| Ranking | France | Russia | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring2026-10-29 | #34 · 1,660.09 thousand tonnes | #1 · 67.4k thousand tonnes | Russia by 33 |
| Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power2026-11-02 | #1 · 68.79 % | #18 · 18.33 % | France by 17 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #38 · 0.43 % of global total | #1 · 20.11 % of global total | Russia by 37 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education2026-11-02 | #21 · 31.9 % | #1 · 69.8 % | Russia by 20 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education2026-11-02 | #41 · 37.42 % | #1 · 76.29 % | Russia by 40 |
| Countries producing the most sugar beet2026-11-02 | #3 · 32.6k thousand tonnes | #1 · 46.7k thousand tonnes | Russia by 2 |
| Countries gaining the most forest area each year2026-10-29 | #4 · 89.4 thousand hectares | #2 · 839.55 thousand hectares | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from gas2026-11-02 | #15 · 3,876.79 million tonnes | #2 · 37.5k million tonnes | Russia by 13 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #34 · 200 cubic kilometres | #2 · 4,312 cubic kilometres | Russia by 32 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary)2026-11-02 | #23 · 93.86 % | #2 · 98.36 % | Russia by 21 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions2026-11-02 | #8 · 40.0k million tonnes | #3 · 122.8k million tonnes | Russia by 5 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring2026-11-02 | #24 · 177.11 million tonnes | #3 · 1,737.79 million tonnes | Russia by 21 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from oil2026-11-02 | #7 · 15.9k million tonnes | #3 · 34.5k million tonnes | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas2026-10-30 | #27 · 62.7 million tonnes | #3 · 857.67 million tonnes | Russia by 24 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use2026-11-02 | #13 · 35.81 billion tonnes | #3 · 227.02 billion tonnes | Russia by 10 |
| Countries with the highest military spending2026-11-02 | #9 · 64.52 billion US dollars | #3 · 158.24 billion US dollars | Russia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from other industry2026-11-02 | #12 · 3,960.14 thousand tonnes | #3 · 16.7k thousand tonnes | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas2026-11-02 | #27 · 0.78 % of global total | #3 · 10.71 % of global total | Russia by 24 |
| Countries with the most planted forest2026-11-02 | #26 · 2,356 thousand hectares | #3 · 20.8k thousand hectares | Russia by 23 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change2026-10-31 | #27 · 251.93 million tonnes | #4 · 2,166.4 million tonnes | Russia by 23 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport2026-11-02 | #13 · 120.96 million tonnes | #4 · 276.12 million tonnes | Russia by 9 |
| Countries emitting the most CO22026-11-02 | #24 · 264.16 million tonnes | #4 · 1,780.52 million tonnes | Russia by 20 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels2026-11-02 | #49 · 29.35 TWh | #4 · 767.16 TWh | Russia by 45 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 emissions2026-11-02 | #17 · 407.36 million tonnes | #4 · 1,405.98 million tonnes | Russia by 13 |
| Countries with the most cropland2026-11-02 | #19 · 17.9k thousand hectares | #4 · 123.6k thousand hectares | Russia by 15 |
| Countries generating the most electricity2026-11-02 | #9 · 569.98 TWh | #4 · 1,192.79 TWh | Russia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions2026-10-29 | #24 · 264.16 million tonnes | #4 · 1,780.52 million tonnes | Russia by 20 |
| Countries where 15–19 year olds drink the most alcohol2026-10-30 | #20 · 13.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | #4 · 22.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Russia by 16 |
| Countries producing the most chicken meat2026-11-02 | #26 · 1,245.83 thousand tonnes | #4 · 5,457.33 thousand tonnes | Russia by 22 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO₂ emissions2026-10-29 | #24 · 0.68 % | #4 · 4.61 % | Russia by 20 |
| Countries with the highest total energy supply2026-11-02 | #13 · 2,506.91 TWh | #4 · 8,663.98 TWh | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest sugar beet yields2026-11-02 | #4 · 79.18 tonnes per hectare | #34 · 47.38 tonnes per hectare | France by 30 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change2026-11-02 | #27 · 251.93 million tonnes | #4 · 2,166.4 million tonnes | Russia by 23 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #14 · 170.69 million tonnes | #5 · 437.89 million tonnes | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the most electric car sales2026-11-02 | #5 · 450 thousand cars | #33 · 31 thousand cars | France by 28 |
