France vs Italy

France (Europe) and Italy (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

France Italy World

0 20k 40k 60k 1960 France: 1,306.8 Italy: 836.91 World: 452.65 1961 France: 1,401.87 Italy: 923.09 World: 471.93 1962 France: 1,553.99 Italy: 1,030.16 World: 496.11 1963 France: 1,723.24 Italy: 1,171.39 World: 525.19 1964 France: 1,891.12 Italy: 1,271.8 World: 563.85 1965 France: 2,023.5 Italy: 1,357.01 World: 601.89 1966 France: 2,172.59 Italy: 1,458.95 World: 638.97 1967 France: 2,328.12 Italy: 1,595.49 World: 664.4 1968 France: 2,518.16 Italy: 1,718.5 World: 703.46 1969 France: 2,729.37 Italy: 1,886.45 World: 761.11 1970 France: 2,832.55 Italy: 2,111.72 World: 817.68 1971 France: 3,137.06 Italy: 2,310.92 World: 884.88 1972 France: 3,809.1 Italy: 2,677.29 World: 1,002 1973 France: 4,906.54 Italy: 3,212.64 World: 1,201.53 1974 France: 5,260.6 Italy: 3,629.49 World: 1,362.19 1975 France: 6,616.77 Italy: 4,116.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 France: 6,792.31 Italy: 4,042.39 World: 1,589.73 1977 France: 7,458.76 Italy: 4,614.21 World: 1,766.28 1978 France: 9,166.59 Italy: 5,623.43 World: 2,055.49 1979 France: 11,062.57 Italy: 7,006.4 World: 2,335.19 1980 France: 12,565.16 Italy: 8,476.41 World: 2,587.01 1981 France: 10,955.9 Italy: 7,640.4 World: 2,628.62 1982 France: 10,359.89 Italy: 7,573.94 World: 2,554.08 1983 France: 9,862.28 Italy: 7,850.63 World: 2,561.17 1984 France: 9,311.89 Italy: 7,757.55 World: 2,614.33 1985 France: 9,657.02 Italy: 8,009.1 World: 2,690.59 1986 France: 13,430.48 Italy: 11,341.09 World: 3,118.57 1987 France: 16,175.71 Italy: 14,267.54 World: 3,487.88 1988 France: 17,549.64 Italy: 15,780.95 World: 3,829.99 1989 France: 17,547.26 Italy: 16,424.43 World: 3,930.51 1990 France: 21,586.47 Italy: 20,873.78 World: 4,338.94 1991 France: 21,500.78 Italy: 22,007.14 World: 4,453.9 1992 France: 23,615.02 Italy: 23,297.05 World: 4,679.98 1993 France: 22,238.83 Italy: 18,781.95 World: 4,685.3 1994 France: 23,359.9 Italy: 19,382.2 World: 4,967.01 1995 France: 26,791.82 Italy: 20,712.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 France: 26,757.64 Italy: 23,122.93 World: 5,507.22 1997 France: 24,169.4 Italy: 21,883.99 World: 5,408.57 1998 France: 24,869.4 Italy: 22,365.18 World: 5,302.34 1999 France: 24,576.32 Italy: 22,050 World: 5,401.23 2000 France: 22,340.59 Italy: 20,190 World: 5,512.56 2001 France: 22,331.79 Italy: 20,570.44 World: 5,404.2 2002 France: 24,144.57 Italy: 22,451.4 World: 5,539.32 2003 France: 29,479.52 Italy: 27,577.57 World: 6,129.87 2004 France: 33,644.93 Italy: 31,348.19 World: 6,818 2005 France: 34,696.37 Italy: 32,062.72 World: 7,290.57 2006 France: 36,431.57 Italy: 33,537.13 World: 7,803.19 2007 France: 41,486.19 Italy: 37,826.18 World: 8,685.33 2008 France: 45,464.82 Italy: 40,828.58 World: 9,425.74 2009 France: 41,728.09 Italy: 37,099.61 World: 8,827.04 2010 France: 40,694.82 Italy: 35,856.86 World: 9,555.07 2011 France: 43,929.78 Italy: 38,432.37 World: 10,496.93 2012 France: 40,863.58 Italy: 34,854.39 World: 10,597.85 2013 France: 42,669.18 Italy: 35,701.67 World: 10,759.35 2014 France: 43,148.05 Italy: 36,028.35 World: 10,912.24 2015 France: 36,702.43 Italy: 30,639.88 World: 10,191.98 2016 France: 37,024.22 Italy: 31,391.57 World: 10,239.47 2017 France: 38,687.16 Italy: 32,844.12 World: 10,784.4 2018 France: 41,418.18 Italy: 35,062.34 World: 11,344.73 2019 France: 40,408.28 Italy: 33,812.79 World: 11,417.6 2020 France: 39,169.86 Italy: 32,091.49 World: 10,999.49 2021 France: 43,725.1 Italy: 36,852.54 World: 12,472.91 2022 France: 40,988.64 Italy: 35,653.9 World: 12,876.24 2023 France: 44,700.14 Italy: 39,279.7 World: 13,313.86 2024 France: 46,103.08 Italy: 40,429.62 World: 13,717.09 2025 France: 48,985.73 Italy: 43,308.64 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

