Canada vs France
Canada vs France: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.7 years in Canada and 11.3 years in France, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Canada, by 0.5 years, or 1.04 times that in France.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Canada | France |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Canada vs France
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023France: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024France: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023France: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCanada: 99% in 2022France: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionCanada: 3.99% in 2017France: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateCanada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017France: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023France: 66.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023France: 0.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023France: 1.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025France: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023France: 41.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023France: 21.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCanada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023France: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025France: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025France: $64.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025France: $1,021 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025France: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020France: 304,000 people in 2020
- National powerCanada: 0.81% of world capability in 2022France: 1.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020France: 1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCanada: 83 million TIV in 2025France: 236 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025France: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025