International Rankings of France 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	17,266,000	7	2012
Internet users	45,262,000	8	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	39,290,000	7	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	62,280,000	21	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$1,522,000,000,000	6	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$1,410,000,000,000	6	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-4.10	74	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	0.75	59	31 Dec 201
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	3.44	145	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$58,970,000,000	186	2013 est.
Debt - external	$5,371,000,000,000	5	31 Dec 2012 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	30.6	95	2011
Exports	$578,600,000,000	7	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	27.30	123	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	25.10	12	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	57.60	109	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-28.80	34	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	18.70	85	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.10	41	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	1.90	130	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	18.70	130	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	79.40	24	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$2,739,000,000,000	6	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$35,700	35	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$2,276,000,000,000	10	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	0.30	75	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	18.20	72	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	25.40	92	2011
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	3.50	13	2011
Imports	$659,800,000,000	7	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	-0.40	74	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	0.90	83	2013 est.
Labor force	29,940,000	21	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	2.90	116	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	20.60	55	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	76.40	21	2012 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 1,538,000,000,000	7	31 Dec 2011
Population below poverty line (%)	7.90	120	2011
Public debt (% of GPD)	93.40	18	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$198,700,000,000	14	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 2,299,000,000,000	7	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$1,489,000,000,000	4	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$1,103,000,000,000	7	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$3,687,000,000,000	6	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 810,100,000,000	7	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	51.5	11	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	10.20	69	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	374,300,000	18	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	1,298,000	8	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	72,300	55	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	85,180,000	66	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	462,900,000,000	9	2012 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	73,400,000,000	1	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	22.1	130	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	14.7	96	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	50.8	1	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	6.9	34	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	29,000,000,000	7	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	124,300,000	9	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	561,200,000,000	8	2012 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	6,986.22	31	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	47,990,000,000	17	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	5,994,000,000	32	2012 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	47,710,000,000	9	2012 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	508,000,000	70	2012 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	10,700,000,000	78	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	1,792,000	13	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	464,300	15	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	834,800	7	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	1,550,000	13	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	0	193	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	4807	29	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	-2	36	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	512.1	61	2009
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	31.62	25	2009
Irrigated land (sq km)	27,230	21	2007
Land Area - sq km	640,427.00	43	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	33.45	20	2011
Land use - other (%)	64.69	181	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	1.86	88	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	103.46	102	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	643,801.00	43	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	211.00	43	2011
Water Area - sq km	3,374	78	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	14,238,434	21	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	14,563,662	23	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	11,721,827	21	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	12,025,341	20	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	377,839	28	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	396,050	28	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.80	43	2014
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	6,053,185	28	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	6,337,877	28	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	18.70	126	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	3,837,191	29	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	4,018,044	29	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	11.90	91	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	12,719,073	24	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	12,851,278	24	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	38.60	81	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	4,290,624	14	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	4,012,614	13	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	12.50	24	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	6,941,607	12	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	5,197,519	12	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	17.90	16	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	12.49	154	2014 est.
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	76.40	18	2008
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	9.06	61	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	28.80	8	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	3.50	117	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	57.40	71	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	28.60	128	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	0	132	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	0	124	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0	95	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	5.90	24	2010
Health expenditures	11.60	10	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.40	39	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	1,700	53	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	150,000	34	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	6.60	13	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	2.97	205	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	3.63	206	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	3.31	209	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	84.91	9	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	78.55	22	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	81.66	14	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	99.00	9	2003 est.
Literacy - male (%)	99.00	10	2003 est.
Literacy - total (%)	99.00	7	2003 est.
Maternal mortality rate	8.00	97	2010
Median age - female (years)	42.40	24	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	39.30	26	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	40.90	23	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	28.10	14	2010 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	1.09	56	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	18.20	83	2008
Physicians density	3.38	28	2011
Population	66,259,012	22	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	0.45	125	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	0	154	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	0	147	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	0	138	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	16	6	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	16	4	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	16	5	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.05	12	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.05	18	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	25	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.96	22	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.74	38	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.05	11	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.96	26	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	2.08	91	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	24	42	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	24	30	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	24	37	2012
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	1.1	112	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	85.8	24	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	464	17	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	294	9	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	170	23	2013
Heliports	1.00	24	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	162	36	2010
Pipelines (km)	23,345	16	2013
Railways (km)	29,640	9	2008
Roadways (km)	1,028,446	8	2010
Waterways (km)	8,501	15	2010

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