Country comparison Japan vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,789Kchart10,912K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€964,980Mchart€748,969M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€48,1562024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$52,1082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€24,3572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$26,3312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AAA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20252.6%chart7.7%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,296.7chart$2,043.32025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,168.9chart€1,802.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850chart$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122chart€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]01/12/2026184.4200
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/2026157.0600chart0.855301/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/12/20262.08%chart3.50%01/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/12/2026-72chart7001/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260%chart0%12/31/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.9%chart0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.7%chart-3.3%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440chart1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart1132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart68,635,9432024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart13.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202574,694chart168,16212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202533,803,572chart39,055,19812/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025602.91chart2,450.0612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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