France Italy World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 France: 69.87 Italy: 69.12 World: 50.94 1961 France: 70.12 Italy: 69.76 World: 52.8 1962 France: 70.31 Italy: 69.15 World: 55.29 1963 France: 70.51 Italy: 69.25 World: 55.65 1964 France: 70.66 Italy: 70.31 World: 56.1 1965 France: 70.81 Italy: 70.17 World: 55.93 1966 France: 70.96 Italy: 70.93 World: 56.45 1967 France: 71.16 Italy: 70.96 World: 56.9 1968 France: 71.31 Italy: 70.78 World: 57.34 1969 France: 71.46 Italy: 70.81 World: 57.68 1970 France: 71.66 Italy: 71.56 World: 57.94 1971 France: 71.91 Italy: 71.81 World: 58.02 1972 France: 72.11 Italy: 72.08 World: 58.84 1973 France: 72.36 Italy: 72.03 World: 59.3 1974 France: 72.6 Italy: 72.73 World: 59.7 1975 France: 72.85 Italy: 72.65 World: 60.13 1976 France: 73.1 Italy: 72.99 World: 60.45 1977 France: 73.35 Italy: 73.36 World: 61.04 1978 France: 73.6 Italy: 73.69 World: 61.39 1979 France: 73.85 Italy: 74 World: 61.84 1980 France: 74.05 Italy: 73.94 World: 62.15 1981 France: 74.3 Italy: 74.35 World: 62.52 1982 France: 74.5 Italy: 74.81 World: 62.87 1983 France: 74.8 Italy: 74.64 World: 63.13 1984 France: 75 Italy: 75.39 World: 63.44 1985 France: 75.3 Italy: 75.47 World: 63.73 1986 France: 75.6 Italy: 75.77 World: 64.12 1987 France: 75.8 Italy: 76.22 World: 64.46 1988 France: 76.1 Italy: 76.37 World: 64.67 1989 France: 76.35 Italy: 76.82 World: 64.96 1990 France: 76.6 Italy: 76.97 World: 65.11 1991 France: 76.85 Italy: 77.02 World: 65.3 1992 France: 77.1 Italy: 77.42 World: 65.55 1993 France: 77.3 Italy: 77.72 World: 65.74 1994 France: 77.65 Italy: 77.92 World: 65.96 1995 France: 77.75 Italy: 78.17 World: 66.2 1996 France: 77.95 Italy: 78.52 World: 66.52 1997 France: 78.3 Italy: 78.82 World: 66.83 1998 France: 78.6 Italy: 78.98 World: 67.07 1999 France: 78.76 Italy: 79.42 World: 67.31 2000 France: 79.06 Italy: 79.78 World: 67.65 2001 France: 79.16 Italy: 80.13 World: 67.95 2002 France: 79.26 Italy: 80.23 World: 68.23 2003 France: 79.11 Italy: 79.98 World: 68.52 2004 France: 80.16 Italy: 80.78 World: 68.77 2005 France: 80.16 Italy: 80.78 World: 69.11 2006 France: 80.81 Italy: 81.28 World: 69.47 2007 France: 81.11 Italy: 81.43 World: 69.81 2008 France: 81.21 Italy: 81.49 World: 70 2009 France: 81.41 Italy: 81.64 World: 70.38 2010 France: 81.66 Italy: 82.04 World: 70.68 2011 France: 82.11 Italy: 82.19 World: 70.97 2012 France: 81.97 Italy: 82.24 World: 71.26 2013 France: 82.22 Italy: 82.69 World: 71.53 2014 France: 82.72 Italy: 83.09 World: 71.78 2015 France: 82.32 Italy: 82.54 World: 71.97 2016 France: 82.57 Italy: 83.24 World: 72.19 2017 France: 82.58 Italy: 82.95 World: 72.37 2018 France: 82.68 Italy: 83.35 World: 72.64 2019 France: 82.83 Italy: 83.5 World: 72.87 2020 France: 82.18 Italy: 82.2 World: 72.18 2021 France: 82.32 Italy: 82.65 World: 71.22 2022 France: 82.13 Italy: 82.7 World: 72.97 2023 France: 82.83 Italy: 83.35 World: 73.33 2024 France: 82.98 Italy: 83.95 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

