of adults 15+
21% lower
Job Satisfaction
FranceFrance
7.1 pts
Turkey
5.9 pts
20% higher
Homicide Rate
TurkeyFrance
0.80 per 100k
Turkey
1.0 per 100k
20% lower
Birth Rate
TurkeyFrance
10.88 per 1k
Turkey
13.56 per 1k
20% lower
Population
TurkeyFrance
68.51M
Turkey
84.63M
19% lower
Relationship Satisfaction
FranceFrance
7.7 pts
Turkey
6.5 pts
18% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
18.89% of youth labor force
Turkey
16.04% of youth labor force
18% higher
Adult Numeracy
FranceFrance
257.22 pts
Turkey
219.43 pts
17% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
TurkeyFrance
16.47%
Turkey
19.79%
17% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
TurkeyFrance
35.3 hrs/week
Turkey
42 hrs/week
16% lower
Voter Turnout
TurkeyFrance
73.69% of votes
Turkey
87.05% of votes
15% lower
Food Waste per Person
TurkeyFrance
139 kg/person/yr
Turkey
162.74 kg/person/yr
15% lower
Earnings Inequality
TurkeyFrance
2.9 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
3.4 vs bottom 10%
14% lower
Population Density
FranceFrance
126.86 /km²
Turkey
110.87 /km²
14% higher
Adult Literacy
FranceFrance
255.4 pts
Turkey
226.54 pts
13% higher
Smoking Rate
FranceFrance
34.6%
Turkey
30.5%
13% higher
Unemployment Rate
TurkeyFrance
7.4%
Turkey
8.4%
13% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
TurkeyFrance
29.6% of adults
Turkey
33.5% of adults
12% lower
Urban Population (%)
TurkeyFrance
78.8%
Turkey
89.34%
12% lower
Leisure Time
FranceFrance
16.2 hrs/day
Turkey
14.61 hrs/day
11% higher
Reading Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
10% higher
Numeracy Gap
TurkeyFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
2.0 vs bottom 10%
10% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
FranceFrance
32.48%
Turkey
29.48%
10% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TurkeyFrance
29.49% of firms
Turkey
32.76% of firms
10% lower
Low Reading Skills
TurkeyFrance
16.8% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
9% lower
Low Math Skills
TurkeyFrance
16.8% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
9% lower
Low Science Skills
TurkeyFrance
16.8% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
9% lower
Credit Card Ownership
TurkeyFrance
39.76% of adults
Turkey
43.67% of adults
9% lower
Human Development Index
FranceFrance
0.92
Turkey
0.85
8% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FranceFrance
33.6% of adults
Turkey
31.1% of adults
8% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
FranceFrance
117 per 100 people
Turkey
108 per 100 people
8% higher
Science Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.6 vs bottom 10%
7% higher
Life Expectancy
FranceFrance
82.9 years
Turkey
77.2 years
7% higher
Military Spending
FranceFrance
2.1% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
7% higher
Highest Elevation
TurkeyFrance
4.8K m
Turkey
5.1K m
6% lower
Math Skills
FranceFrance
473.94 pts
Turkey
453.15 pts
5% higher
Social Support
FranceFrance
87.13% of adults 15+
Turkey
83.18% of adults 15+
5% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
FranceFrance
52.5%
Turkey
50.14%
5% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
FranceFrance
84.58 per 100k
Turkey
80.55 per 100k
5% higher
Home Internet Access
TurkeyFrance
88.11% of households
Turkey
91.95% of households
4% lower
Unpaid Work Hours
TurkeyFrance
7.2% of adults 15-64
Turkey
7.5% of adults 15-64
4% lower
Reading Skills
FranceFrance
473.85 pts
Turkey
456.08 pts
4% higher
Self-Rated Health
FranceFrance
66.2% reporting good health
Turkey
64.4% reporting good health
3% higher
Housing Affordability
TurkeyFrance
79.68% of income
Turkey
81.12% of income
2% lower
Science Skills
FranceFrance
487.23 pts
Turkey
475.94 pts
2% higher
Literacy Gap
TurkeyFrance
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Internet Users (%)
FranceFrance
88.65%
Turkey
87%
2% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
TurkeyFrance
1.7% of workforce
Turkey
1.7% of workforce
1% lower
Math Score Gap
TurkeyFrance
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkeyFrance
98.64%
Turkey
99.28%
1% lower
Fertility Rate
FranceFrance
1.9 children/woman
Turkey
1.9 children/woman
1% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
TurkeyFrance
92.06% of adults
Turkey
92.54% of adults
1% lower
Air Pollution Exposure
TurkeyFrance
99.7% of population
Turkey
99.8% of population
equal
Electricity Access (%)
FranceFrance
100%
Turkey
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
TurkeyFrance
-2 m
Turkey
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
FranceFrance
1.0
Turkey
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
FranceFrance
-0.4% of GDP
Turkey
-1.9% of GDP
ranked higher
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