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France vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 48th vs. 160th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

France Lebanon
Population
68701054
5888008
Population rank 23/197 115/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 7/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 27/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 8/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

France and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

France and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
France

Lebanon
Year GDP
France Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $2,717,998,688
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $2,838,485,354
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $4,690,415,093
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $5,843,579,161
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $7,941,744,492
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $9,599,127,050
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $11,718,795,529
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $13,690,217,334
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $15,751,867,489
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $17,247,179,006
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $17,391,056,369
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $17,260,364,842
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $17,649,751,244
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $19,152,238,806
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $20,082,918,740
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $21,159,827,992
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $21,497,336,499
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $22,022,709,851
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $24,827,355,015
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $29,118,916,105
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $35,399,582,929
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $38,443,907,042
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $39,927,125,962
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $44,016,799,516
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $46,880,103,081
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $48,095,213,747
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $49,929,337,837
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $51,147,308,774
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $53,027,680,686
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $54,901,519,156
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $51,605,959,131
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $31,712,128,254
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $23,131,941,557
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $20,992,421,949
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $20,078,620,357
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 -

France and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
France Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $17,547 $771
1990 $21,586 $790
1991 $21,501 $1,278
1992 $23,615 $1,559
1993 $22,239 $2,079
1994 $23,360 $2,468
1995 $26,792 $2,959
1996 $26,758 $3,393
1997 $24,169 $3,834
1998 $24,869 $4,125
1999 $24,576 $4,087
2000 $22,341 $3,987
2001 $22,332 $4,010
2002 $24,145 $4,291
2003 $29,480 $4,438
2004 $33,645 $4,601
2005 $34,696 $4,602
2006 $36,432 $4,635
2007 $41,486 $5,125
2008 $45,465 $5,912
2009 $41,728 $7,091
2010 $40,695 $7,626
2011 $43,930 $7,835
2012 $40,864 $8,407
2013 $42,669 $8,162
2014 $43,148 $7,578
2015 $36,702 $7,714
2016 $37,024 $8,089
2017 $38,687 $8,608
2018 $41,418 $9,175
2019 $40,408 $8,906
2020 $39,170 $5,561
2021 $43,725 $4,045
2022 $41,083 $3,654
2023 $44,691 $3,478
2024 $46,150 -

France vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
France Lebanon
1950 66.4 59.9
1951 66.1 60.3
1952 67.4 60.8
1953 67.3 61.2
1954 68.2 61.6
1955 68.4 61.5
1956 68.5 62.2
1957 68.9 62.8
1958 70.1 61.2
1959 70.2 63.6
1960 70.4 63.9
1961 71 64.3
1962 70.5 64.6
1963 70.3 64.9
1964 71.3 65.1
1965 71.1 65.3
1966 71.5 65.5
1967 71.5 65.7
1968 71.5 65.8
1969 71.2 65.9
1970 72.1 66
1971 72.1 66.1
1972 72.3 66.2
1973 72.5 66.3
1974 72.8 66.4
1975 72.9 57.7
1976 73.1 36.4
1977 73.7 60.3
1978 73.8 60
1979 74.1 59.6
1980 74.2 59.9
1981 74.4 60.3
1982 74.8 47.2
1983 74.7 60.8
1984 75.2 61.2
1985 75.3 61.6
1986 75.6 62
1987 76.1 62.5
1988 76.4 62.9
1989 76.5 65.1
1990 76.8 65.5
1991 77 70.9
1992 77.3 71.2
1993 77.3 71.6
1994 77.8 72
1995 77.9 72.4
1996 78.1 72.6
1997 78.4 72.9
1998 78.6 73.2
1999 78.7 73.5
2000 79 73.9
2001 79.2 74.4
2002 79.4 74.8
2003 79.4 75.3
2004 80.3 75.7
2005 80.3 76.1
2006 80.7 75.7
2007 81 76.7
2008 81 77
2009 81.2 77.3
2010 81.4 77.5
2011 81.8 77.8
2012 81.7 77.9
2013 82 78
2014 82.4 78.1
2015 82.1 78.3
2016 82.4 78.3
2017 82.4 78.2
2018 82.6 78.3
2019 82.7 78.2
2020 82.2 76.3
2021 82.3 73.6
2022 82.5 78
2023 83.3 77.8
2024 83.5 77.9
2025 83.6 78.1

