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France vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 48th vs. 161st).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

France Gambia
Population
68701054
2871879
Population rank 23/197 138/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$753
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

France and Gambia: Comparison Charts

France and Gambia economies compared

GDP
France

Gambia
Year GDP
France Gambia
1960 $61,756,878,990 -
1961 $66,806,595,975 -
1962 $74,888,595,286 -
1963 $83,957,182,115 -
1964 $93,079,224,076 -
1965 $100,522,559,916 -
1966 $108,928,356,519 $44,212,081
1967 $117,751,396,249 $46,695,007
1968 $128,427,504,709 $41,160,066
1969 $140,361,802,782 $45,168,072
1970 $146,926,998,937 $52,296,084
1971 $164,238,872,973 $55,728,663
1972 $201,621,751,625 $59,160,569
1973 $262,343,828,816 $75,187,749
1974 $283,102,178,123 $95,796,022
1975 $356,780,728,163 $115,179,719
1976 $368,488,292,816 $112,190,829
1977 $406,736,454,934 $138,093,099
1978 $501,724,418,605 $171,833,086
1979 $608,218,624,730 $207,112,628
1980 $694,529,183,483 $241,083,090
1981 $609,184,791,792 $218,767,743
1982 $578,152,310,610 $216,050,552
1983 $553,356,312,936 $213,448,585
1984 $525,033,325,828 $177,340,880
1985 $547,220,981,165 $225,726,359
1986 $764,946,585,851 $185,646,987
1987 $926,320,855,615 $220,626,484
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $266,672,212
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $284,120,329
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $317,083,695
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $690,311,081
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $714,254,256
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $755,040,974
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $746,493,952
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $785,999,865
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $848,239,446
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $803,633,342
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $840,285,265
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $814,724,032
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $782,913,872
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $687,410,645
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $578,235,309
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $487,038,685
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $961,900,651
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $1,027,701,068
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $1,054,112,488
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $1,279,703,047
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $1,561,766,956
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $1,450,142,509
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $1,543,294,927
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $1,409,693,597
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $1,415,004,738
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $1,375,609,453
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $1,229,461,721
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $1,378,176,609
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $1,484,578,886
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $1,504,909,463
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $1,670,671,328
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $1,813,609,692
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $1,812,170,891
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $2,014,158,842
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $2,204,734,527
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $2,396,111,021
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $2,507,519,958

France and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
France Gambia
1960 $1,303 -
1961 $1,395 -
1962 $1,548 -
1963 $1,718 -
1964 $1,884 -
1965 $2,015 -
1966 $2,165 $94.4
1967 $2,321 $97
1968 $2,513 $83.1
1969 $2,724 $88.7
1970 $2,825 $99.8
1971 $3,128 $103.3
1972 $3,807 $106.5
1973 $4,914 $131.4
1974 $5,267 $162.6
1975 $6,607 $189.8
1976 $6,795 $179.3
1977 $7,465 $213.8
1978 $9,167 $257.6
1979 $11,063 $300
1980 $12,565 $338
1981 $10,956 $296
1982 $10,360 $282.1
1983 $9,862 $268.6
1984 $9,312 $214.8
1985 $9,657 $262.8
1986 $13,430 $207.7
1987 $16,176 $237
1988 $17,550 $274.9
1989 $17,547 $280.9
1990 $21,586 $301
1991 $21,501 $628
1992 $23,615 $623
1993 $22,239 $635
1994 $23,360 $608
1995 $26,792 $622
1996 $26,758 $652
1997 $24,169 $600
1998 $24,869 $610
1999 $24,576 $575
2000 $22,341 $538
2001 $22,332 $460
2002 $24,145 $377
2003 $29,480 $309
2004 $33,645 $593
2005 $34,696 $616
2006 $36,432 $615
2007 $41,486 $725
2008 $45,465 $859
2009 $41,728 $775
2010 $40,695 $801
2011 $43,930 $711
2012 $40,864 $693
2013 $42,669 $654
2014 $43,148 $568
2015 $36,702 $620
2016 $37,024 $650
2017 $38,687 $643
2018 $41,418 $696
2019 $40,408 $738
2020 $39,170 $720
2021 $43,725 $782
2022 $41,083 $836
2023 $44,691 $888
2024 $46,150 $909

France vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
France Gambia
1950 66.4 31.2
1951 66.1 31.5
1952 67.4 31.7
1953 67.3 31.9
1954 68.2 32.2
1955 68.4 32.4
1956 68.5 32.8
1957 68.9 33.1
1958 70.1 33.6
1959 70.2 34.1
1960 70.4 34.6
1961 71 35.1
1962 70.5 35.6
1963 70.3 36.1
1964 71.3 36.6
1965 71.1 37.1
1966 71.5 37.6
1967 71.5 38.1
1968 71.5 38.5
1969 71.2 39
1970 72.1 39.5
1971 72.1 40
1972 72.3 40.5
1973 72.5 41.1
1974 72.8 41.7
1975 72.9 42.2
1976 73.1 42.9
1977 73.7 43.4
1978 73.8 43.6
1979 74.1 44.5
1980 74.2 45
1981 74.4 44.5
1982 74.8 46.3
1983 74.7 46.9
1984 75.2 47.5
1985 75.3 48.2
1986 75.6 48.8
1987 76.1 49.4
1988 76.4 50.1
1989 76.5 50.7
1990 76.8 51.3
1991 77 51.9
1992 77.3 52.5
1993 77.3 53.2
1994 77.8 53.8
1995 77.9 54.3
1996 78.1 54.8
1997 78.4 55.2
1998 78.6 56
1999 78.7 56.5
2000 79 56.9
2001 79.2 57.3
2002 79.4 57.7
2003 79.4 58.2
2004 80.3 58.7
2005 80.3 59.1
2006 80.7 59.7
2007 81 60
2008 81 60.5
2009 81.2 60.7
2010 81.4 61.2
2011 81.8 61.6
2012 81.7 61.9
2013 82 62.3
2014 82.4 62.6
2015 82.1 63
2016 82.4 63.4
2017 82.4 63.7
2018 82.6 64
2019 82.7 64.4
2020 82.2 64.4
2021 82.3 63.8
2022 82.5 64.9
2023 83.3 65.9
2024 83.5 66.1
2025 83.6 66.3

France and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Gambia
Year Population
France Gambia
1960 47,412,964 398,060
1961 47,905,982 408,930
1962 48,389,516 420,163
1963 48,877,567 431,757
1964 49,401,492 443,687
1965 49,877,725 455,952
1966 50,311,637 468,516
1967 50,722,791 481,588
1968 51,112,980 495,269
1969 51,536,014 509,440
1970 52,007,169 524,105
1971 52,499,553 539,388
1972 52,962,356 555,370
1973 53,392,161 571,991
1974 53,746,571 589,085
1975 54,002,853 606,821
1976 54,232,383 625,667
1977 54,486,467 645,770
1978 54,734,030 667,103
1979 54,979,851 689,781
1980 55,274,184 713,913
1981 55,603,353 739,125
1982 55,806,789 765,753
1983 56,108,330 794,525
1984 56,383,085 825,631
1985 56,665,619 858,874
1986 56,956,002 894,019
1987 57,266,167 931,091
1988 57,598,186 970,160
1989 57,943,062 1,011,357
1990 58,261,012 1,054,696
1991 58,554,242 1,099,959
1992 58,846,584 1,145,582
1993 59,103,094 1,188,365
1994 59,324,863 1,227,226
1995 59,541,294 1,264,313
1996 59,754,504 1,301,410
1997 59,968,066 1,338,889
1998 60,190,684 1,376,987
1999 60,501,986 1,415,779
2000 60,918,661 1,455,084
2001 61,364,377 1,495,011
2002 61,812,142 1,535,691
2003 62,249,855 1,577,611
2004 62,707,588 1,621,312
2005 63,180,854 1,667,037
2006 63,622,342 1,715,275
2007 64,016,890 1,765,774
2008 64,375,116 1,817,852
2009 64,706,436 1,871,422
2010 65,026,211 1,926,630
2011 65,340,830 1,983,784
2012 65,657,659 2,043,094
2013 65,997,932 2,103,820
2014 66,312,067 2,164,528
2015 66,548,272 2,224,529
2016 66,724,104 2,283,769
2017 66,918,020 2,342,189
2018 67,158,348 2,399,632
2019 67,382,061 2,456,844
2020 67,601,110 2,515,733
2021 67,842,811 2,576,010
2022 68,065,015 2,636,470
2023 68,287,487 2,697,845
2024 68,516,699 2,759,988

