France vs Japan
France vs Japan: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 99.7% in France and 98.7% in Japan, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in France, by 1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Japan.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- France has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2022, France ranked 22 and Japan ranked 36 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | France | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.7 | 98.7 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 99.6 | 98.7 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 99.5 | 98.6 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 99.4 | 98.6 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 99.2 | 98.5 | 71 |
| 2017 | 99.1 | 98.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 99 | 98.4 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 98.9 | 98.4 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 98.7 | 98.3 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 98.5 | 98.2 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 98 | 98 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 97.8 | 98 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 97.7 | 98 | 64 |
| 2005 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 97.5 | 97.9 | 63 |
| 2003 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
France vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Japan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025