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France

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Paris294,865 observations

Population

68.72M

world rank #23 / 217

GDP

3.37T

world rank #7 / 186

GDP / capita

55,124.5

world rank #27 / 185

Life expectancy

world rank #24 / 217

Governance

587 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile72.5#29 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile74.7#28 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile61.8#123 Rule of Law0-100 percentile73.8#39

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Economy

1,826 indicators

GDPcurrent US$3.37T#7 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $55,124.5#27 GDP growth%0.84%#162 Inflation%0.94%#33

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Trade

125 indicators

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Health

1,437 indicators

Life expectancyyears83#24 Infant mortalityper 1k births3.4#17 Maternal mortalityper 100k7#7 Health spending% GDP11.5%#3

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Education

3,316 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross103.8%#28 Education spending% GDP5.3%#37 Primary enrollment% gross103.4%#40 Tertiary enrollment% gross71.5%#27

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

441 indicators

Populationpeople68.72M#23 Population growth%0.25%#158 Urban population%78.8%#54 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#135

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Climate

290 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%16.2%#107 Forest area% land32.5%#103 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,447.2#17

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Energy

295 indicators

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Environment

378 indicators

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Agriculture

327 indicators

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Technology

146 indicators

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Society

461 indicators

Gini indexindex31.8#16 Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2 Internet users% pop88.7%#63 Homicide rateper 100k1.3#37

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Risk

365 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.6#15 Hazard & exposure0-102.8#23 Vulnerability0-103.1#20

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Other

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