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France rankings 2026: where France places in 263 global Top 10s

France is #1 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power, #1 in 2 rankings and inside the top 10 of 74 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of France across Top10Earth: 263 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power, where it is measured at 68.79 % (Nuclear share of electricity) as of 2026-11-02. France holds the #1 spot in 2 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 74 rankings.

Where France is number one

These are the rankings France currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

France is inside the top 10 of 72 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 60 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

France by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, France holds 62 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power (68.79 %), #4 of 50 in Countries gaining the most forest area each year (89.4 thousand hectares), #5 of 50 in Countries with the most electric car sales (450 thousand cars) and #5 of 45 in Countries with the most electric cars on the road (2,210 thousand cars). 58 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, France holds 54 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries by portfolio Investment, net (141.76 BoP, current US$ bn), #3 of 50 in Countries by net primary income (58.7k BoP, current US$ million), #3 of 50 in Countries by secondary income, other sectors, payments (76.9k BoP, current US$ million) and #3 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances (44.5k current US$ million). 50 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, France holds 51 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries producing the most sugar beet (32.6k thousand tonnes), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest sugar beet yields (79.18 tonnes per hectare), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest potato yields (42.44 tonnes per hectare) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the most organic agricultural land (2,767.83 thousand hectares). 47 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, France holds 44 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the most immigrants (9,186.76 thousand people), #5 of 50 in Countries with the most international migrants (9,186.76 thousand people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the longest rail networks (27.7k route-km) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the most industrial design applications (26.82 thousand). 40 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, France holds 28 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease (12.04 per 100,000 people), #13 of 50 in Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health (11.52 % of GDP), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth (81.92 years) and #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates (8.22 per 100,000 people). 24 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, France holds 13 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (99.42 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (12.75 thousand), #11 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (62.18 thousand) and #17 of 50 in Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP (2.18 % of GDP). 9 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, France holds 6 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (37.3k thousand subscriptions), #7 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (48.93 per 100 people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (32.56 million subscriptions) and #20 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (60.77 million people). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, France holds 5 positions: #1 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (117.11 million), #3 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (35.96 US$ bn), #6 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.09 million) and #16 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (497.79 thousand). 1 more ranking is listed below.

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, France moved in 235 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where France ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. France's lowest current positions are 49th of 50 in Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels (29.35 TWh), 49th of 50 in Countries using the most coal energy per person (659.98 kWh per person) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person (6.13 tonnes per person). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes France

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit France's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about France

What is France's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power, with 68.79 % (Nuclear share of electricity) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include France?

263 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 2 rankings where it is #1.

Is France in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 74 rankings, including #1 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power, #1 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals and #2 in Countries by portfolio Investment, net.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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