Statement:
France has a smaller population than Japan

In the Total population rating France holds position #23 2022 out of 205 and Japan is #11 out of 205 2022.

Referencies:

  1. Total population 2022 by Unicef
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Persons (Thousands)' in descending order.
    France 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 64,626.63
    Japan 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 123,951.69