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France vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 48th vs. 107th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

France Malawi
Population
68701054
22673513
Population rank 23/197 61/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

France and Malawi: Comparison Charts

France and Malawi economies compared

GDP
France

Malawi
Year GDP
France Malawi
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 $1,801,156,775
1981 $609,184,791,792 $1,801,193,910
1982 $578,152,310,610 $1,717,379,495
1983 $553,356,312,936 $1,780,148,049
1984 $525,033,325,828 $1,758,028,656
1985 $547,220,981,165 $1,646,442,273
1986 $764,946,585,851 $1,722,586,299
1987 $926,320,855,615 $1,721,711,808
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $2,008,189,508
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $2,314,205,130
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $2,737,087,862
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $3,206,783,830
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $2,618,837,835
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $3,013,392,658
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $1,719,864,761
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $2,033,701,498
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $3,319,573,750
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $3,875,785,863
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $2,547,609,590
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $2,584,478,924
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $2,537,307,580
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $2,498,008,665
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $5,087,328,438
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $4,669,789,300
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $5,058,726,350
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $5,320,409,651
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $5,818,279,739
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $6,451,210,219
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $7,743,617,352
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $9,009,887,947
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $10,128,323,011
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $11,648,142,958
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $8,773,203,178
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $8,031,571,928
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $8,801,326,169
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $9,219,474,379
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $7,909,868,618
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $8,943,543,794
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $9,879,231,592
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $11,051,865,580
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $11,769,313,598
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $12,378,129,751
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $12,429,060,151
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $12,712,150,082
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $11,008,925,323

France and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
France Malawi
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 $287.5
1981 $10,956 $276.4
1982 $10,360 $253.3
1983 $9,862 $252.4
1984 $9,312 $239.7
1985 $9,657 $216.1
1986 $13,430 $217.9
1987 $16,176 $207.6
1988 $17,550 $229.4
1989 $17,547 $252.2
1990 $21,586 $286.7
1991 $21,501 $326
1992 $23,615 $258.4
1993 $22,239 $293
1994 $23,360 $169.2
1995 $26,792 $200.4
1996 $26,758 $321
1997 $24,169 $367
1998 $24,869 $236
1999 $24,576 $233.9
2000 $22,341 $224.2
2001 $22,332 $215.5
2002 $24,145 $428
2003 $29,480 $383
2004 $33,645 $405
2005 $34,696 $414
2006 $36,432 $441
2007 $41,486 $475
2008 $45,465 $554
2009 $41,728 $626
2010 $40,695 $683
2011 $43,930 $763
2012 $40,864 $558
2013 $42,669 $497
2014 $43,148 $530
2015 $36,702 $540
2016 $37,024 $451
2017 $38,687 $496
2018 $41,418 $533
2019 $40,408 $581
2020 $39,170 $603
2021 $43,725 $617
2022 $41,083 $604
2023 $44,691 $602
2024 $46,150 $508

France vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
France Malawi
1950 66.4 32.7
1951 66.1 32.8
1952 67.4 33
1953 67.3 33.2
1954 68.2 33.3
1955 68.4 33.6
1956 68.5 33.8
1957 68.9 34.1
1958 70.1 34.4
1959 70.2 34.8
1960 70.4 35
1961 71 35.2
1962 70.5 35.4
1963 70.3 35.6
1964 71.3 35.7
1965 71.1 35.7
1966 71.5 35.8
1967 71.5 35.9
1968 71.5 36.1
1969 71.2 36.3
1970 72.1 36.6
1971 72.1 37.1
1972 72.3 37.6
1973 72.5 38.4
1974 72.8 39.2
1975 72.9 40.1
1976 73.1 41
1977 73.7 42
1978 73.8 43
1979 74.1 43.7
1980 74.2 44.3
1981 74.4 44.7
1982 74.8 44.8
1983 74.7 45
1984 75.2 44.8
1985 75.3 44.6
1986 75.6 44.3
1987 76.1 43.9
1988 76.4 43.6
1989 76.5 43.5
1990 76.8 43.6
1991 77 43.5
1992 77.3 43.6
1993 77.3 43.6
1994 77.8 43.8
1995 77.9 43.8
1996 78.1 44
1997 78.4 44.2
1998 78.6 44.3
1999 78.7 45.1
2000 79 46.2
2001 79.2 47.2
2002 79.4 48.2
2003 79.4 49.6
2004 80.3 51.1
2005 80.3 52.5
2006 80.7 53.7
2007 81 54.7
2008 81 55.7
2009 81.2 56.7
2010 81.4 57.8
2011 81.8 58.9
2012 81.7 59.9
2013 82 60.8
2014 82.4 61.7
2015 82.1 62.3
2016 82.4 63.2
2017 82.4 63.9
2018 82.6 64.5
2019 82.7 65
2020 82.2 65.2
2021 82.3 64.8
2022 82.5 66
2023 83.3 67.4
2024 83.5 67.6
2025 83.6 67.7

