France vs United Kingdom

France

United Kingdom

Equal-area projection, same scale · Natural Earth 1:50m

Population ✓Area ✓Population density ✓GDP (nominal) ✓GDP per capita (PPP) ✓Exports ✓Unemployment ✓Life expectancy ✓Median age ✓Birth rate ✓Urban population ✓

Population

Natural Earth · 2019

France67,059,887United Kingdom66,834,405Nearly equal — France +0.3%

Area

computed · ≈

France≈ 636,064 km²United Kingdom≈ 240,645 km²France is 2.6× larger

Population density

derived

France≈ 105 / km²United Kingdom≈ 278 / km²United Kingdom is 2.6× denser

GDP (nominal)

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

France$3.16 trillionUnited Kingdom$3.64 trillionUnited Kingdom is 1.2× larger

GDP per capita (PPP)

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

France$54,500United Kingdom$52,500Nearly equal — France +3.8%

Exports

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

France$1.07 trillionUnited Kingdom$1.12 trillionNearly equal — France −4.1%

Unemployment

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

France7.4%United Kingdom4.2%France is higher by 3.2 points

Life expectancy

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

France82.6 yearsUnited Kingdom82.2 yearsFrance is higher by 0.4 years

Median age

CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.

France42.7 yearsUnited Kingdom40.9 yearsFrance is higher by 1.8 years

Birth rate

CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.

France10.88 per 1,000United Kingdom10.76 per 1,000France is higher by 0.12 per 1,000

Urban population

CIA World Factbook · 2023

France81.8%United Kingdom84.6%United Kingdom is higher by 2.8 points