| Countries with the most electric cars on the road2026-11-02 | #5 · 2,210 thousand cars | #33 · 84 thousand cars | France by 28 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from coal2026-11-02 | #10 · 19.2k million tonnes | #5 · 46.7k million tonnes | Russia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil2026-11-01 | #14 · 170.69 million tonnes | #5 · 437.89 million tonnes | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from cement2026-11-02 | #16 · 724.71 million tonnes | #5 · 1,731.53 million tonnes | Russia by 11 |
| Countries catching the most wild fish2026-11-01 | #41 · 480.65 thousand metric tons | #5 · 5,018.71 thousand metric tons | Russia by 36 |
| Countries producing the most meat2026-11-02 | #15 · 5,183.27 thousand tonnes | #5 · 12.9k thousand tonnes | Russia by 10 |
| Countries generating the most hydropower2026-11-02 | #13 · 57.61 TWh | #5 · 199.95 TWh | Russia by 8 |
| Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions2026-11-02 | #26 · 77.53 million subscriptions | #5 · 269.52 million subscriptions | Russia by 21 |
| Countries with the most immigrants2026-11-02 | #5 · 9,186.76 thousand people | #10 · 7,605.77 thousand people | France by 5 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #24 · 203 thousand people | #5 · 1,190 thousand people | Russia by 19 |
| Countries producing the most pig meat2026-11-02 | #9 · 2,094.25 thousand tonnes | #5 · 4,942.5 thousand tonnes | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #14 · 1.37 % of global total | #5 · 3.51 % of global total | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary)2026-11-02 | #49 · 56.33 % | #5 · 90.89 % | Russia by 44 |
| Countries with the most arable land per person2026-10-31 | #38 · 0.25 hectares per person | #6 · 0.85 hectares per person | Russia by 32 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal2026-10-29 | #32 · 19.47 million tonnes | #6 · 375.65 million tonnes | Russia by 26 |
| Countries producing the most fish and seafood2026-11-02 | #34 · 677 thousand tonnes | #6 · 5,456 thousand tonnes | Russia by 28 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #40 · 21.88 million hectares | #6 · 176.39 million hectares | Russia by 34 |
| Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions2026-11-02 | #8 · 32.56 million subscriptions | #6 · 39.29 million subscriptions | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal2026-11-02 | #32 · 0.12 % of global total | #6 · 2.38 % of global total | Russia by 26 |
| Countries with the largest share of global services exports2026-11-02 | #6 · 4.86 % | #29 · 0.66 % | France by 23 |
| Countries with the largest agricultural output2026-11-01 | #11 · 65.77 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ | #7 · 94.81 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ | Russia by 4 |
| Countries consuming the most coal2026-11-02 | #30 · 43.99 TWh | #7 · 988.31 TWh | Russia by 23 |
| Countries with the most imported deforestation2026-11-02 | #7 · 28.3k hectares | #10 · 22.2k hectares | France by 3 |
| Countries with the most internet users2026-11-02 | #20 · 60.77 million people | #7 · 135.57 million people | Russia by 13 |
| Countries with the most installed wind energy capacity2026-11-02 | #8 · 25.65 gigawatts | #33 · 2.88 gigawatts | France by 25 |
| Countries with the highest overall death rates2026-11-02 | #45 · 1 per 100,000 people | #8 · 1.68 per 100,000 people | Russia by 37 |
| Countries with the highest alcohol-related death rates2026-11-02 | #24 · 5.4 per 100,000 people | #8 · 13.92 per 100,000 people | Russia by 16 |
| Countries using the most pesticides2026-11-02 | #10 · 65.42 thousand tonnes | #8 · 97.02 thousand tonnes | Russia by 2 |
| Countries generating the most plastic waste2026-11-02 | #14 · 4,557.13 thousand tonnes | #8 · 5,839.69 thousand tonnes | Russia by 6 |
| Countries producing the most soybeans2026-11-02 | #16 · 398.54 thousand tonnes | #8 · 7,000 thousand tonnes | Russia by 8 |
| Countries producing the most beef2026-10-30 | #11 · 1,298.54 thousand tonnes | #9 · 1,692.99 thousand tonnes | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation2026-11-01 | #9 · 20.5k thousand tonnes | #15 · 14.7k thousand tonnes | France by 6 |
| Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer2026-11-02 | #13 · 1,733.62 thousand tonnes | #9 · 2,210.57 thousand tonnes | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from mental and substance use disorders2026-11-02 | #22 · 9.37 per 100,000 people | #9 · 17.69 per 100,000 people | Russia by 13 |
| Countries with the most hospital beds per 1,000 people2026-11-02 | #19 · 5.65 per 1,000 people | #9 · 6.81 per 1,000 people | Russia by 10 |
| Countries with the largest share of global goods exports2026-11-02 | #9 · 2.61 % | #18 · 1.77 % | France by 9 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from solar and wind2026-11-02 | #10 · 78.31 TWh | #46 · 6.48 TWh | France by 36 |
