France’s coastline is 2 times as long as South Korea’s

France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)

France’s highest peak towers 2,860 m above South Korea’s

France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 53% of France, versus 16% of South Korea

France: 52.8% (2024) · South Korea: 16% (2024)

France has 33% more people than South Korea

France: 68.7 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)

South Korea is 4.2 times as densely populated as France

France: 128 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)

The typical person in South Korea is 2.7 years older than in France

France: 41.8 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)

Women in France have 0.9 more children on average than in South Korea

France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 20% in South Korea

France: 22.5% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)

France hosts 135 times as many refugees per resident as South Korea

France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · South Korea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, South Korea 0.6

France: 9.5 (2026) · South Korea: 0.6 (2026)

France and South Korea are practically level

France: 1 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)

France’s economy is 80% larger than South Korea’s

France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)

France produces 1% more per person than South Korea

France: Int$63,975 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in South Korea than in France (Gini 1.1 points higher)

France: 31.8 (2023) · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)

France and South Korea are practically level

France: 0.1% (2023) · South Korea: 0.1% (2021)

Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 2.7% in South Korea

France: 7.5% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)

South Korea spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, France 2.0%

France: 2% (2025) · South Korea: 2.6% (2025)

France’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, South Korea’s 13%

France: 22.8% (2024) · South Korea: 13.3% (2024)

France’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× South Korea’s

France: 77% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)

France spends 70% more on health per person than South Korea

France: $5,327 (2024) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)

A baby in France is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in South Korea

France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

France has 26% more doctors per person than South Korea

France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

South Korea has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as France

France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · South Korea: 12.8 per 1,000 (2022)

The suicide rate in South Korea is 68% higher than in France

France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 23.4 per 100k (2023)

13% of adults in France are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea

France: 12.5% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)

34% of adults in France smoke, versus 19% in South Korea

France: 33.6% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)

People in France rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in South Korea

France: 6.59 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)

Adults in France drink 35% more alcohol than in South Korea

France: 11.2 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)

South Korea has 5% more meat per person than France

France: 80.3 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)

France has 59 kcal more food per person per day than South Korea

France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)

Workers in South Korea put in 423 more hours a year than in France

France: 1,487 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)

Adults in South Korea went to school 0.96 year longer than in France

France: 11.8 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)

France welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as South Korea (2019)

France: 1.35 (2019) · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)

France has 39 more World Heritage sites than South Korea (56 against 17)

France: 56 (2026) · South Korea: 17 (2026)

France has won 985 Olympic medals, South Korea 409

France: 985 (2026 edition) · South Korea: 409 (2026 edition)

98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 89% in France

France: 89% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)

Home internet in France is 54% faster than in South Korea

France: 460 Mbps (2026) · South Korea: 298 Mbps (2026)

France and South Korea are practically level

France: 100% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)

81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 79% in France

France: 79% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)

South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117

France: 117 (2023) · South Korea: 173 (2024)

France’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as South Korea’s

France: 27,716 km (2021) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)

Airlines from South Korea fly 57% more passengers per resident than those from France

France: 0.94 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)

Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 33% of France

France: 32.9% (2024) · South Korea: 64.4% (2024)

The average person in South Korea emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in France

France: 4 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)

26% of France’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea

France: 26.1% (2025) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)

The air in South Korea carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in France

France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in France as in South Korea

France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)

Roads in South Korea are 14% deadlier than in France

France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 8.7 per 100k (2023)

France is on average 1.0 °C warmer than South Korea

France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

South Korea gets 9% more rain than France

France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)