France and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Lebanon
Year Population
France Lebanon
1960 47,412,964 1,794,406
1961 47,905,982 1,850,084
1962 48,389,516 1,909,578
1963 48,877,567 1,970,316
1964 49,401,492 2,030,543
1965 49,877,725 2,088,831
1966 50,311,637 2,148,260
1967 50,722,791 2,206,731
1968 51,112,980 2,266,368
1969 51,536,014 2,328,159
1970 52,007,169 2,386,114
1971 52,499,553 2,446,314
1972 52,962,356 2,509,729
1973 53,392,161 2,572,935
1974 53,746,571 2,635,185
1975 54,002,853 2,693,191
1976 54,232,383 2,726,469
1977 54,486,467 2,762,155
1978 54,734,030 2,822,682
1979 54,979,851 2,882,635
1980 55,274,184 2,944,763
1981 55,603,353 3,008,981
1982 55,806,789 3,054,931
1983 56,108,330 3,094,996
1984 56,383,085 3,152,744
1985 56,665,619 3,217,376
1986 56,956,002 3,300,365
1987 57,266,167 3,385,555
1988 57,598,186 3,454,649
1989 57,943,062 3,525,285
1990 58,261,012 3,595,175
1991 58,554,242 3,668,912
1992 58,846,584 3,747,371
1993 59,103,094 3,820,647
1994 59,324,863 3,889,799
1995 59,541,294 3,960,735
1996 59,754,504 4,034,781
1997 59,968,066 4,108,405
1998 60,190,684 4,181,281
1999 60,501,986 4,255,277
2000 60,918,661 4,329,340
2001 61,364,377 4,401,918
2002 61,812,142 4,463,504
2003 62,249,855 4,525,508
2004 62,707,588 4,599,279
2005 63,180,854 4,671,102
2006 63,622,342 4,751,136
2007 64,016,890 4,844,118
2008 64,375,116 4,925,354
2009 64,706,436 4,992,287
2010 65,026,211 5,041,288
2011 65,340,830 5,096,020
2012 65,657,659 5,235,742
2013 65,997,932 5,743,436
2014 66,312,067 6,346,990
2015 66,548,272 6,472,469
2016 66,724,104 6,323,060
2017 66,918,020 6,160,128
2018 67,158,348 5,984,119
2019 67,382,061 5,794,594
2020 67,601,110 5,702,398
2021 67,842,811 5,718,122
2022 68,065,015 5,744,489
2023 68,287,487 5,773,493
2024 68,516,699 5,805,962

Fertility rates in France and Lebanon

Fertility rate
France

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
France Lebanon
1960 2.85 5.88
1961 2.87 5.89
1962 2.89 5.9
1963 2.89 5.91
1964 2.87 5.85
1965 2.84 5.77
1966 2.8 5.68
1967 2.75 5.57
1968 2.69 5.45
1969 2.62 5.32
1970 2.55 5.19
1971 2.47 5.05
1972 2.38 4.91
1973 2.28 4.79
1974 2.18 4.65
1975 2.09 4.52
1976 2.01 4.39
1977 1.94 4.28
1978 1.89 4.18
1979 1.87 4.08
1980 1.85 4.01
1981 1.85 3.95
1982 1.86 3.86
1983 1.86 3.73
1984 1.86 3.66
1985 1.86 3.53
1986 1.85 3.47
1987 1.83 3.42
1988 1.81 3.39
1989 1.79 3.36
1990 1.77 3.27
1991 1.75 3.16
1992 1.74 3.05
1993 1.73 2.94
1994 1.73 2.82
1995 1.74 2.73
1996 1.75 2.7
1997 1.77 2.67
1998 1.78 2.65
1999 1.81 2.63
2000 1.89 2.6
2001 1.9 2.58
2002 1.88 2.52
2003 1.89 2.46
2004 1.92 2.38
2005 1.94 2.29
2006 2 2.24
2007 1.98 2.2
2008 2.01 2.17
2009 2 2.19
2010 2.03 2.26
2011 2.01 2.32
2012 2.01 2.35
2013 1.99 2.36
2014 2 2.38
2015 1.96 2.38
2016 1.92 2.39
2017 1.89 2.37
2018 1.87 2.35
2019 1.86 2.33
2020 1.83 2.31
2021 1.84 2.28
2022 1.79 2.26
2023 1.66 2.24

France and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
France

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
France Lebanon
1960 32.8 19.9
1961 32.8 19.5
1962 32.9 19.1
1963 32.8 18.7
1964 32.8 18.4
1965 32.7 18.2
1966 32.7 18.1
1967 32.7 18
1968 32.6 18
1969 32.5 18.1
1970 32.4 18.2
1971 32.2 18.3
1972 32 18.5
1973 31.8 18.7
1974 31.7 18.9
1975 31.6 19
1976 31.7 19.1
1977 31.9 19.2
1978 32.1 19.4
1979 32.3 19.6
1980 32.4 19.8
1981 32.6 19.9
1982 32.8 20.1
1983 33 20.3
1984 33.3 20.5
1985 33.5 20.7
1986 33.7 20.8
1987 34 21
1988 34.2 21.2
1989 34.5 21.4
1990 34.7 21.6
1991 35 21.8
1992 35.3 22
1993 35.6 22.3
1994 35.9 22.5
1995 36.2 22.8
1996 36.5 23.1
1997 36.8 23.4
1998 37.1 23.7
1999 37.4 24
2000 37.7 24.3
2001 37.9 24.6
2002 38.2 24.9
2003 38.4 25.2
2004 38.6 25.6
2005 38.9 26
2006 39.1 26.3
2007 39.4 26.7
2008 39.6 27.1
2009 39.8 27.5
2010 40 27.9
2011 40.3 28.2
2012 40.5 28.6
2013 40.8 28.9
2014 41 29.2
2015 41.2 29.4
2016 41.4 29.5
2017 41.6 29.4
2018 41.9 29.3
2019 42.1 29
2020 42.3 28.9
2021 42.4 29
2022 42.6 29.2
2023 42.8 29.4
2024 43 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
2.8%
2022
Number of millionaires
2,868,031
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.42%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
52
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
457
2018
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.37T
2018
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$283B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

France Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
46.7%
2023
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
47.1%
2023
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,423 kWh
2023
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
16%
2022
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

France Lebanon
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
92%
2019
English speaking
57.3%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
83.5%
2023

Health

France Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

France Lebanon
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
13,487 mi
2017

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