France vs Japan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing France and Japan: France leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (886,800) against Japan (1.10); France leads on Electricity from Nuclear Fuels (50) against Japan (1); Japan leads on Natural Gas Exports (169.90) against France (6.03). Across 112 compared metrics, France wins on 42 and Japan wins on 57.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.84 %86.98 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points63.14 points
Radios55.3120.5
Televisions34.886.5
Waterwaysmetropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)1,770

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $34.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $3.37T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0.3 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %1.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP11 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.886.1
Electricity Consumption450.8943.7
Electricity Exports61.410
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1771
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants158
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels501
Electricity from Other Renewables1920
Electricity Imports19.90
Electricity Installed Capacity130.8295.9
Electricity Production529.1989.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita129.5 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.232.3
Gross Fixed Investment19.921.1
Gross National Saving22.928
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %1.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %2.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.88127.2
Natural Gas Exports6.03169.9
Natural Gas Imports48.59116.6
Natural Gas Production16.993.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.4120.9
Oil Consumption1.864.45
Oil Exports487,200366,800
Oil Imports2.224.39
Oil Production84,820131,800
Oil Proved Reserves91.6344.12
Population Below Poverty Line13.6 people16.1 people
Public Debt98.5215.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.713.89
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,600370,900
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,8001.1
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.313.47
Remittances1.20.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.111.21
Taxes and Other Revenues24.6235.2
Unemployment Rate7.4 %2.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M-25.04M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.78960.23
Population Distributionmuch 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 secondall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country120 Cubic meters per year27 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources211430

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %12.59 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5113
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km45,206 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km29,751 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land14,23615,730

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %95.09 %
Administrative Divisions1847
Independenceno 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 French3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.945.6
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.58.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km12.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %3 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.930.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %4.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,00030,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,000261,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %45.75 %
Human Capital Index0.760.82
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years88.16 years
Median age of population42.51 years50.21 years
Population Change62,507.4 persons-619,033.8 persons
Population density121.19 per sq. km324.98 per sq. km
Total population66.75M persons122.45M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.80.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA-B
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %6.84 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA39.8 %
Death Rate (%)9.91 %12.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons22.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.7369.38
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years12.03 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days309 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people37.19 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74170.82
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligationgenerally 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-month18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.53 %91.43 %
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km2.65 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.2 %-0.45 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %
Total deaths607,731.9 persons1.56M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %59.68 %
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman1.19 per woman
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons220,640.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births2.28 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇯🇵 JapanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.351.25
Airports1,218280
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)11
Civil Air Travel195360
Heliports4053,036

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