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China vs France

This page compares China and France across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator China France Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.76 9.40 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.77 9.70 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 105.24M 5.53M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 50.94 48.48 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 34.11 21.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 111.02 88.45 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 75.25 80.20 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.43 0.29 Compare →
Population, male 717.75M 33.23M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 976.80M 42.06M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 21.15 36.10 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 12.96 19.81 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 69.33 61.35 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 93.04M 6.58M Compare →
Urban population 928.44M 54.02M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 55.97 44.99 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 49.06 51.52 Compare →
Rural population 480.54M 14.53M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 206.63M 15.18M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.09 26.90 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 70.28 62.77 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.23 15.64 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.10 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 81.66 86.32 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 80.97 85.90 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.01 1.61 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 65.89 78.80 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 225.55M 11.31M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 16.43 24.34 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 90.38 93.00 Compare →
Population, total $1.41B 68.55M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 44.24 63.00 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.12 0.26 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 68.34 60.01 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.76 17.42 Compare →
Population, female 691.22M 35.32M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 113.59M 8.60M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 472.39M 21.20M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 78.02 82.98 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 120.30M 5.79M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 5.20 3.30 Compare →
Net migration -268,126.00 91,737.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 504.40M 20.86M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 14.67 22.15 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.01 16.51 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.10 13.80 Compare →

Environment

Indicator China France Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 150.26 126.86 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator China France Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 9.56M 606,410.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 42,639.94 7,410.75 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.46 1.36 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.