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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs France: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
bih
Leads on 30 of 109 metrics
France
fra
Leads on 67 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bosnia and Herzegovina and France: Bosnia and Herzegovina leads on Major Urban Areas Population (346,000 people) against France (11.21 people); Bosnia and Herzegovina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (32,000) against France (1.71); Bosnia and Herzegovina leads on Oil Imports (38,890) against France (2.22). Across 109 compared metrics, Bosnia and Herzegovina wins on 30 and France wins on 67.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.1 %88.65 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.33 points76.62 points★
Radios940,000★55.3
TelevisionsNA34.8
Waterways990metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.23B $58.37B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars34.21B $3.37T $★
Coal Revenue0.34★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.38 %★1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.9 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index65.476.8★
Electricity Consumption11.87450.8★
Electricity Exports6.0161.41★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels49★17
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants51★15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels050★
Electricity from Other Renewables119★
Electricity Imports3.0819.9★
Electricity Installed Capacity4.68130.8★
Electricity Production16.99529.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)91.23 USD per capita123.53 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33★32.4
Gross National Saving1122.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.4 %0.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %★2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption226.5★41.88
Natural Gas Exports06.03★
Natural Gas Imports226.5★48.59
Natural Gas Production016.99★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves08.41★
Oil Consumption28,500★1.86
Oil Exports96487,200★
Oil Imports38,890★2.22
Oil Production5984,820★
Oil Proved Reserves091.63★
Population Below Poverty Line16.9 people15.6 people★
Public Debt40.3★98.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD★1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption32,000★1.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports4,603440,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports18,280886,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.31★
Remittances11★1.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.49★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.240.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues19.123.1★
Unemployment Rate10.8 %7.4 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-455,378-6.11M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions24.51★303.78
Population Distributionthe northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populatedmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11.57 Cubic meters per year120 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources37.5211★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.38 %4.22 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)156.36★135.5
Agricultural land7,252 sq. km281,003.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)20 km4,853 km★
Dam capacity per capita958.74 cubic meters per inhabitant★148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land3014,236★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.22 %82.08 %★
Administrative Divisions318★
Independence1no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)29.7610.94★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.3★6.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP12.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.3 people/sq km6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)6 %★7 %
Mean Age at First Birth27.728.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)17.9 %★21.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<500 (2018)190,000
Underweight Children Under 51.6NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)11,000304,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)63.52 %★52.51 %
Human Capital Index0.460.76★
Life expectancy at birth82.57 years86.69 years★
Median age of population46.07 years★42.51 years
Population Change-9,670.2 persons62,507.4 persons★
Population density60.8 per sq. km★121.19 per sq. km
Total population3.12M persons66.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.750.8★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A-B
Birth Rate (%)6.88 %10.88 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate45.8 %NA
Death Rate (%)12.29 %9.91 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age639,071.55 persons13.97M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.3631.73★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.07 years11.25 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days★
Major Urban Areas Population346,000 people★11.21 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.87★179.74
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation18generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization51.78 %62.53 %★
Physician Density2.58 people/sq km3.28 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.67 %0.2 %★
Population living in slums-1.68 %0 %★
Total deaths35,783.2 persons★607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)47.82 %70.02 %★
Total fertility rate1.5 per woman1.56 per woman★
Total net-migration2,453.8 persons66,501.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate5.56 per live births3.49 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.261.35★
Airports201,218★
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft195
Heliports3405★

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