France Italy World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 France: 2.85 Italy: 2.4 World: 4.69 1961 France: 2.87 Italy: 2.44 World: 4.56 1962 France: 2.89 Italy: 2.46 World: 5.02 1963 France: 2.89 Italy: 2.51 World: 5.31 1964 France: 2.87 Italy: 2.66 World: 5.13 1965 France: 2.84 Italy: 2.6 World: 5.08 1966 France: 2.8 Italy: 2.58 World: 4.97 1967 France: 2.75 Italy: 2.5 World: 4.87 1968 France: 2.69 Italy: 2.46 World: 4.98 1969 France: 2.62 Italy: 2.47 World: 4.88 1970 France: 2.55 Italy: 2.38 World: 4.84 1971 France: 2.47 Italy: 2.4 World: 4.69 1972 France: 2.38 Italy: 2.35 World: 4.55 1973 France: 2.28 Italy: 2.3 World: 4.42 1974 France: 2.18 Italy: 2.28 World: 4.26 1975 France: 2.09 Italy: 2.17 World: 4.07 1976 France: 2.01 Italy: 2.04 World: 3.97 1977 France: 1.94 Italy: 1.93 World: 3.84 1978 France: 1.89 Italy: 1.84 World: 3.77 1979 France: 1.87 Italy: 1.73 World: 3.76 1980 France: 1.85 Italy: 1.64 World: 3.73 1981 France: 1.85 Italy: 1.58 World: 3.71 1982 France: 1.86 Italy: 1.56 World: 3.72 1983 France: 1.86 Italy: 1.51 World: 3.59 1984 France: 1.86 Italy: 1.46 World: 3.57 1985 France: 1.86 Italy: 1.42 World: 3.53 1986 France: 1.85 Italy: 1.35 World: 3.51 1987 France: 1.83 Italy: 1.33 World: 3.48 1988 France: 1.81 Italy: 1.36 World: 3.39 1989 France: 1.79 Italy: 1.33 World: 3.35 1990 France: 1.77 Italy: 1.33 World: 3.31 1991 France: 1.75 Italy: 1.3 World: 3.13 1992 France: 1.74 Italy: 1.3 World: 3.04 1993 France: 1.73 Italy: 1.25 World: 2.97 1994 France: 1.73 Italy: 1.21 World: 2.92 1995 France: 1.74 Italy: 1.19 World: 2.87 1996 France: 1.75 Italy: 1.2 World: 2.82 1997 France: 1.77 Italy: 1.22 World: 2.78 1998 France: 1.78 Italy: 1.22 World: 2.75 1999 France: 1.81 Italy: 1.23 World: 2.72 2000 France: 1.89 Italy: 1.26 World: 2.73 2001 France: 1.9 Italy: 1.25 World: 2.69 2002 France: 1.88 Italy: 1.27 World: 2.66 2003 France: 1.89 Italy: 1.29 World: 2.64 2004 France: 1.92 Italy: 1.34 World: 2.63 2005 France: 1.94 Italy: 1.33 World: 2.61 2006 France: 2 Italy: 1.37 World: 2.61 2007 France: 1.98 Italy: 1.39 World: 2.6 2008 France: 2.01 Italy: 1.44 World: 2.6 2009 France: 2 Italy: 1.44 World: 2.59 2010 France: 2.03 Italy: 1.44 World: 2.57 2011 France: 2.01 Italy: 1.42 World: 2.55 2012 France: 2.01 Italy: 1.42 World: 2.56 2013 France: 1.99 Italy: 1.39 World: 2.53 2014 France: 2 Italy: 1.38 World: 2.52 2015 France: 1.96 Italy: 1.36 World: 2.49 2016 France: 1.92 Italy: 1.36 World: 2.49 2017 France: 1.89 Italy: 1.34 World: 2.46 2018 France: 1.87 Italy: 1.31 World: 2.39 2019 France: 1.86 Italy: 1.27 World: 2.35 2020 France: 1.82 Italy: 1.24 World: 2.28 2021 France: 1.83 Italy: 1.25 World: 2.25 2022 France: 1.78 Italy: 1.24 World: 2.22 2023 France: 1.66 Italy: 1.21 World: 2.2 2024 France: 1.61 Italy: 1.18 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

