France

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 1.3 (2023). World rank 54 of 149 (1 = best); in Europe, 30 of 43. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 5.1 (2019). World rank 25 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 17 of 41. Suicides per 100,000 people: 16.6 (2021). World rank 166 of 185 (1 = best); in Europe, 35 of 40. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 68.8 → 64 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, and Switzerland): political stability and absence of violence.