Country comparison France vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,912Kchart20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€748,969Mchart€114,729M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€48,156chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$52,108chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,357chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,331chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20257.7%chart4.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,043.3
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673chart$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968chart€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
11.729501/19/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart10.088901/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/19/20263.50%chart4.21%01/19/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/19/202666chart13701/19/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/2026-0.46%chart2.01%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.7%chart3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.3%chart1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%chart2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.1%chart5.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024113chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰chart1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰chart3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,635,943chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.01chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025168,162chart5,73212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202539,055,656chart1,548,64912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,450.06chart1,024.6112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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