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France vs Slovakia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

France
fra
Leads on 65 of 111 metrics
Slovakia
svk
Leads on 35 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing France and Slovakia: Slovakia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (131,300) against France (1.31); Slovakia leads on Oil Imports (139,200) against France (2.22); Slovakia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (85,880) against France (1.71). Across 111 compared metrics, France wins on 65 and Slovakia wins on 35.

  • 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.65 %89.83 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points★71.93 points
Radios55.3★3.12
Televisions34.8★2.62
Waterwaysmetropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)172

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $★2.63B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★155.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0 %
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %2.44 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP★6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.8100★
Electricity Consumption450.8★26.64
Electricity Exports61.41★10.6
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1736★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1524★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50★27
Electricity from Other Renewables19★13
Electricity Imports19.9★13.25
Electricity Installed Capacity130.8★7.64
Electricity Production529.1★25.32
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita127.58 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient31.2★24.1
Gross Fixed Investment19.922.2★
Gross National Saving22.9★20.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %★0.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %★2.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.88★4.67
Natural Gas Exports6.03★0
Natural Gas Imports48.59★4.98
Natural Gas Production16.99104.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.4114.16★
Oil Consumption1.8683,810★
Oil Exports487,200★78,940
Oil Imports2.22139,200★
Oil Production84,820★8,281
Oil Proved Reserves91.63★9
Population Below Poverty Line15.6 people13.7 people★
Public Debt98.564.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD2.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.7185,880★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,600★81,100
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,800★38,340
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.31131,300★
Remittances1.21.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.22★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.07★0.45
Taxes and Other Revenues23.1★19.4
Unemployment Rate7.4 %5.3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M★-1.68M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.7830.09★
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 seconda fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country120 Cubic meters per year★1.73 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources211★50.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %★3.61 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5171.11★
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km★18,070 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant314.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land14,236★259

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %★68.7 %
Administrative Divisions18★8
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 French1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.949.38★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.57.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP★7.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km★5.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %4 %★
Mean Age at First Birth28.9★27.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %20.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,0001,200★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,000★18,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %★47.43 %
Human Capital Index0.76★0.67
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years★83.35 years
Median age of population42.51 years42.65 years★
Population Change62,507.4 persons★-41,056.4 persons
Population density121.19 per sq. km112.42 per sq. km★
Total population66.75M persons★5.44M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.80.81★
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %★9.77 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)9.91 %★11.18 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons★1.21M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.73★2.78
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years★9.82 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people441,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74★179.5
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-monthminimum age is 18 for voluntary service for men and women; citizens 18-65 can volunteer for the military reserves (2026)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.53 %★53.81 %
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km3.7 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.2 %★-0.07 %
Population living in slums0 %0.07 %★
Total deaths607,731.9 persons48,191.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %★59.53 %
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman★1.54 per woman
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons★-40,591.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births★4.35 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇸🇰 SlovakiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.29
Airports1,218★116
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel195★47
Heliports405★2

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