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 United States
178 shared metrics.
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United States
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: United States of America.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The U.S. grew by 3.3 million people in 2024; net international migration drove 84% of that jump.
Analysis
United States leads in 108 of 178 shared metrics, while France leads in 70.
France's Firms Making Informal Payments is 19.7x that of United States (11.61% of firms vs 0.56% of firms).
France's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 6.8x that of United States (29.75 per 100k people vs 3.8 per 100k people).
France's Border Neighbors is 4.0x that of United States (10 vs 2.0).
France's Gender Gap in Work is 3.2x that of United States (26.99 min/day vs 6.5 min/day).
France's Nuclear Electricity Share is 2.5x that of United States (64.8% vs 18.5%).
Key Comparisons
Firms Making Informal PaymentsFrance leads
France
11.61% of firms
United States
0.56% of firms
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleFrance leads
France
29.75 per 100k people
United States
3.8 per 100k people
Border NeighborsFrance leads
France
10
United States
2.0
Gender Gap in WorkFrance leads
France
26.99 min/day
United States
6.5 min/day
Nuclear Electricity ShareFrance leads
France
64.8%
United States
18.5%
Long-Term UnemploymentFrance leads
France
1.7% of workforce
United States
0.50% of workforce
All Metrics
Firms Making Informal Payments
FranceFrance
11.61% of firms
United States
0.56% of firms
1972% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
FranceFrance
29.75 per 100k people
United States
3.8 per 100k people
680% higher
Border Neighbors
FranceFrance
10
United States
2.0
400% higher
Gender Gap in Work
FranceFrance
26.99 min/day
United States
6.5 min/day
317% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
FranceFrance
64.8%
United States
18.5%
250% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
FranceFrance
1.7% of workforce
United States
0.50% of workforce
245% higher
Population Density
FranceFrance
126.86 /km²
United States
36.82 /km²
245% higher
Exports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
33.89% of GDP
United States
11.11% of GDP
205% higher
Poor Health
FranceFrance
9.7% reporting poor health
United States
3.4% reporting poor health
185% higher
Tourist Arrivals
FranceFrance
117.11M
United States
45.04M
160% higher
Imports (% GDP)
FranceFrance
34.22% of GDP
United States
14.27% of GDP
140% higher
Low Adult Literacy
FranceFrance
3.4% of adults
United States
1.5% of adults
129% higher
Protected Land (%)
FranceFrance
28.6%
United States
12.9%
122% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
FranceFrance
6.0 per 1k
United States
2.7 per 1k
122% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
FranceFrance
33.6% of adults
United States
15.2% of adults
121% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FranceFrance
23.08% of GDP
United States
10.89% of GDP
112% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
FranceFrance
55 sites
United States
27 sites
104% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
18.89% of youth labor force
United States
9.3% of youth labor force
102% higher
Foreign Patents
United StatesFrance
1.4K
United States
329.2K
100% lower
Coal Electricity Share
United StatesFrance
0.31%
United States
16.31%
98% lower
Extreme Temperature Exposure
United StatesFrance
1.1% of population
United States
25.03% of population
96% lower
Domestic Patents
United StatesFrance
13.4K
United States
262.2K
95% lower
Water Withdrawal
United StatesFrance
24.43 B m³
United States
444.29 B m³
95% lower
Time Zones Count
United StatesFrance
1.0 time zones
United States
16 time zones
94% lower
Forest Area
United StatesFrance
175.0K km²
United States
3.10M km²
94% lower
Land Area
United StatesFrance
539.0K km²
United States
9.15M km²
94% lower
Irrigated Land
United StatesFrance
14.2K km²
United States
234.8K km²
94% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
United StatesFrance
274.45 Mt CO2e
