China vs France: Country position on nuclear weapons
China
3
in 2023
France
3
in 2023
China rank
1st
France rank
1st
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 3 against 3 in France, a difference of 0.
Across all 86 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 246 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | France |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | France |
| 1960s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | France |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, China or France?
- China, at 3 against 3 in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between China and France?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do China and France rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- China ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.