This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for France and Sri Lanka. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
The data for each country can be found here: France and Sri Lanka
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
Sri Lanka
France
General information
| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | South Asia |
| Area: | 549,087 km² | 65,610 km² |
| National language: | French | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Government form: | Semi-presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 843 AD | 1948 AD |
| Capital: | Paris | Colombo |
Population
Details for France and Sri Lanka| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 67,750,000 | 22,156,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 123.4 | 337.7 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 79 years | Ø 73 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 86 years | Ø 80 years |
| Average age: | Ø 41.7 years | Ø 33.7 years |
| Birth rate: | 10.90 ‰ | 14.02 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 9.70 ‰ | 7.36 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.06 ‰ | -1.21 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 72 | 54 |
| Civil rights: | 85 | 42 |
| Health: | 91 | 60 |
| Climate: | 41 | 57 |
| Cost of Living: | 30 | 56 |
| Popularity: | 71 | 33 |
Economy
Details for France and Sri Lanka| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Sri Lanka rupee (1 LKR =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 7.5 % | 6.7 % |
| Inflation rate: | 5.22 % | 7.01 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 86.86 % | 18.98 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 60.70 % | 55.20 % |
| Average income: | 44,160 US$ | 4,030 US$ |
| Government debt (% of GDP): | 91.76 % | 103.08 % |
| Corruption index: | 28 (good) | 64 (bad) |
| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | LKA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 2,957,880 M US$ | 43.66 M US$ | 88,927 M US$ | 4.01 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 2,991,553 M US$ | 44.16 M US$ | 89,244 M US$ | 4.03 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 920,864 M US$ | 13.59 M US$ | 13,083 M US$ | 0.59 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 957,717 M US$ | 14.14 M US$ | 18,271 M US$ | 0.82 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for France and Sri Lanka| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | LKA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 1,053,215 km | 15.55 km | 114,093 km | 5.15 km |
| Railways: | 29,640 km | 0.44 km | 1,562 km | 0.07 km |
| Harbours: | 548 | 0.0081 | 90 | 0.0041 |
| Passenger airports: | 61 | 0.0009 | 8 | 0.0004 |
Energy balance
Details for France and Sri Lanka| FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | LKA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: | 1.214 tn kWh | 17.92 m kWh | 39.66 bn kWh | 1.79 m kWh |
| Energy consumption: | 472.70 bn kWh | 6.98 m kWh | 13.99 bn kWh | 631,495.76 kWh |
| Energy production: | 553.71 bn kWh | 8.17 m kWh | 15.33 bn kWh | 691,840.58 kWh |
| Energy export: | 64.43 bn kWh | 950,927.67 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 19.61 bn kWh | 289,492.35 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 300.52 m t | 4,435.68 t | 23.78 m t | 1,073.41 t |
Telecommunication
Details for France and Sri Lanka| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +33 | +94 |
| Internet domain: | .fr | .lk |
| FRA total | FRA per 1000 inh. | LKA total | LKA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 37,759,000 | 557 | 2,869,186 | 129 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 72,751,000 | 1074 | 30,764,135 | 1389 |
| Internet server: | 17,266,000 | 255 | 9,552 | 0 |
| Internet users: | 58,329,375 | 861 | 7,754,600 | 350 |
| Broadband Internet: | 31,463,000 | 464 | 2,392,653 | 108 |
Healthcare system
Details for France and Sri Lanka| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 5.91 | 4.15 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.23 | 0.96 |
| Diabetes: | 4.8 % | 10.7 % |
| HIV: | 0.17 % | 0.01 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.08 ‰ | 0.63 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 37.0 % | 83.0 % |
| Smokers: | 33.4 % | 22.0 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: France and Sri Lanka
| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 16.9 °C | 29.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 7.9 °C | 21.7 °C |
| Water temperature: | 15.4 °C | 27.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 78 % | 80 % |
| Rain days: | 8.9 | 11.4 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.5 | 6.0 |
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
Sri Lanka
France
Native languages
| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| French: | 93.6 % | n/a |
| Sinhala: | n/a | 74.0 % |
| Tamil: | n/a | 18.0 % |
| Arabic: | 2.5 % | n/a |
| Portuguese: | 1.2 % | n/a |
| Italian: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| other: | 1.5 % | 8.0 % |
Religions
| France | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| State religion: | none | Theravada Buddhism |
| Buddhism: | 0.6 % | 70.2 % |
| Christianity: | 64.0 % | 7.4 % |
| Nondenominational: | 24.0 % | n/a |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 12.6 % |
| Islam: | 8.0 % | 9.7 % |
| Jewry: | 0.7 % | n/a |
| other: | 2.7 % | 0.1 % |