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France vs Switzerland: Compare Statistics

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

France
fra
Leads on 58 of 112 metrics
Switzerland
che
Leads on 43 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing France and Switzerland: Switzerland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (223,900) against France (1.71); Switzerland leads on Oil Consumption (242,700) against France (1.86); Switzerland leads on Oil Imports (272,700) against France (2.22). Across 112 compared metrics, France wins on 58 and Switzerland wins on 43.

  • 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🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.84 %97.34 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points83.98 points★
Radios55.3★7.1
Televisions34.8★3.31
Waterwaysmetropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)1,292

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $★5.62B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★1.03T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0.5 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %2.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP11.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index76.896.1★
Electricity Consumption450.8★58.46
Electricity Exports61.41★30.17
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1567★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50★18
Electricity from Other Renewables19★13
Electricity Imports19.934.1★
Electricity Installed Capacity130.8★20.84
Electricity Production529.1★59.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita★99.58 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.233.8★
Gross Fixed Investment19.920.6★
Gross National Saving22.933.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %1.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %1.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP★0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.88★3.71
Natural Gas Exports6.03★0
Natural Gas Imports48.59★3.68
Natural Gas Production16.99★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.41NA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
Oil Consumption1.86242,700★
Oil Exports487,200★9,851
Oil Imports2.22272,700★
Oil Production84,820★3,488
Oil Proved Reserves91.63★0
Population Below Poverty Line15.6 people★15.8 people
Public Debt98.519.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD1.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.71223,900★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,600★7,345
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,800★165,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.3161,550★
Remittances1.2★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.03★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.05★0.21
Taxes and Other Revenues23.1★9
Unemployment Rate7.4 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M★94,222
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.7833.31★
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 secondpopulation distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country120 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources211★53.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %10.55 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5193.06★
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km★14,840.06 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant368.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land14,236★494

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %97.65 %★
Administrative Divisions1826★
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🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.947.42★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.5★5.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP★11.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km★4.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %5 %★
Mean Age at First Birth28.931.1★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %19.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,00017,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,000★20,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %56.83 %★
Human Capital Index0.76★0.75
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years★86.21 years
Median age of population42.51 years43.24 years★
Population Change62,507.4 persons★31,734.2 persons
Population density121.19 per sq. km★226.22 per sq. km
Total population66.75M persons★9.01M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.8★0.77
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB★
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %★10.01 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA71.6 %
Death Rate (%)9.91 %8.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons★1.91M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.73★5.15
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years★10.87 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people★1.43 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74★178.42
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
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-monthevery Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, foll
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.53 %77.26 %★
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km4.48 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.2 %0.72 %★
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths607,731.9 persons76,930.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %77.1 %★
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman★1.41 per woman
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons★28,963.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births★3.5 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.353★
Airports1,218★66
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel195★89
Heliports405★52

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