United States
4.6K Mt CO2e
94% lower
Air Passengers
United StatesFrance
64.64M
United States
941.56M
93% lower
Airports
United StatesFrance
1.2K
United States
16.2K
93% lower
Railway Length
United StatesFrance
27.9K km
United States
293.6K km
91% lower
Shipping Traffic
United StatesFrance
6.47M
United States
62.21M
90% lower
Homicide Rate
United StatesFrance
0.80 per 100k
United States
7.2 per 100k
89% lower
GDP (Nominal)
United StatesFrance
$3,160,442,622,465.08
United States
$28,750,956,130,731.2
89% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
United StatesFrance
41.44 gCO2/kWh
United States
384.4 gCO2/kWh
89% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
United StatesFrance
151.46M kW
United States
1.24B kW
88% lower
Electricity Generation
United StatesFrance
557.73 TWh
United States
4.4K TWh
87% lower
Scientific Publications
United StatesFrance
65.9K
United States
457.3K
86% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
United StatesFrance
553
United States
3.5K
84% lower
Railway Network
United StatesFrance
27.7K km
United States
148.6K km
81% lower
Population
United StatesFrance
68.51M
United States
338.02M
80% lower
Unemployment Rate
FranceFrance
7.4%
United States
4.1%
79% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
United StatesFrance
304.0K
United States
1.40M
78% lower
Homicide Rate
United StatesFrance
1.3 per 100k
United States
5.8 per 100k
77% lower
Coastline Length
United StatesFrance
4.9K km
United States
19.9K km
76% lower
Obesity Rate
United StatesFrance
10.92%
United States
42.87%
75% lower
Low-Wage Workers
United StatesFrance
6.2% of workers
United States
22.7% of workers
73% lower
Teen Birth Rate
United StatesFrance
3.5 per 1k
United States
13.14 per 1k
73% lower
CO2 Per Capita
United StatesFrance
4.0 t/person/yr
United States
14.2 t/person/yr
72% lower
Overcrowded Housing
FranceFrance
7.4% of households
United States
4.4% of households
67% higher
Land Border Length
United StatesFrance
4.0K km
United States
12.0K km
67% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
United StatesFrance
4.7 per 100k
United States
14.2 per 100k
67% lower
Gender Pay Gap (%)
United StatesFrance
6.2% of male wages
United States
17.29% of male wages
64% lower
Road Deaths
United StatesFrance
4.6 per 100k
United States
12.24 per 100k
62% lower
Housing Cost Burden
United StatesFrance
11.25% of households
United States
28.98% of households
61% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
United StatesFrance
$4,865.18
United States
$12,434.43
61% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
FranceFrance
1.6% of GDP
United States
1.0% of GDP
59% higher
Tourism Revenue
United StatesFrance
$35,958,000,000
United States
$84,205,000,000
57% lower
GDP Growth Rate
United StatesFrance
1.2%
United States
2.8%
57% lower
Poverty Rate
United StatesFrance
8.3% of population
United States
18.09% of population
54% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
United StatesFrance
3.1K kg oil eq/person
United States
6.4K kg oil eq/person
51% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
FranceFrance
33.64 kg/person/yr
United States
22.45 kg/person/yr
50% higher
Official Languages Count
United StatesFrance
1.0
United States
2.0
50% lower
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
United StatesFrance
20.02 per 100k
United States
39.45 per 100k
49% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.2%
United States
10.9%
49% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
United StatesFrance
6.4K kWh/person
United States
12.6K kWh/person
49% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
United StatesFrance
4.5 vs bottom 20%
United States
8.5 vs bottom 20%
47% lower
Unpaid Work Hours
United StatesFrance
7.2% of adults 15-64
United States
13.25% of adults 15-64
46% lower
GNI Per Capita
United StatesFrance
$45,160
United States
$83,490
46% lower
Smoking Rate
FranceFrance
34.6%
United States
24.3%
42% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
United StatesFrance
23.88 per 1M people
United States
40.59 per 1M people
41% lower
Beer Consumption
United StatesFrance
2.4 L/person/yr
