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France vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 48th vs. 121st).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

France Latvia
Population
68701054
1844219
Population rank 23/197 149/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

France and Latvia: Comparison Charts

France and Latvia economies compared

GDP
France

Latvia
Year GDP
France Latvia
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 -
1967 $117,751,396,249 -
1968 $128,427,504,709 -
1969 $140,361,802,782 -
1970 $146,926,998,937 -
1971 $164,238,872,973 -
1972 $201,621,751,625 -
1973 $262,343,828,816 -
1974 $283,102,178,123 -
1975 $356,780,728,163 -
1976 $368,488,292,816 -
1977 $406,736,454,934 -
1978 $501,724,418,605 -
1979 $608,218,624,730 -
1980 $694,529,183,483 -
1981 $609,184,791,792 -
1982 $578,152,310,610 -
1983 $553,356,312,936 -
1984 $525,033,325,828 -
1985 $547,220,981,165 -
1986 $764,946,585,851 -
1987 $926,320,855,615 -
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 -
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 -
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 -
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 -
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 -
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 -
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 -
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $5,608,208,785
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $5,799,465,288
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $6,349,481,007
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $6,974,112,951
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $7,324,192,890
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $7,761,252,607
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $8,190,888,740
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $9,249,030,241
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $11,244,337,720
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $13,827,070,379
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $16,306,935,905
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $20,434,922,247
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $29,420,499,248
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $34,135,200,994
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $25,691,530,442
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $23,468,324,572
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $26,575,547,901
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $27,116,149,949
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $29,152,128,168
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $30,277,203,767
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $26,344,565,877
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $27,117,105,060
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $29,391,059,767
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $33,247,935,477
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $33,099,503,951
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $33,379,927,435
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $38,183,326,785
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $38,014,713,596
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $42,572,151,720
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $43,520,773,851

France and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
France Latvia
1960 $1,303 -
1961 $1,395 -
1962 $1,548 -
1963 $1,718 -
1964 $1,884 -
1965 $2,015 -
1966 $2,165 -
1967 $2,321 -
1968 $2,513 -
1969 $2,724 -
1970 $2,825 -
1971 $3,128 -
1972 $3,807 -
1973 $4,914 -
1974 $5,267 -
1975 $6,607 -
1976 $6,795 -
1977 $7,465 -
1978 $9,167 -
1979 $11,063 -
1980 $12,565 -
1981 $10,956 -
1982 $10,360 -
1983 $9,862 -
1984 $9,312 -
1985 $9,657 -
1986 $13,430 -
1987 $16,176 -
1988 $17,550 -
1989 $17,547 -
1990 $21,586 -
1991 $21,501 -
1992 $23,615 -
1993 $22,239 -
1994 $23,360 -
1995 $26,792 $2,257
1996 $26,758 $2,360
1997 $24,169 $2,610
1998 $24,869 $2,894
1999 $24,576 $3,064
2000 $22,341 $3,278
2001 $22,332 $3,505
2002 $24,145 $4,004
2003 $29,480 $4,915
2004 $33,645 $6,110
2005 $34,696 $7,284
2006 $36,432 $9,212
2007 $41,486 $13,371
2008 $45,465 $15,678
2009 $41,728 $11,996
2010 $40,695 $11,188
2011 $43,930 $12,903
2012 $40,864 $13,329
2013 $42,669 $14,484
2014 $43,148 $15,186
2015 $36,702 $13,322
2016 $37,024 $13,839
2017 $38,687 $15,132
2018 $41,418 $17,252
2019 $40,408 $17,295
2020 $39,170 $17,564
2021 $43,725 $20,262
2022 $41,083 $20,227
2023 $44,691 $22,676
2024 $46,150 $23,368

France vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
France Latvia
1950 66.4 64.6
1951 66.1 65.2
1952 67.4 65.7
1953 67.3 66.2
1954 68.2 66.7
1955 68.4 67.1
1956 68.5 67.6
1957 68.9 68.3
1958 70.1 68.9
1959 70.2 69.5
1960 70.4 70.3
1961 71 70.5
1962 70.5 69.9
1963 70.3 70.3
1964 71.3 71.5
1965 71.1 71.2
1966 71.5 71.2
1967 71.5 70.9
1968 71.5 70.5
1969 71.2 70.2
1970 72.1 70.2
1971 72.1 70.6
1972 72.3 70.3
1973 72.5 70.2
1974 72.8 70.1
1975 72.9 69.3
1976 73.1 69.4
1977 73.7 69.4
1978 73.8 69.3
1979 74.1 68.8
1980 74.2 69.1
1981 74.4 69.1
1982 74.8 69.6
1983 74.7 69.4
1984 75.2 69.4
1985 75.3 69.6
1986 75.6 71
1987 76.1 71
1988 76.4 70.9
1989 76.5 70.4
1990 76.8 69.5
1991 77 69.2
1992 77.3 68.5
1993 77.3 66.6
1994 77.8 65.2
1995 77.9 66
1996 78.1 68.6
1997 78.4 69.2
1998 78.6 68.9
1999 78.7 69.6
2000 79 70.2
2001 79.2 69.9
2002 79.4 70.2
2003 79.4 70.6
2004 80.3 70.9
2005 80.3 70.6
2006 80.7 70.6
2007 81 70.8
2008 81 72
2009 81.2 72.7
2010 81.4 73
2011 81.8 73.7
2012 81.7 73.9
2013 82 74.2
2014 82.4 74.3
2015 82.1 74.7
2016 82.4 74.8
2017 82.4 74.8
2018 82.6 75
2019 82.7 75.6
2020 82.2 75.5
2021 82.3 73.2
2022 82.5 74.9
2023 83.3 76.2
2024 83.5 76.3
2025 83.6 76.5

France and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Latvia
Year Population
France Latvia
1960 47,412,964 2,120,979
1961 47,905,982 2,152,681
1962 48,389,516 2,181,586
1963 48,877,567 2,210,919
1964 49,401,492 2,240,623
1965 49,877,725 2,265,919
1966 50,311,637 2,283,217
1967 50,722,791 2,301,220
1968 51,112,980 2,323,619
1969 51,536,014 2,343,173
1970 52,007,169 2,359,164
1971 52,499,553 2,376,389
1972 52,962,356 2,395,674
1973 53,392,161 2,415,819
1974 53,746,571 2,437,186
1975 54,002,853 2,456,130
1976 54,232,383 2,470,989
1977 54,486,467 2,485,073
1978 54,734,030 2,497,921
1979 54,979,851 2,505,953
1980 55,274,184 2,511,701
1981 55,603,353 2,519,421
1982 55,806,789 2,531,080
1983 56,108,330 2,546,011
1984 56,383,085 2,562,047
1985 56,665,619 2,578,873
1986 56,956,002 2,599,892
1987 57,266,167 2,626,583
1988 57,598,186 2,653,434
1989 57,943,062 2,666,955
1990 58,261,012 2,663,151
1991 58,554,242 2,650,581
1992 58,846,584 2,614,338
1993 59,103,094 2,563,290
1994 59,324,863 2,520,742
1995 59,541,294 2,485,056
1996 59,754,504 2,457,222
1997 59,968,066 2,432,851
1998 60,190,684 2,410,019
1999 60,501,986 2,390,482
2000 60,918,661 2,367,550
2001 61,364,377 2,337,170
2002 61,812,142 2,310,173
2003 62,249,855 2,287,955
2004 62,707,588 2,263,122
2005 63,180,854 2,238,799
2006 63,622,342 2,218,357
2007 64,016,890 2,200,325
2008 64,375,116 2,177,322
2009 64,706,436 2,141,669
2010 65,026,211 2,097,555
2011 65,340,830 2,059,709
2012 65,657,659 2,034,319
2013 65,997,932 2,012,647
2014 66,312,067 1,993,782
2015 66,548,272 1,977,527
2016 66,724,104 1,959,537
2017 66,918,020 1,942,248
2018 67,158,348 1,927,174
2019 67,382,061 1,913,822
2020 67,601,110 1,900,449
2021 67,842,811 1,884,490
2022 68,065,015 1,879,383
2023 68,287,487 1,877,445
2024 68,516,699 1,862,441