France and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Malawi
Year Population
France Malawi
1960 47,412,964 3,628,134
1961 47,905,982 3,715,534
1962 48,389,516 3,806,307
1963 48,877,567 3,900,506
1964 49,401,492 3,997,305
1965 49,877,725 4,096,157
1966 50,311,637 4,197,926
1967 50,722,791 4,303,012
1968 51,112,980 4,411,054
1969 51,536,014 4,521,184
1970 52,007,169 4,633,944
1971 52,499,553 4,751,434
1972 52,962,356 4,874,475
1973 53,392,161 5,003,938
1974 53,746,571 5,141,337
1975 54,002,853 5,287,367
1976 54,232,383 5,443,384
1977 54,486,467 5,614,983
1978 54,734,030 5,810,132
1979 54,979,851 6,028,749
1980 55,274,184 6,265,529
1981 55,603,353 6,516,454
1982 55,806,789 6,778,879
1983 56,108,330 7,051,709
1984 56,383,085 7,332,810
1985 56,665,619 7,620,508
1986 56,956,002 7,906,480
1987 57,266,167 8,293,174
1988 57,598,186 8,753,262
1989 57,943,062 9,176,220
1990 58,261,012 9,545,852
1991 58,554,242 9,844,227
1992 58,846,584 10,135,079
1993 59,103,094 10,284,024
1994 59,324,863 10,164,894
1995 59,541,294 10,150,117
1996 59,754,504 10,352,228
1997 59,968,066 10,562,035
1998 60,190,684 10,792,876
1999 60,501,986 11,047,804
2000 60,918,661 11,315,942
2001 61,364,377 11,593,058
2002 61,812,142 11,880,440
2003 62,249,855 12,181,574
2004 62,707,588 12,500,737
2005 63,180,854 12,840,031
2006 63,622,342 13,198,701
2007 64,016,890 13,576,343
2008 64,375,116 13,976,417
2009 64,706,436 14,395,788
2010 65,026,211 14,826,463
2011 65,340,830 15,265,022
2012 65,657,659 15,709,577
2013 65,997,932 16,161,816
2014 66,312,067 16,621,538
2015 66,548,272 17,085,587
2016 66,724,104 17,557,739
2017 66,918,020 18,039,715
2018 67,158,348 18,528,081
2019 67,382,061 19,025,752
2020 67,601,110 19,533,888
2021 67,842,811 20,047,258
2022 68,065,015 20,568,728
2023 68,287,487 21,104,482
2024 68,516,699 21,655,286

Fertility rates in France and Malawi

Fertility rate
France

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
France Malawi
1960 2.85 7.04
1961 2.87 7.07
1962 2.89 7.1
1963 2.89 7.13
1964 2.87 7.11
1965 2.84 7.13
1966 2.8 7.17
1967 2.75 7.21
1968 2.69 7.26
1969 2.62 7.27
1970 2.55 7.3
1971 2.47 7.31
1972 2.38 7.33
1973 2.28 7.34
1974 2.18 7.34
1975 2.09 7.36
1976 2.01 7.39
1977 1.94 7.41
1978 1.89 7.43
1979 1.87 7.47
1980 1.85 7.52
1981 1.85 7.49
1982 1.86 7.45
1983 1.86 7.36
1984 1.86 7.27
1985 1.86 7.17
1986 1.85 7.07
1987 1.83 6.97
1988 1.81 6.88
1989 1.79 6.8
1990 1.77 6.74
1991 1.75 6.68
1992 1.74 6.63
1993 1.73 6.57
1994 1.73 6.49
1995 1.74 6.39
1996 1.75 6.29
1997 1.77 6.23
1998 1.78 6.21
1999 1.81 6.12
2000 1.89 6
2001 1.9 5.94
2002 1.88 5.9
2003 1.89 5.88
2004 1.92 5.86
2005 1.94 5.85
2006 2 5.8
2007 1.98 5.72
2008 2.01 5.61
2009 2 5.45
2010 2.03 5.26
2011 2.01 5.08
2012 2.01 4.9
2013 1.99 4.76
2014 2 4.57
2015 1.96 4.38
2016 1.92 4.22
2017 1.89 4.11
2018 1.87 4.02
2019 1.86 3.95
2020 1.83 3.88
2021 1.84 3.79
2022 1.79 3.72
2023 1.66 3.65

France and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
France

Malawi
Year Median age, years
France Malawi
1960 32.8 18.2
1961 32.8 18.3
1962 32.9 18.3
1963 32.8 18.3
1964 32.8 18.3
1965 32.7 18.4
1966 32.7 18.3
1967 32.7 18.3
1968 32.6 18.3
1969 32.5 18.2
1970 32.4 18
1971 32.2 17.9
1972 32 17.8
1973 31.8 17.7
1974 31.7 17.6
1975 31.6 17.5
1976 31.7 17.5
1977 31.9 17.4
1978 32.1 17.4
1979 32.3 17.4
1980 32.4 17.3
1981 32.6 17.3
1982 32.8 17.3
1983 33 17.3
1984 33.3 17.3
1985 33.5 17.3
1986 33.7 17.3
1987 34 17.4
1988 34.2 17.5
1989 34.5 17.4
1990 34.7 17.3
1991 35 17.2
1992 35.3 17.1
1993 35.6 17
1994 35.9 16.9
1995 36.2 16.9
1996 36.5 16.8
1997 36.8 16.8
1998 37.1 16.8
1999 37.4 16.7
2000 37.7 16.8
2001 37.9 16.8
2002 38.2 16.8
2003 38.4 16.8
2004 38.6 16.8
2005 38.9 16.8
2006 39.1 16.8
2007 39.4 16.8
2008 39.6 16.8
2009 39.8 16.7
2010 40 16.7
2011 40.3 16.8
2012 40.5 16.8
2013 40.8 16.9
2014 41 17
2015 41.2 17.1
2016 41.4 17.2
2017 41.6 17.4
2018 41.9 17.6
2019 42.1 17.8
2020 42.3 18
2021 42.4 18.2
2022 42.6 18.4
2023 42.8 18.7
2024 43 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
2.9%
2019
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
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

France Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
62.9%
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
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

France Malawi
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
68.1%
2022
English speaking
57.3%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
18%
2023

Health

France Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

France Malawi
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
9,601 mi
2015

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