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France vs Uruguay: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

France
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Leads on 65 of 108 metrics
Uruguay
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Leads on 33 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing France and Uruguay: Uruguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (42,220) against France (1.31); Uruguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (53,000) against France (1.71); Uruguay leads on Oil Consumption (52,000) against France (1.86). Across 108 compared metrics, France wins on 65 and Uruguay wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.65 %91.99 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score76.62 points★65.18 points
Radios55.3★1.97
Televisions34.8782,000★
Waterwaysmetropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)1,600

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.37B $★6.35B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★97.59B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %9 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.29 %13.83 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP★9.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.8★58.4
Electricity Consumption450.8★10.77
Electricity Exports61.41★1.32
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1729★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1529★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1942★
Electricity Imports19.924★
Electricity Installed Capacity130.8★4.81
Electricity Production529.1★13.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)123.53 USD per capita★45.76 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.240.9★
Gross Fixed Investment19.920★
Gross National Saving22.9★17.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.7 %4.4 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2 %★4.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.8870.79★
Natural Gas Exports6.03★0
Natural Gas Imports48.5970.79★
Natural Gas Production16.99★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.41★0
Oil Consumption1.8652,000★
Oil Exports487,200★4,353
Oil Imports2.2253,110★
Oil Production84,820★903
Oil Proved Reserves91.63★0
Population Below Poverty Line15.6 people10.1 people★
Public Debt98.562.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.2 USD3.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.7153,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports440,600★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports886,800★9,591
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.3142,220★
Remittances1.2★0.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.031.56★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.07★0.17
Taxes and Other Revenues23.1★18.7
Unemployment Rate7.4 %★8.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-6.11M★346,330
Carbon Dioxide Emissions303.786.9★
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 secondmost of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country120 Cubic meters per year★22.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources211★172.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.22 %★0.64 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)135.5★97
Agricultural land281,003.2 sq. km★140,432.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,853 km★660 km
Dam capacity per capita148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant5,058.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land14,236★2,230

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country82.08 %★78.53 %
Administrative Divisions1819★
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 French25
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)10.94★18.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.57.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.3 % of GDP★9.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density6 people/sq km★2.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★15 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.6 %★27.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS190,00012,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA1.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)304,000★22,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Currently married (Percent)52.51 %52.68 %★
Human Capital Index0.76★0.61
Life expectancy at birth86.69 years★83.31 years
Median age of population42.51 years★36.68 years
Population Change62,507.4 persons★541.7 persons
Population density121.19 per sq. km19.52 per sq. km★
Total population66.75M persons★3.38M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.80.91★
Birth Rate (%)10.88 %★9.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA79.6 %
Death Rate (%)9.91 %9.88 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★4.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age13.97M persons★811,724.7 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate31.73★1.77
Learning-adjusted years of school11.25 years★8.59 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.21 people★1.77 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74★173.43
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-monthgenerally 18-30 years of age (up to 22 for the Navy and up to 40 for some specialist positions) for voluntary military service for men and women; initial 24-month service obligation (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.53 %86.51 %★
Physician Density3.28 people/sq km4.67 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.2 %★-0.06 %
Population living in slums0 %★-1.17 %
Total deaths607,731.9 persons30,781.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.02 %★63.7 %
Total fertility rate1.56 per woman★1.37 per woman
Total net-migration66,501.8 persons★-1,301.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.49 per live births★6.74 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇷 France🇺🇾 UruguayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.32
Airports1,218★65
Civil Air Travel195★11
Heliports405★4

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