This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for France and Gibraltar. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
General information
| France | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | Southern Europe |
| Area: | 549,087 km² | 7 km² |
| National language: | French | English |
| Government form: | Semi-presidential republic | Parliamentary democracy (self-governing territory of the UK) |
| Capital: | Paris | Gibraltar |
Population
Details for France and Gibraltar| France | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 67,750,000 | 32,669 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 123.4 | 4,804.3 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 79 years | Ø 80 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 84 years |
| Average age: | Ø 41.7 years | Ø 35.5 years |
| Birth rate: | 10.90 ‰ | 10.84 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 9.90 ‰ | 8.69 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.06 ‰ | -3.25 ‰ |
Economy
| France | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Gibraltar pound (1 GIP =100 Pence) |
| Unemployment rate: | 7.9 % | 1.0 % |
| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | GIB: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exported goods: | 920,864 M US$ | 13.59 M US$ | 202 M US$ | 6.19 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 957,717 M US$ | 14.14 M US$ | 2,967 M US$ | 90.82 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for France and Gibraltar| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | GIB: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,053,215 km | 15.55 km | 29 km | 0.89 km |
| Harbours: | 548 | 0.0081 | 202 | 6.1832 |
| Passenger airports: | 61 | 0.0009 | 1 | 0.0306 |
Energy balance
Details for France and Gibraltar| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | GIB: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 450.80 bn kWh | 6.65 m kWh | 230.80 m kWh | 7.06 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 529.10 bn kWh | 7.81 m kWh | 238.80 m kWh | 7.31 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 61.41 bn kWh | 906,425.59 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 19.90 bn kWh | 293,728.53 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 300.52 m t | 4,435.74 t | 634,391.00 t | 19,418.75 t |
Telecommunication
Details for France and Gibraltar| France | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +33 | +350 |
| Internet domain: | .fr | .gi |
| FRA total | FRA per 1000 inh. | GIB total | GIB per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 37,759,000 | 557 | 17,167 | 525 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 72,751,000 | 1074 | 35,438 | 1085 |
| Internet server: | 17,266,000 | 255 | 3,509 | 107 |
| Internet users: | 58,329,375 | 861 | 30,854 | 944 |
| Broadband Internet: | 30,627,000 | 452 | 22,062 | 675 |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: France and Gibraltar
| France | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 16.9 °C | 21.6 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 7.9 °C | 15.9 °C |
| Water temperature: | 15.4 °C | 17.3 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 78 % | 74 % |
| Rain days: | 8.9 | 4.6 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.5 | 7.6 |
Native languages
| France | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| French: | 93.6 % | n/a |
| English: | n/a | 88.9 % |
| Arabic: | 2.5 % | 7.4 % |
| Portuguese: | 1.2 % | n/a |
| Italian: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| other: | 1.5 % | 3.7 % |
Religions
| France | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 64.0 % | 88.3 % |
| Nondenominational: | 24.0 % | 2.9 % |
| Islam: | 8.0 % | 4.0 % |
| Jewry: | 0.7 % | 2.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Buddhism: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| other: | 2.7 % | 0.9 % |