France Italy World

4 6 8 10 12 14 1991 France: 9.13 Italy: 10.1 World: 5.12 1992 France: 10.2 Italy: 9.32 World: 5.28 1993 France: 11.32 Italy: 10.21 World: 5.54 1994 France: 12.59 Italy: 11.09 World: 5.79 1995 France: 11.83 Italy: 11.66 World: 5.92 1996 France: 12.37 Italy: 11.86 World: 5.98 1997 France: 12.57 Italy: 11.99 World: 6.01 1998 France: 12.07 Italy: 12.12 World: 6.16 1999 France: 11.98 Italy: 11.68 World: 6.28 2000 France: 10.22 Italy: 10.83 World: 6.11 2001 France: 8.61 Italy: 9.6 World: 6.19 2002 France: 8.7 Italy: 9.21 World: 6.41 2003 France: 8.31 Italy: 8.87 World: 6.48 2004 France: 8.91 Italy: 7.87 World: 6.33 2005 France: 8.88 Italy: 7.73 World: 6.22 2006 France: 8.83 Italy: 6.78 World: 5.97 2007 France: 8.01 Italy: 6.08 World: 5.77 2008 France: 7.39 Italy: 6.72 World: 5.82 2009 France: 9.12 Italy: 7.75 World: 6.41 2010 France: 9.28 Italy: 8.36 World: 6.28 2011 France: 9.23 Italy: 8.36 World: 6.15 2012 France: 9.84 Italy: 10.66 World: 6.15 2013 France: 9.91 Italy: 12.15 World: 6.1 2014 France: 10.27 Italy: 12.68 World: 5.96 2015 France: 10.35 Italy: 11.9 World: 6 2016 France: 10.06 Italy: 11.69 World: 5.97 2017 France: 9.41 Italy: 11.21 World: 5.9 2018 France: 9.02 Italy: 10.54 World: 5.76 2019 France: 8.42 Italy: 9.88 World: 5.59 2020 France: 8.01 Italy: 9.19 World: 6.59 2021 France: 7.87 Italy: 9.5 World: 6.05 2022 France: 7.3 Italy: 8.07 World: 5.23 2023 France: 7.34 Italy: 7.63 World: 4.85 2024 France: 7.4 Italy: 6.5 World: 4.81 2025 France: 7.54 Italy: 6.39 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