United States
4.0 L/person/yr
40% lower
Earnings Inequality
United StatesFrance
2.9 vs bottom 10%
United States
4.8 vs bottom 10%
40% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.80
United States
0.57
40% higher
Military Spending
United StatesFrance
2.1% of GDP
United States
3.4% of GDP
40% lower
Credit Card Ownership
United StatesFrance
39.76% of adults
United States
66.7% of adults
40% lower
Spirits Consumption
United StatesFrance
2.2 L/person/yr
United States
3.6 L/person/yr
39% lower
Infant Mortality
United StatesFrance
3.4 per 1k births
United States
5.5 per 1k births
38% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
United StatesFrance
2.2% of GDP
United States
3.6% of GDP
38% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
United StatesFrance
1.6% of firms
United States
2.5% of firms
37% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
FranceFrance
16.47%
United States
12.05%
37% higher
Long Work Hours
United StatesFrance
6.0% of employees
United States
9.2% of employees
35% lower
Solar Electricity Share
United StatesFrance
5.6%
United States
8.6%
35% lower
Wealth Concentration
United StatesFrance
49.93% of wealth
United States
75.15% of wealth
34% lower
Child Mortality
United StatesFrance
4.3 per 1k births
United States
6.5 per 1k births
34% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
United StatesFrance
83.05 kg/person/yr
United States
124.11 kg/person/yr
33% lower
Capital Elevation
United StatesFrance
48 m
United States
72 m
33% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
FranceFrance
0.96
United States
0.73
32% higher
Inflation Rate
United StatesFrance
2.0%
United States
2.9%
31% lower
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
United StatesFrance
$43,435
United States
$61,353
29% lower
Broadband Access (%)
FranceFrance
49 per 100 people
United States
38 per 100 people
29% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
United StatesFrance
$61,290.42
United States
$85,809.9
29% lower
Job Insecurity
United StatesFrance
3.1% of earnings at risk
United States
4.2% of earnings at risk
28% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
United StatesFrance
11.88% of GDP
United States
16.5% of GDP
28% lower
Average Earnings
United StatesFrance
$60,608.01
United States
$82,932.94
27% lower
Lack of Support
FranceFrance
12.69% of adults 15+
United States
10.02% of adults 15+
27% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
United StatesFrance
636.58 per 1k people
United States
874.14 per 1k people
27% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
FranceFrance
36.05%
United States
28.74%
25% higher
Inequality (Gini)
United StatesFrance
31.8
United States
41.8
24% lower
Elderly Population (%)
FranceFrance
22.15%
United States
17.93%
24% higher
Water Stress (%)
United StatesFrance
12.21%
United States
15.77%
23% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
FranceFrance
9.6 µg/m³
United States
7.8 µg/m³
23% higher
Self-Rated Health
United StatesFrance
66.2% reporting good health
United States
84.9% reporting good health
22% lower
Social Time
FranceFrance
6.2 hrs/week
United States
5.1 hrs/week
22% higher
Highest Elevation
United StatesFrance
4.8K m
United States
6.2K m
22% lower
Wind Electricity Share
United StatesFrance
8.2%
United States
10.27%
21% lower
Nurses & Midwives
United StatesFrance
9.4 per 1k
United States
11.88 per 1k
21% lower
Loneliness
United StatesFrance
10.77% of adults 16+
United States
13.36% of adults 16+
19% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
FranceFrance
0.86 per 1M people
United States
0.72 per 1M people
19% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
FranceFrance
0.86
United States
0.73
18% higher
Fertility Rate
FranceFrance
1.9 children/woman
United States
1.6 children/woman
17% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
United StatesFrance
98.5% of GDP
United States
118.11% of GDP
17% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
FranceFrance
29.49% of firms
United States
25.17% of firms
17% higher
Dependency Ratio
FranceFrance
63% of working-age pop.
United States
54.45% of working-age pop.
