Canada vs France: Prosperity gap
Canada
0.6536
in 2022
France
0.6278
in 2023
Canada rank
111th
France rank
113th
Prosperity gap over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.6536 against 0.6278 in France, a difference of 0.0258.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 111th and France ranks 113th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.84 | 1.15 | 0.6874 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 1.15 | 0.1446 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 0.8169 | 0.2497 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7504 | 0.6888 | 0.0616 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.6521 | 0.6154 | 0.0367 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5924 | 0.6295 | 0.037 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 0.6536 against 0.6278 in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Canada and France?
- 0.0258, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Canada ranks 111th and France ranks 113th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.