France Italy World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1970 France: 9.02 Italy: 5.85 World: 4.14 1971 France: 9.17 Italy: 6.09 World: 4.04 1972 France: 9.42 Italy: 6.39 World: 4.16 1973 France: 10.03 Italy: 6.75 World: 4.32 1974 France: 9.61 Italy: 6.75 World: 4.23 1975 France: 8.82 Italy: 6.42 World: 4.14 1976 France: 9.62 Italy: 6.87 World: 4.31 1977 France: 9.24 Italy: 6.64 World: 4.36 1978 France: 9.52 Italy: 6.75 World: 4.42 1979 France: 9.62 Italy: 7.01 World: 4.46 1980 France: 9.17 Italy: 7.05 World: 4.33 1981 France: 8.21 Italy: 6.83 World: 4.18 1982 France: 7.8 Italy: 6.68 World: 4.05 1983 France: 7.42 Italy: 6.6 World: 4.01 1984 France: 7.18 Italy: 6.7 World: 4.07 1985 France: 6.96 Italy: 6.69 World: 4.05 1986 France: 6.71 Italy: 6.72 World: 4.04 1987 France: 6.56 Italy: 7.07 World: 4.1 1988 France: 6.52 Italy: 7.15 World: 4.16 1989 France: 6.73 Italy: 7.46 World: 4.16 1990 France: 6.61 Italy: 7.51 World: 4.15 1991 France: 7 Italy: 7.49 World: 4.1 1992 France: 6.74 Italy: 7.45 World: 4.01 1993 France: 6.38 Italy: 7.33 World: 3.97 1994 France: 6.28 Italy: 7.23 World: 3.94 1995 France: 6.41 Italy: 7.65 World: 3.99 1996 France: 6.63 Italy: 7.56 World: 4.01 1997 France: 6.47 Italy: 7.62 World: 4.02 1998 France: 6.81 Italy: 7.78 World: 3.98 1999 France: 6.68 Italy: 7.9 World: 3.95 2000 France: 6.58 Italy: 7.98 World: 4.01 2001 France: 6.6 Italy: 7.96 World: 4.01 2002 France: 6.46 Italy: 8.07 World: 4.02 2003 France: 6.5 Italy: 8.38 World: 4.15 2004 France: 6.47 Italy: 8.51 World: 4.28 2005 France: 6.45 Italy: 8.48 World: 4.39 2006 France: 6.24 Italy: 8.35 World: 4.48 2007 France: 6.09 Italy: 8.17 World: 4.59 2008 France: 5.94 Italy: 7.85 World: 4.56 2009 France: 5.72 Italy: 6.95 World: 4.45 2010 France: 5.8 Italy: 7.08 World: 4.67 2011 France: 5.57 Italy: 6.91 World: 4.76 2012 France: 5.56 Italy: 6.55 World: 4.77 2013 France: 5.46 Italy: 6 World: 4.81 2014 France: 4.93 Italy: 5.69 World: 4.78 2015 France: 4.99 Italy: 5.87 World: 4.7 2016 France: 5.02 Italy: 5.81 World: 4.65 2017 France: 5.06 Italy: 5.76 World: 4.67 2018 France: 4.89 Italy: 5.68 World: 4.73 2019 France: 4.79 Italy: 5.57 World: 4.7 2020 France: 4.25 Italy: 4.97 World: 4.47 2021 France: 4.67 Italy: 5.59 World: 4.68 2022 France: 4.51 Italy: 5.61 World: 4.67 2023 France: 4.16 Italy: 5.16 World: 4.68 2024 France: 4 Italy: 5.08 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

France Italy World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 France: 42.87 Italy: 35 World: 15.6 2006 France: 46.87 Italy: 37.99 World: 17.2 2007 France: 66.09 Italy: 40.79 World: 20.2 2008 France: 70.68 Italy: 44.53 World: 22.8 2009 France: 71.58 Italy: 48.83 World: 25.3 2010 France: 77.28 Italy: 53.68 World: 28.4 2011 France: 77.82 Italy: 54.39 World: 30.9 2012 France: 81.44 Italy: 55.83 World: 33.3 2013 France: 81.92 Italy: 58.46 World: 35.3 2014 France: 83.75 Italy: 55.64 World: 37.4 2015 France: 78.01 Italy: 58.14 World: 39.9 2016 France: 79.27 Italy: 61.32 World: 43.6 2017 France: 80.5 Italy: 63.08 World: 46.3 2018 France: 82.04 Italy: 74.39 World: 49.4 2019 France: 83.34 Italy: 67.85 World: 53.9 2020 France: 84.71 Italy: 70.48 World: 60.1 2021 France: 86.1 Italy: 74.86 World: 63.8 2022 France: 85.33 Italy: 85.06 World: 67 2023 France: 86.84 Italy: 87.03 World: 69.2 2024 France: 88.65 Italy: 89.22 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator France Italy
Population 68.7 mn 2025
23rd of 215		 58.9 mn 2025
25th of 215
Population density 126.9 /km² 2023
85th of 214		 199.5 /km² 2023
65th of 214
Population growth 0.25 % 2025
157th of 215		 -0.06 % 2025
172nd of 215
Life expectancy 83.0 years 2024
23rd of 215		 84.0 years 2024
11th of 215
Fertility rate 1.61 2024
134th of 215		 1.18 2024
199th of 215
Birth rate 9.7 ‰ 2024
161st of 215		 6.3 ‰ 2024
208th of 215
Infant mortality 3.4 ‰ 2024
32nd of 196		 2.3 ‰ 2024
16th of 196
Urban population 78.8 % 2025
64th of 215		 69.7 % 2025
91st of 215
Aged 65+ 22.5 % 2025
17th of 215		 25.1 % 2025
4th of 215
Living in cities 34.4 % 2025
123rd of 215		 34.5 % 2025
121st of 215
Living in towns 28.1 % 2025
125th of 215		 42.5 % 2025
57th of 215
Living in rural areas 37.5 % 2025
54th of 215		 23.1 % 2025
124th of 215

