France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

France
2.94 million units per square kilometre
in 1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.83 million units per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
38th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
41st

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 2.94 million units per square kilometre against 2.83 million units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 116,110 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 38th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st of 172 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 94,606 units per square kilometre 60,426 units per square kilometre 34,180 units per square kilometre France
1970s 206,060 units per square kilometre 138,110 units per square kilometre 67,950 units per square kilometre France
1980s 871,630 units per square kilometre 68,392 units per square kilometre 803,237 units per square kilometre France
1990s 1.72 million units per square kilometre 129,215 units per square kilometre 1.59 million units per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, France or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
France, at 2.94 million units per square kilometre against 2.83 million units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 1997.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
116,110 units per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1997.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
France ranks 38th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.