United Kingdom vs France
POP 1.0x GDP 1.2x LE 1.6 yrs same-band HIC
Widest indicator spreads · United Kingdom vs France
Demographics: Population Growth Rate (United Kingdom, 75% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Growth Rate | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2024 |
| Population Density | 283.1 | 126.9 | 2023 |
5 closer demographics rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (France, 125% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment | $-12,955,141,484.504 | $52.1B | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 7.4% | 2024 |
| Inflation (Consumer Prices) | 3.3% | 2.0% | 2024 |
6 closer economy rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Infant Mortality Rate (France, 17% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Mortality Rate | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2024 |
6 closer health rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (United Kingdom, 11% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 80.5% | 71.5% | 2023 |
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 5.9% | 5.3% | 2021 |
2 closer education rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Forest Area (France, 59% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Area | 13.3% | 32.5% | 2023 |
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 5.8% | 12.2% | 2022 |
| Electric Power Consumption | 4,195 | 6,447 | 2024 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 12.2% | 16.2% | 2021 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (United Kingdom, 8% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Sanitation | 97.8% | 90.0% | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 95.5% | 88.7% | 2024 |
3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United Kingdom, 78% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | 417.1K | 90.5K | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2021 |
| Intentional Homicides | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2021 |
3 closer social rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Labor & Wages: PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) (France, 2% spread)
| Indicator | United Kingdom | France | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2024 |
| Average Weekly Hours Worked | 34.9 | 35.5 | 2025 |
1 closer labor & wages rows sit on the United Kingdom and France profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this United Kingdom vs France comparison
United Kingdom vs France is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Foreign Direct Investment (~125% spread); 46 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 8 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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United Kingdom vs France figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.