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France vs United Arab Emirates
How France and United Arab Emirates compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, France was higher: 83.3 years against 82.9 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $39,680
- Population · In 2023, France was higher: 66.4 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.86% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 4 tonnes
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personFrance: $39,920 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureFrance: 12.3 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personFrance: $39,920 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthFrance: 0.9% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationFrance: 0.9% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtFrance: 115.5% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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