France vs Italy: Annual number of objects launched into space
France
25 objects
in 2025
Italy
30 objects
in 2025
France rank
6th
Italy rank
4th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 30 objects against 25 objects in France, a difference of 5 objects.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1967 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and Italy ranks 4th of 50 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 objects | 1 objects | 1 objects | France |
| 1970s | 2 objects | 1 objects | 1 objects | France |
| 1980s | 2 objects | 1 objects | 1 objects | France |
| 1990s | 2 objects | 1.4 objects | 0.6 objects | France |
| 2000s | 3 objects | 1 objects | 2 objects | France |
| 2010s | 6.22 objects | 2 objects | 4.22 objects | France |
| 2020s | 13.67 objects | 14 objects | 0.3333 objects | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 30 objects against 25 objects in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between France and Italy?
- 5 objects, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- France ranks 6th and Italy ranks 4th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.