| Countries producing the most maize2026-11-02 | #10 · 14.7k thousand tonnes | #11 · 14.0k thousand tonnes | France by 1 |
| Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #46 · 9.66 per 100,000 people | #10 · 15.46 per 100,000 people | Russia by 36 |
| Countries with the highest opioid use death rates2026-11-02 | #17 · 2.06 per 100,000 people | #11 · 2.81 per 100,000 people | Russia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement2026-11-02 | #30 · 5.68 million tonnes | #11 · 25.22 million tonnes | Russia by 19 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease2026-11-02 | #11 · 12.04 per 100,000 people | #44 · 6.97 per 100,000 people | France by 33 |
| Countries with the most installed solar power capacity2026-11-02 | #11 · 31.44 GW | #47 · 2.43 GW | France by 36 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement2026-11-02 | #30 · 0.39 % of global total | #11 · 1.71 % of global total | Russia by 19 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.)2026-11-02 | #28 · 71.2 % | #11 · 78.36 % | Russia by 17 |
| Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone2026-11-02 | #46 · 95.9 % | #11 · 98.8 % | Russia by 35 |
| Countries with the highest dry pea yields2026-11-02 | #12 · 2.92 tonnes per hectare | #28 · 2.21 tonnes per hectare | France by 16 |
| Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal2026-11-02 | #24 · 95 kg per animal | #12 · 102 kg per animal | Russia by 12 |
| Countries withdrawing the most freshwater2026-10-30 | #31 · 24.43 billion billion cubic meters | #13 · 64.82 billion billion cubic meters | Russia by 18 |
| Countries with the highest drug-related death rates2026-11-02 | #22 · 2.43 per 100,000 people | #13 · 3.77 per 100,000 people | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals2026-11-02 | #14 · 68.13 % | #27 · 44.79 % | France by 13 |
| Countries using the most coal energy per person2026-11-02 | #49 · 659.98 kWh per person | #14 · 6,863.39 kWh per person | Russia by 35 |
| Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure2026-11-02 | #42 · 3.49 % | #14 · 5.89 % | Russia by 28 |
| Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports2026-11-02 | #14 · 2.86 % | #23 · 0.68 % | France by 9 |
| Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #14 · 8.22 per 100,000 people | #22 · 7.8 per 100,000 people | France by 8 |
| Countries with the highest cancer death rate2026-10-29 | #34 · 101.42 deaths per 100,000 people | #16 · 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 18 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from falls2026-11-02 | #16 · 15.36 per 100,000 people | #48 · 8.01 per 100,000 people | France by 32 |
| Countries with the highest rye yields2026-11-02 | #16 · 3.7 tonnes per hectare | #42 · 2.07 tonnes per hectare | France by 26 |
| Countries with the highest rapeseed yields2026-11-02 | #16 · 2.97 tonnes per hectare | #44 · 1.77 tonnes per hectare | France by 28 |
| Countries with the highest share of adults with some secondary education2026-11-02 | #47 · 91.62 % | #16 · 98.58 % | Russia by 31 |
| Countries with the highest median daily income2026-11-02 | #17 · 45.16 international-$ per day (2011 prices) | #47 · 15.24 international-$ per day (2011 prices) | France by 30 |
| Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.)2026-11-02 | #33 · 73.13 % | #17 · 77.91 % | Russia by 16 |
| Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #17 · 2.18 % of GDP | #44 · 0.94 % of GDP | France by 27 |
| Countries with the highest energy use per person2026-11-02 | #40 · 37.61 MWh | #18 · 60.17 MWh | Russia by 22 |
| Countries with the highest GDP per person employed2026-11-02 | #19 · 128.6k international dollars | #45 · 86.8k international dollars | France by 26 |
| Countries with the most cattle2026-11-01 | #21 · 16.5k thousand animals | #19 · 17.4k thousand animals | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from Alzheimer's and dementias2026-11-02 | #20 · 65.68 per 100,000 people | #38 · 34.69 per 100,000 people | France by 18 |
| Countries producing the most farmed fish2026-10-30 | #28 · 189.04 thousand metric tons | #21 · 342.45 thousand metric tons | Russia by 7 |
| Countries importing the most palm oil2026-11-02 | #45 · 153 thousand tonnes | #21 · 541 thousand tonnes | Russia by 24 |
| Countries with the most researchers per million people2026-11-02 | #21 · 5,368.64 per million people | #36 · 2,638.56 per million people | France by 15 |
| Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales2026-11-02 | #21 · 6.36 % | #45 · 1.23 % | France by 24 |
| Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person2026-11-02 | #24 · 10.32 litres of pure alcohol per person | #21 · 10.53 litres of pure alcohol per person | Russia by 3 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person2026-11-02 | #49 · 6.13 tonnes per person | #22 · 9.67 tonnes per person | Russia by 27 |
| Countries with the most births per year2026-11-02 | #46 · 638.89 thousand births | #22 · 1,297.21 thousand births | Russia by 24 |
| Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal2026-11-02 | #30 · 1.95 kilograms per animal | #24 · 2.07 kilograms per animal | Russia by 6 |
| Countries using the most cereals for animal feed2026-11-02 | #26 · 63.01 % | #24 · 63.25 % | Russia by 2 |
| Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein2026-11-02 | #25 · 8.65 % | #40 · 7.97 % | France by 15 |
| Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people2026-11-02 | #26 · 9.42 per 1,000 people | #42 · 7.04 per 1,000 people | France by 16 |
| Countries with the highest rice yields2026-11-02 | #32 · 5.34 tonnes per hectare | #26 · 6.11 tonnes per hectare | Russia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest primary school completion rates2026-11-02 | #36 · 99.58 % | #27 · 99.74 % | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields2026-11-02 | #28 · 1.96 tonnes per hectare | #33 · 1.75 tonnes per hectare | France by 5 |
| Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate2026-10-31 | #29 · 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | #36 · 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | France by 7 |
| Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children2026-11-02 | #30 · 96 % | #44 · 95 % | France by 14 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from transport per person2026-11-02 | #34 · 1,820.62 tonnes per person | #30 · 1,898.51 tonnes per person | Russia by 4 |
| Countries with the highest meat consumption per person2026-11-02 | #46 · 220.03 grams per day | #34 · 232.25 grams per day | Russia by 12 |
| Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants2026-11-02 | #44 · 96 % | #34 · 97 % | Russia by 10 |
| Countries with the highest meat supply per person2026-11-02 | #46 · 80.31 kg per person per year | #34 · 84.77 kg per person per year | Russia by 12 |
| Countries with the highest breast cancer death rate2026-11-02 | #37 · 15.01 deaths per 100,000 people | #35 · 15.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate2026-11-01 | #41 · 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | #36 · 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage2026-11-02 | #45 · 96 % | #36 · 97 % | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children2026-11-02 | #47 · 96 % | #36 · 97 % | Russia by 11 |
| Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage2026-11-02 | #49 · 93 % | #36 · 95 % | Russia by 13 |
| Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children2026-11-02 | #46 · 96 % | #37 · 97 % | Russia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage2026-11-02 | #49 · 96 % | #40 · 97 % | Russia by 9 |
| Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person2026-11-02 | #43 · 3.69 kg per person | #44 · 3.69 kg per person | France by 1 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring
Chart data as a table
| Name | 2026-10-29 | 2026-10-29 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 34 | 34 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 |
Head to head
France vs Russia, explained
France vs Russia, head to head across 130 shared rankings. France ranks higher in 33, Russia ranks higher in 97. On that count Russia comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring, France is #34 with 1,660.09 thousand tonnes and Russia is #1 with 67.4k thousand tonnes (Russia ahead by 33); in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power, France is #1 with 68.79 % and Russia is #18 with 18.33 % (France ahead by 17); in Countries with the largest share of the world's forest, France is #38 with 0.43 % of global total and Russia is #1 with 20.11 % of global total (Russia ahead by 37); in Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education, France is #21 with 31.9 % and Russia is #1 with 69.8 % (Russia ahead by 20); in Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education, France is #41 with 37.42 % and Russia is #1 with 76.29 % (Russia ahead by 40); in Countries producing the most sugar beet, France is #3 with 32.6k thousand tonnes and Russia is #1 with 46.7k thousand tonnes (Russia ahead by 2).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, France or Russia?
- Russia ranks higher in more shared rankings (97 of 130). In Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring, France is #34 and Russia is #1.
- In how many rankings do France and Russia both appear?
- 130 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.