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United Kingdom vs. France
How the United Kingdom and France compare on income per person, population, life expectancy, internet use and access to electricity, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.
The biggest differences
- GDP per person is 16% higher in the United Kingdom ($53,341) than in France ($46,103).
- The share of people using the internet is 6.8 percentage points higher in the United Kingdom (95.5%) than in France (88.7%).
- Life expectancy at birth is 1.6 years longer in France (83 years) than in the United Kingdom (81.4).
The two are about the same on the population and the share of people with electricity.
Side by side
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How rich is each country, per person?
GDP per person, US dollars · 2024
- United Kingdom
- $53,341
- France
- $46,103
- World
- $13,717
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How many people live in each country?
People · 2025
- United Kingdom
- 69.5M people
- France
- 68.7M people
- World
- 8.22B people
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How long do people live in each country?
Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024
- United Kingdom
- 81.4 years
- France
- 83 years
- World
- 73.5 years
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What share of people use the internet in each country?
People using the internet, % of population · 2024
- United Kingdom
- 95.5%
- France
- 88.7%
- World
- 71.2%
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What share of people have electricity in each country?
People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024
- United Kingdom
- 100%
- France
- 100%
- World
- 91.9%
Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices. Two figures are called about the same when GDP or population differ by less than 5%, life expectancy by less than a year, or a share by less than 2 percentage points.