Fertility rates in France and Latvia

Fertility rate
France

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
France Latvia
1960 2.85 1.94
1961 2.87 1.94
1962 2.89 1.91
1963 2.89 1.85
1964 2.87 1.79
1965 2.84 1.74
1966 2.8 1.76
1967 2.75 1.8
1968 2.69 1.83
1969 2.62 1.88
1970 2.55 1.96
1971 2.47 2
1972 2.38 2
1973 2.28 1.98
1974 2.18 1.97
1975 2.09 1.96
1976 2.01 1.93
1977 1.94 1.89
1978 1.89 1.87
1979 1.87 1.87
1980 1.85 1.86
1981 1.85 1.88
1982 1.86 1.97
1983 1.86 2.07
1984 1.86 2.09
1985 1.86 2.08
1986 1.85 2.12
1987 1.83 2.15
1988 1.81 2.11
1989 1.79 2.05
1990 1.77 2.02
1991 1.75 1.86
1992 1.74 1.73
1993 1.73 1.51
1994 1.73 1.39
1995 1.74 1.25
1996 1.75 1.16
1997 1.77 1.11
1998 1.78 1.09
1999 1.81 1.16
2000 1.89 1.25
2001 1.9 1.22
2002 1.88 1.26
2003 1.89 1.32
2004 1.92 1.29
2005 1.94 1.39
2006 2 1.46
2007 1.98 1.54
2008 2.01 1.58
2009 2 1.46
2010 2.03 1.36
2011 2.01 1.33
2012 2.01 1.44
2013 1.99 1.52
2014 2 1.65
2015 1.96 1.7
2016 1.92 1.74
2017 1.89 1.69
2018 1.87 1.6
2019 1.86 1.61
2020 1.83 1.55
2021 1.84 1.57
2022 1.79 1.47
2023 1.66 1.36

France and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
France

Latvia
Year Median age, years
France Latvia
1960 32.8 32.3
1961 32.8 32.4
1962 32.9 32.6
1963 32.8 32.8
1964 32.8 33
1965 32.7 33.2
1966 32.7 33.5
1967 32.7 33.8
1968 32.6 34
1969 32.5 34.1
1970 32.4 34.2
1971 32.2 34.3
1972 32 34.5
1973 31.8 34.6
1974 31.7 34.7
1975 31.6 34.9
1976 31.7 35
1977 31.9 35.1
1978 32.1 35.1
1979 32.3 35.1
1980 32.4 34.9
1981 32.6 34.8
1982 32.8 34.7
1983 33 34.6
1984 33.3 34.7
1985 33.5 34.7
1986 33.7 34.7
1987 34 34.6
1988 34.2 34.6
1989 34.5 34.5
1990 34.7 34.6
1991 35 34.8
1992 35.3 35.2
1993 35.6 35.6
1994 35.9 36
1995 36.2 36.2
1996 36.5 36.6
1997 36.8 36.9
1998 37.1 37.3
1999 37.4 37.6
2000 37.7 37.9
2001 37.9 38.3
2002 38.2 38.6
2003 38.4 38.9
2004 38.6 39.2
2005 38.9 39.4
2006 39.1 39.7
2007 39.4 39.9
2008 39.6 40.1
2009 39.8 40.5
2010 40 41.1
2011 40.3 41.6
2012 40.5 42
2013 40.8 42.3
2014 41 42.5
2015 41.2 42.8
2016 41.4 43
2017 41.6 43.2
2018 41.9 43.4
2019 42.1 43.6
2020 42.3 43.8
2021 42.4 43.9
2022 42.6 44
2023 42.8 44.1
2024 43 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
2.6%
2023
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
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.37T
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$283B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

France Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
46.7%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
47.1%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,423 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

France Latvia
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.9%
2021
English speaking
57.3%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

France Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

France Latvia
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
n/a

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