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France · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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France

Europe & Central Asia Capital Paris High income Nation age 1,183 years (since 843) i FRA · FR
NationsTree Index 2025 i74.821st of 196 Tree height 2025 i44 msee ranking Military strength i93percentile
Population i68.7 m23rd of 217 Area i606,410 km²45th of 216 GDP i$3.37 trn7th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$4.40 trn intl.10th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$63,975 intl.34th of 199 Life expectancy i83.0 years24th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i75
Strength · trunk i93
Quality of life · crown i83
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i66
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i33
CSV

In short

France is 21st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 74.8 out of 100; its tree is 44 m tall.

It has 68.7 million people and an economy of $4.40 trn at purchasing power parity, 10th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Fixed broadband (7th of 208) and Extreme poverty (10th of 108).

Its weakest positions: General government gross debt (178th of 189), GDP growth (179th of 210) and Government budget balance (150th of 192).

Over five years it fell from 17th to 21st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

65
Surface area ikm² 606,410 45th/216
Land area ikm² 538,950 48th/216
Population ipeople 68.7 m 23rd/217
Population growth i% 0.25% 158th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 127.2 88th/216
Urban population i% 78.8% 65th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 16.2% 162nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 22.5% 17th/217

Economy

63
GDP iUSD $3.37 trn 7th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $4.40 trn 10th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $3.79 trn 9th/199
GDP per person iUSD $48,986 34th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $63,975 34th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $48,630 29th/201
GDP growth i% 0.8% 179th/210
Inflation i% 0.9% 34th/180
Unemployment i% 7.5% 131st/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 115.5% 178th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.1% 150th/192

Main industries

43
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.4% 161st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.8% 150th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.5% 104th/192
Services i% of GDP 70.9% 32nd/200

Trade

61
Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.12 trn 5th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.14 trn 5th/182
Exports i% of GDP 33.4% 99th/183
Imports i% of GDP 33.8% 117th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 67.2% 116th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 3.8% 80th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 78.5% 23rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 13.4% 97th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.3% 101st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 23.1% 26th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -0.4% 79th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.8% 111th/196

Natural resources

52
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 168th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.01% 109th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 96th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.03% 139th/209
Arable land i% of land area 31.3% 26th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,933 86th/183

Tourism

84
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 117.1 m 1st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $35.96 bn 3rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 4.8% 87th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 21.3 m 11th/107

Society & health

81
Life expectancy iyears 83.0 24th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 4.3 35th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.28 54th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 5.7 18th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 96% 48th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 91.6% 44th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 103.8% 47th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 36.8% 12th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 11.5% 13th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 71.5% 46th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.920 26th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 31.8 34th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1% 10th/108

Infrastructure & digital

83
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.7% 20th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 90.0% 38th/144
Internet users i% of population 88.7% 66th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 117 100th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 48.9 7th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.80 19th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 27,716 7th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 64.6 m 18th/161

Environment & energy

59
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.00 134th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 16.2% 118th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 8.2 32nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 32.9% 106th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3,183 31st/149

Institutions & safety

76
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 77.1 30th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 73.1 25th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 74.6 37th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 64.0 122nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 72.5 35th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 79.0 26th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.3 54th/145

Military

72
Military expenditure iUSD $68.01 bn 9th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 62nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.5% 121st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 304,000 23rd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.00% 68th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 236.0 m 35th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 3.4 bn 2nd/65

Science & innovation

92
R&D spending i% of GDP 2.18% 17th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 12,751 8th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 62,180 11th/197

Compare France with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: West Francia (Treaty of Verdun) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). France — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/france. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). France — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/france. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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