Human development

Indicator France Italy
Human Development Index 0.920 2023
26th of 193		 0.915 2023
30th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.836 2023
27th of 169		 0.817 2023
35th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.804 2023
4th of 156		 0.801 2023
7th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.034 2023
11th of 172		 0.043 2023
16th of 172

Economy

Indicator France Italy
GDP 3.4 tn US$ 2025
7th of 186		 2.6 tn US$ 2025
9th of 186
GDP per capita 48,986 US$ 2025
24th of 186		 43,309 US$ 2025
26th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 63,975 int. $ 2025
28th of 185		 62,803 int. $ 2025
30th of 185
GNI per capita 48,630 US$ 2025
22nd of 182		 42,080 US$ 2025
24th of 182
GDP growth 0.8 % 2025
162nd of 186		 0.5 % 2025
170th of 186
Inflation 0.9 % 2025
133rd of 165		 1.5 % 2025
119th of 165
Trade 67.2 % 2025
83rd of 138		 62.5 % 2025
88th of 138
Exports 33.4 % 2025
75th of 138		 32.2 % 2025
77th of 138
FDI inflows 2.2 % 2025
122nd of 192		 0.0 % 2025
138th of 192
Manufacturing 9.5 % 2025
81st of 132		 15.0 % 2025
35th of 132
Agriculture 1.4 % 2025
140th of 158		 2.1 % 2025
126th of 158
Tax revenue 22.8 % 2024
23rd of 89		 25.6 % 2024
12th of 89
Military spending 2.1 % 2024
53rd of 147		 1.6 % 2024
73rd of 147

Labour

Indicator France Italy
Unemployment 7.5 % 2025
129th of 181		 6.4 % 2025
116th of 181
Youth unemployment 18.9 % 2025
128th of 181		 20.5 % 2025
137th of 181
Women in the labour force 51.5 % 2025
108th of 181		 40.8 % 2025
146th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.3 % 2025
150th of 181		 3.3 % 2025
141st of 181
Weekly hours worked 30.9 h 2025
163rd of 181		 33.9 h 2025
142nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 12.6 % 2025
52nd of 181		 12.1 % 2025
50th of 181
Labour income share 59.7 % 2023 57.8 % 2024
12th of 114
Output per hour 80.2 $ 2025
16th of 181		 74.1 $ 2025
18th of 181

Health

Indicator France Italy
Health spending 11.5 % 2024
12th of 192		 8.4 % 2024
53rd of 192
Health spending per person 5,327 US$ 2024
19th of 191		 3,398 US$ 2024
27th of 191
Physicians 3.28 /1,000 2022
44th of 125		 4.19 /1,000 2022
21st of 125
Under-5 mortality 4.3 ‰ 2024
35th of 196		 2.7 ‰ 2024
14th of 196
Maternal mortality 7 /100k 2023
35th of 194		 6 /100k 2023
31st of 194
Tobacco use 33.6 % 2024
149th of 166		 22.4 % 2024
103rd of 166
Safe drinking water 99.7 % 2024
19th of 147		 96.8 % 2024
42nd of 147

