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France vs Germany

This page compares France and Germany 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 France Germany Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.40 12.10 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.70 8.10 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 5.53M 5.65M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.48 49.38 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 21.20 17.98 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 88.45 85.01 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.20 78.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.29 0.42 Compare →
Population, male 33.23M 41.24M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 42.06M 52.53M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 36.10 36.88 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 19.81 20.84 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 61.35 62.89 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 6.58M 8.59M Compare →
Urban population 54.02M 68.50M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 44.99 46.20 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.52 50.62 Compare →
Rural population 14.53M 15.02M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 15.18M 19.37M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 26.90 22.12 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 62.77 64.70 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.64 13.37 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 86.32 86.35 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.90 83.20 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.61 1.36 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 78.80 82.02 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 11.31M 11.62M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 24.34 25.50 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.00 92.36 Compare →
Population, total 68.55M 83.52M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 63.00 59.00 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.26 0.27 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 60.01 61.13 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 17.42 14.46 Compare →
Population, female 35.32M 42.27M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 8.60M 10.78M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 21.20M 25.84M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.98 80.79 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 5.79M 5.96M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 3.30 5.24 Compare →
Net migration 91,737.00 -334,072.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 20.86M 26.68M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 22.15 23.20 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.51 13.91 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 13.80 19.80 Compare →

Environment

Indicator France Germany Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 126.86 238.35 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator France Germany Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 606,410.00 357,680.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 7,410.75 10,850.45 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 1.36 3.07 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.