France vs Ukraine
France vs Ukraine: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.3 years in France and 9.9 years in Ukraine, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in France, by 1.4 years, or 1.14 times that in Ukraine.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, France ranked 17 and Ukraine ranked 41 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | France | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.3 | 9.9 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | 10.3 |
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
France vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025