Fertility rates in France and Gambia

Fertility rate
France

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
France Gambia
1960 2.85 6.25
1961 2.87 6.23
1962 2.89 6.21
1963 2.89 6.2
1964 2.87 6.2
1965 2.84 6.19
1966 2.8 6.18
1967 2.75 6.21
1968 2.69 6.22
1969 2.62 6.25
1970 2.55 6.26
1971 2.47 6.33
1972 2.38 6.37
1973 2.28 6.41
1974 2.18 6.42
1975 2.09 6.43
1976 2.01 6.43
1977 1.94 6.43
1978 1.89 6.42
1979 1.87 6.41
1980 1.85 6.41
1981 1.85 6.4
1982 1.86 6.4
1983 1.86 6.39
1984 1.86 6.39
1985 1.86 6.36
1986 1.85 6.34
1987 1.83 6.3
1988 1.81 6.26
1989 1.79 6.25
1990 1.77 6.25
1991 1.75 6.19
1992 1.74 6.11
1993 1.73 6.03
1994 1.73 6.04
1995 1.74 5.99
1996 1.75 5.93
1997 1.77 5.85
1998 1.78 5.82
1999 1.81 5.77
2000 1.89 5.72
2001 1.9 5.67
2002 1.88 5.66
2003 1.89 5.66
2004 1.92 5.68
2005 1.94 5.71
2006 2 5.74
2007 1.98 5.69
2008 2.01 5.63
2009 2 5.57
2010 2.03 5.56
2011 2.01 5.54
2012 2.01 5.52
2013 1.99 5.39
2014 2 5.2
2015 1.96 5
2016 1.92 4.81
2017 1.89 4.61
2018 1.87 4.42
2019 1.86 4.33
2020 1.83 4.25
2021 1.84 4.17
2022 1.79 4.08
2023 1.66 4.01

France and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
France

Gambia
Year Median age, years
France Gambia
1960 32.8 19.4
1961 32.8 19.4
1962 32.9 19.5
1963 32.8 19.6
1964 32.8 19.6
1965 32.7 19.7
1966 32.7 19.7
1967 32.7 19.8
1968 32.6 19.7
1969 32.5 19.6
1970 32.4 19.5
1971 32.2 19.4
1972 32 19.3
1973 31.8 19.2
1974 31.7 19.1
1975 31.6 18.9
1976 31.7 18.8
1977 31.9 18.6
1978 32.1 18.5
1979 32.3 18.4
1980 32.4 18.2
1981 32.6 18.1
1982 32.8 17.9
1983 33 17.8
1984 33.3 17.6
1985 33.5 17.5
1986 33.7 17.4
1987 34 17.4
1988 34.2 17.3
1989 34.5 17.2
1990 34.7 17.2
1991 35 17.1
1992 35.3 17.1
1993 35.6 17
1994 35.9 16.9
1995 36.2 16.8
1996 36.5 16.7
1997 36.8 16.6
1998 37.1 16.5
1999 37.4 16.5
2000 37.7 16.5
2001 37.9 16.6
2002 38.2 16.6
2003 38.4 16.7
2004 38.6 16.8
2005 38.9 16.9
2006 39.1 17
2007 39.4 17.1
2008 39.6 17.2
2009 39.8 17.3
2010 40 17.4
2011 40.3 17.5
2012 40.5 17.6
2013 40.8 17.7
2014 41 17.8
2015 41.2 17.9
2016 41.4 18.1
2017 41.6 18.2
2018 41.9 18.4
2019 42.1 18.5
2020 42.3 18.7
2021 42.4 18.9
2022 42.6 19.1
2023 42.8 19.2
2024 43 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
2.6%
2020
Number of millionaires
2,868,031
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.42%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
52
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
457
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.37T
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$283B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

France Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
46.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
47.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,423 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

France Gambia
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
58.7%
2022
English speaking
57.3%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
45.9%
2023

Health

France Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

France Gambia
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
1,850 mi
2011

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