16% higher
Voter Turnout
FranceFrance
73.69% of votes
United States
64.07% of votes
15% higher
Low Reading Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
United States
14.76% of students
14% higher
Low Math Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
United States
14.76% of students
14% higher
Low Science Skills
FranceFrance
16.8% of students
United States
14.76% of students
14% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
FranceFrance
52.5%
United States
46.08%
14% higher
Death Rate
FranceFrance
9.9 per 1k
United States
8.8 per 1k
13% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
FranceFrance
0.93
United States
0.83
12% higher
Women in Senior Management
United StatesFrance
38.71% of managers
United States
44.06% of managers
12% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
United StatesFrance
29.74% of adults
United States
33.74% of adults
12% lower
Food Waste per Person
United StatesFrance
139 kg/person/yr
United States
158.64 kg/person/yr
12% lower
University Enrollment Rate
United StatesFrance
70.45%
United States
79.36%
11% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
United StatesFrance
3.3 per 1k
United States
3.7 per 1k
11% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
United StatesFrance
19.89% of firms
United States
22.23% of firms
11% lower
Leisure Time
FranceFrance
16.2 hrs/day
United States
14.74 hrs/day
10% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
United StatesFrance
22.63% of adults
United States
25.02% of adults
10% lower
Median Age
FranceFrance
41.8 years
United States
38.0 years
10% higher
Median Wealth
FranceFrance
$177,350
United States
$165,700
7% higher
Political Corruption Index
United StatesFrance
0.06
United States
0.06
7% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
United StatesFrance
29.6% of adults
United States
31.8% of adults
7% lower
Researchers
FranceFrance
5.2K per 1M
United States
4.8K per 1M
7% higher
Youth NEET Rate
FranceFrance
12.52% of youth 15-24
United States
11.82% of youth 15-24
6% higher
Reading Skills
United StatesFrance
473.85 pts
United States
503.94 pts
6% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
United StatesFrance
35.3 hrs/week
United States
37.54 hrs/week
6% lower
Suicide Rate
FranceFrance
16.58 per 100k
United States
15.63 per 100k
6% higher
Life Expectancy
FranceFrance
82.9 years
United States
78.4 years
6% higher
Digital Payments Used
FranceFrance
98.45% of adults
United States
92.97% of adults
6% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
United StatesFrance
241.31 kg/person/yr
United States
254.69 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Internet Users (%)
United StatesFrance
88.65%
United States
93%
5% lower
Youth Population (%)
United StatesFrance
16.51%
United States
17.32%
5% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
United StatesFrance
23.14%
United States
24.32%
5% lower
Home Internet Access
FranceFrance
88.11% of households
United States
84.39% of households
4% higher
Air Pollution Exposure
FranceFrance
99.7% of population
United States
95.76% of population
4% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
United StatesFrance
32.48%
United States
33.87%
4% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
FranceFrance
117 per 100 people
United States
113 per 100 people
4% higher
Alcohol Consumption
FranceFrance
10.32 L/adult/yr
United States
9.9 L/adult/yr
4% higher
Housing Affordability
United StatesFrance
79.68% of income
United States
81.75% of income
3% lower
Adult Numeracy
FranceFrance
257.22 pts
United States
249.94 pts
3% higher
Social Support
United StatesFrance
87.13% of adults 15+
United States
89.91% of adults 15+
3% lower
Chronic Pain
FranceFrance
34.5% of adults 15+
United States
33.5% of adults 15+
3% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
FranceFrance
66 pts
United States
64 pts
3% higher
Life Evaluation Score
United StatesFrance
6.6 pts
United States
6.8 pts
3% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
United StatesFrance
92.06% of adults
United States
94.99% of adults
3% lower
Math Skills
FranceFrance
473.94 pts
United States
464.89 pts
2% higher
Science Skills
United StatesFrance
487.23 pts
United States
499.41 pts
2% lower
Adult Literacy
United StatesFrance
255.4 pts
United States
259.29 pts
2% lower
Human Development Index
United StatesFrance
0.92
United States
0.94
2% lower
Safety at Night
FranceFrance
73% feeling safe at night
United States
71.5% feeling safe at night
2% higher
Math Score Gap
United StatesFrance
1.7 vs bottom 10%
United States
1.7 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
FranceFrance
99.71%
United States
97.57%
2% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
United StatesFrance
5.3% of GDP
United States
5.4% of GDP
2% lower
Urban Population (%)
United StatesFrance
78.8%
United States
80.12%
2% lower
Employment Rate (%)
FranceFrance
77.16% of adults 25-64
United States
76.67% of adults 25-64
1% higher
Reading Score Gap
FranceFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
United States
1.8 vs bottom 10%
1% higher
Science Score Gap
United StatesFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
United States
1.8 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Numeracy Gap
United StatesFrance
1.8 vs bottom 10%
United States
1.8 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Literacy Gap
United StatesFrance
1.6 vs bottom 10%
United States
1.6 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
United StatesFrance
98.64%
United States
99.62%
1% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
United StatesFrance
98.2%
United States
99.1%
1% lower
Birth Rate
FranceFrance
10.88 per 1k
United States
10.75 per 1k
1% higher
Job Strain
United StatesFrance
25.79% of employees
United States
25.82% of employees
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
FranceFrance
25 days/yr
United States
0 days/yr
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
FranceFrance
100%
United States
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
FranceFrance
-2 m
United States
-86 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
FranceFrance
-0.4% of GDP
United States
-3.6% of GDP
ranked higher
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