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France vs United States

This page compares France and United States 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 United States Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.40 9.00 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.70 10.60 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 5.53M 28.70M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.48 50.24 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 21.20 19.88 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 88.45 146.89 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.20 76.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.29 1.04 Compare →
Population, male 33.23M 170.88M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 42.06M 220.21M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 36.10 27.69 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 19.81 16.36 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 61.35 64.75 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 6.58M 27.95M Compare →
Urban population 54.02M 272.51M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 44.99 82.42 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.52 49.76 Compare →
Rural population 14.53M 67.60M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 15.18M 60.98M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 26.90 26.76 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 62.77 65.96 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.64 16.96 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 86.32 80.99 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.90 81.40 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.61 1.63 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 78.80 80.12 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 11.31M 58.92M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 24.34 19.51 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.00 88.44 Compare →
Population, total 68.55M 340.11M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 63.00 54.45 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.26 0.98 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 60.01 63.52 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 17.42 17.69 Compare →
Population, female 35.32M 169.23M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 8.60M 33.02M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 21.20M 107.50M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.98 78.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 5.79M 30.22M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 3.30 12.41 Compare →
Net migration 91,737.00 1.23M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 20.86M 112.71M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 22.15 17.93 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.51 17.32 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 13.80 15.20 Compare →

Environment

Indicator France United States Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 126.86 36.82 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator France United States Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 606,410.00 9.83M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 7,410.75 127,287.53 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 1.36 1.40 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.