Food

Indicator France Italy
Calories per person 3,490 kcal 2023
22nd of 155		 3,753 kcal 2023
7th of 155
Protein supply 117.3 g 2022
20th of 174		 116.2 g 2022
23rd of 174
Animal protein supply 76.7 g 2022
17th of 174		 69.3 g 2022
32nd of 174
Fat supply 149.2 g 2022
18th of 174		 160.2 g 2022
9th of 174
Food insecurity 9.4 % 2024
39th of 134		 1.7 % 2024
4th of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.3 % 2024
48th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency -71.7 % 2022
148th of 160		 42.5 % 2022
81st of 160

Education

Indicator France Italy
Secondary enrolment 103.8 % 2024
28th of 108		 100.7 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 71.5 % 2024
43rd of 128		 75.9 % 2023
37th of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2022 4.1 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.1 yrs 2023
44th of 195		 16.7 yrs 2023
30th of 195
Mean schooling 11.8 yrs 2023
46th of 193		 10.8 yrs 2023
75th of 193
Literacy - 99.4 % 2019

Society

Indicator France Italy
Income inequality 31.8 2023
28th of 93		 34.3 2023
46th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2023
5th of 93		 0.9 % 2023
53rd of 93
Internet use 88.7 % 2024
65th of 182		 89.2 % 2024
62nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 116.7 /100 2023 132.6 /100 2024
42nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
36th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
52nd of 213
Women in parliament 36.2 % 2025
41st of 184		 32.8 % 2025
58th of 184

Refugees

Indicator France Italy
Refugees hosted 788,419 2025
10th of 177		 192,914 2025
35th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 11.8 ‰ 2025
39th of 177		 3.3 ‰ 2025
69th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 85,227 2025
18th of 177		 234,144 2025
7th of 177
Refugees from the country 166 2025
140th of 199		 266 2025
131st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
186th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
179th of 199

Governance

Indicator France Italy
Control of corruption 72.5 /100 2024
29th of 207		 59.1 /100 2024
62nd of 207
Government effectiveness 74.7 /100 2024
28th of 205		 66.7 /100 2024
46th of 205
Rule of law 73.8 /100 2024
39th of 207		 67.6 /100 2024
57th of 207
Regulatory quality 72.9 /100 2024
27th of 205		 65.0 /100 2024
53rd of 205
Voice and accountability 77.0 /100 2024
27th of 205		 75.5 /100 2024
31st of 205
Political stability 61.8 /100 2024
126th of 207		 71.2 /100 2024
89th of 207

Environment

Indicator France Italy
CO₂ per capita 4.00 t 2024
134th of 202		 5.08 t 2024
152nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 264.2 Mt 2024
24th of 204		 301.9 Mt 2024
19th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.68 % 2024
24th of 204		 0.78 % 2024
19th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 40.0 Gt 2024
8th of 204		 26.0 Gt 2024
12th of 204
GHG per capita 5.52 t 2024
131st of 202		 6.30 t 2024
144th of 202
Renewable energy 16.2 % 2021
118th of 211		 17.5 % 2021
116th of 211
Forest area 32.5 % 2023
103rd of 212		 32.9 % 2023
100th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 8.2 µg/m³ 2023
32nd of 200		 14.3 µg/m³ 2023
78th of 200
Water stress 21.4 % 2022
112th of 176		 29.8 % 2022
124th of 176
Land area 538,950 km² 2023
48th of 214		 295,720 km² 2023
73rd of 214

Energy

Indicator France Italy
Renewable electricity 26.6 % 2025
102nd of 190		 48.8 % 2025
66th of 190
Wind and solar 14.4 % 2025
58th of 190		 24.9 % 2025
32nd of 190
Nuclear power 68.3 % 2025
1st of 180		 0.0 % 2025
95th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 94.9 % 2025
19th of 190		 48.8 % 2025
76th of 190
Fossil electricity 5.1 % 2025
19th of 190		 51.2 % 2025
76th of 190
Coal power 0.3 % 2025
110th of 188		 1.3 % 2025
119th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 41 g/kWh 2025
12th of 190		 284 g/kWh 2025
63rd of 190
Electricity per capita 7.21 MWh 2025
32nd of 191		 5.29 MWh 2025
54th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.