China vs France: Human visits to space per year
China
0 visits
in 2021
France
1 visits
in 2021
China rank
5th
France rank
3rd
Human visits to space per year over time
- China
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1 visits against 0 visits in China, a difference of 1 visits.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
China ranks 5th and France ranks 3rd of 39 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1970s | 0 visits | 0 visits | 0 visits | — |
| 1980s | 0 visits | 0.3 visits | 0.3 visits | France |
| 1990s | 0 visits | 1.1 visits | 1.1 visits | France |
| 2000s | 0.6 visits | 0.3 visits | 0.3 visits | China |
| 2010s | 0.8 visits | 0.1 visits | 0.7 visits | China |
| 2020s | 0 visits | 0.5 visits | 0.5 visits | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human visits to space per year, China or France?
- France, at 1 visits against 0 visits in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in human visits to space per year between China and France?
- 1 visits, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do China and France rank globally for human visits to space per year?
- China ranks 5th and France ranks 3rd of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- CSIS Aerospace Security Project (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Human visits to space per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.