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France vs Ukraine: Compare Statistics

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

France
fra
Leads on 66 of 112 metrics
Ukraine
ukr
Leads on 35 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing France and Ukraine: Ukraine leads on Oil Consumption (296,000) against France (1.86); Ukraine leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (233,000) against France (1.71); Ukraine leads on Oil Imports (301,900) against France (2.22). Across 112 compared metrics, France wins on 66 and Ukraine 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.84 %★82.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 82% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points★63.93 points
Radios55.3★45.05
Televisions34.8★18.05
Waterwaysmetropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)1,672

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $★20.00B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★197.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %22 %★
Coal Revenue00.42★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %16.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP★7.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.880.1★
Electricity Consumption450.8★133.2
Electricity Exports61.41★3.59
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1765★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants15★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50★23
Electricity from Other Renewables19★3
Electricity Imports19.977★
Electricity Installed Capacity130.8★57.28
Electricity Production529.1★153.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita★57.86 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.2★25.6
Gross Fixed Investment19.9★19.5
Gross National Saving22.9★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %4.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %★6.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption41.88★30.92
Natural Gas Exports6.03★0
Natural Gas Imports48.59★12.97
Natural Gas Production16.9919.73★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.41★1.1
Oil Consumption1.86296,000★
Oil Exports487,200★114,000
Oil Imports2.22301,900★
Oil Production84,820★82,000
Oil Proved Reserves91.63395★
Population Below Poverty Line15.6 people1.6 people★
Public Debt98.558.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD2.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.71233,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,600★1,828
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,800★167,000
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.3163,670★
Remittances1.26.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.110.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.1★17.5
Unemployment Rate7.4 %★9.9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M★3.17M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.78106.85★
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 seconddensest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; notable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa note: the ongoing war with Russia has shifted significant portions of the populat
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country120 Cubic meters per year★22 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources211★175.28

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %★2.27 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5140★
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km412,930 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km★2,782 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant1,419.56 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land14,236★1,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %★14.89 %
Administrative Divisions1824★
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 French24
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.193.69★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.5★6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.9 %
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km6.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★15 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.9★26.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %★24.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,000★260,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,000★298,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %56.07 %★
Human Capital Index0.76★0.64
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years★81.01 years
Median age of population42.51 years★42.32 years
Population Change62,507.4 persons2.21M persons★
Population density121.19 per sq. km61.86 per sq. km★
Total population66.75M persons★40.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.8★0.28
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA-B
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %★6.24 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA65.4 %
Death Rate (%)9.91 %★17.61 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★5.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons★8.40M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.73★20.54
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years★9.81 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people★3.02 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74★178.46
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 %74.84 %★
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km3.53 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.2 %2.42 %★
Population living in slums0 %★-0.58 %
Total deaths607,731.9 persons410,900.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %★58.79 %
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman★0.94 per woman
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons2.45M persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births★5.49 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇦 UkraineShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.27
Airports1,218★152
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel195NA major transport aircraft
Heliports405★44

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