France

Metrics

1. population
   66M
   22 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $3.1T
   7 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $44,700
   23 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $59B
   9 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   2.0%
   52 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   544K km²
   50 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   121 /km²
   50 of 176
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   82.9 yr
   13 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   87%
   55 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    4.0 t
    60 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    79%
    42 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    1.6
    109 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    14%
    34 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    1.2%
    96 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    2.2%
    16 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. researchers per million
    5,369
    18 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
17. scientific articles / yr
    66K
    13 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
18. high-tech exports %
    23%
    19 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
19. gini inequality
    31.8
    42 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
20. youth unemployment
    19%
    117 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.80
    9 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
22. cpi (clean gov)
    67
    22 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
23. press freedom
    22.6
    31 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
24. human development
    0.920
    22 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
25. refugees hosted
    722K
    12 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
26. refugees produced
    139
    123 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data