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France vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 48th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

France Namibia
Population
68701054
3141364
Population rank 23/197 134/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

France and Namibia: Comparison Charts

France and Namibia economies compared

GDP
France

Namibia
Year GDP
France Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $609,184,791,792 $2,249,908,578
1982 $578,152,310,610 $2,118,710,248
1983 $553,356,312,936 $2,297,400,688
1984 $525,033,325,828 $1,951,260,038
1985 $547,220,981,165 $1,608,237,350
1986 $764,946,585,851 $1,809,048,527
1987 $926,320,855,615 $2,300,068,217
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $2,495,094,746
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $2,535,135,798
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $2,789,921,854
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $2,996,869,281
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $3,429,521,699
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $3,251,188,833
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $3,666,503,530
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $3,978,514,206
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $3,989,163,197
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $4,154,989,950
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $3,873,109,866
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $3,868,551,730
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $3,922,232,165
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $3,557,341,215
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $3,349,169,826
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $4,926,439,384
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $6,609,205,995
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $7,248,374,838
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $8,001,779,551
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $8,839,536,476
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $8,607,431,497
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $8,938,847,189
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $11,431,412,421
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $12,523,359,441
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $13,042,053,592
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $12,043,307,277
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $12,435,430,970
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $11,335,161,084
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $10,722,018,732
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $12,895,153,371
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $13,682,019,076
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $12,541,928,303
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $10,583,748,542
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $12,402,486,184
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $12,569,449,123
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $12,408,271,448
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $13,372,354,269

France and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
France Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $10,956 $2,267
1982 $10,360 $2,097
1983 $9,862 $2,214
1984 $9,312 $1,830
1985 $9,657 $1,466
1986 $13,430 $1,599
1987 $16,176 $1,969
1988 $17,550 $2,063
1989 $17,547 $1,967
1990 $21,586 $2,037
1991 $21,501 $2,117
1992 $23,615 $2,347
1993 $22,239 $2,155
1994 $23,360 $2,356
1995 $26,792 $2,483
1996 $26,758 $2,423
1997 $24,169 $2,460
1998 $24,869 $2,235
1999 $24,576 $2,178
2000 $22,341 $2,157
2001 $22,332 $1,916
2002 $24,145 $1,772
2003 $29,480 $2,569
2004 $33,645 $3,403
2005 $34,696 $3,686
2006 $36,432 $4,017
2007 $41,486 $4,379
2008 $45,465 $4,205
2009 $41,728 $4,303
2010 $40,695 $5,418
2011 $43,930 $5,835
2012 $40,864 $5,943
2013 $42,669 $5,347
2014 $43,148 $5,378
2015 $36,702 $4,774
2016 $37,024 $4,396
2017 $38,687 $5,144
2018 $41,418 $5,309
2019 $40,408 $4,732
2020 $39,170 $3,879
2021 $43,725 $4,413
2022 $41,083 $4,350
2023 $44,691 $4,188
2024 $46,150 $4,413

France vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
France Namibia
1950 66.4 41.9
1951 66.1 42.5
1952 67.4 43.1
1953 67.3 43.8
1954 68.2 44.4
1955 68.4 45
1956 68.5 45.7
1957 68.9 46.4
1958 70.1 47.1
1959 70.2 47.8
1960 70.4 48.5
1961 71 49.2
1962 70.5 50
1963 70.3 50.6
1964 71.3 51.3
1965 71.1 52
1966 71.5 52.3
1967 71.5 52.9
1968 71.5 53.6
1969 71.2 54.1
1970 72.1 54.7
1971 72.1 55.3
1972 72.3 55.8
1973 72.5 56.4
1974 72.8 56.9
1975 72.9 57.6
1976 73.1 58
1977 73.7 58.6
1978 73.8 59.1
1979 74.1 59.5
1980 74.2 56.6
1981 74.4 56.9
1982 74.8 57.3
1983 74.7 57.6
1984 75.2 58.1
1985 75.3 58.5
1986 75.6 58.7
1987 76.1 59.1
1988 76.4 59
1989 76.5 60.8
1990 76.8 61.4
1991 77 60.8
1992 77.3 60.2
1993 77.3 59.3
1994 77.8 58.4
1995 77.9 57.5
1996 78.1 56.6
1997 78.4 55.8
1998 78.6 54.8
1999 78.7 54
2000 79 52.9
2001 79.2 52
2002 79.4 52
2003 79.4 51.9
2004 80.3 52.2
2005 80.3 52.6
2006 80.7 53.2
2007 81 54
2008 81 54.7
2009 81.2 55.3
2010 81.4 56.1
2011 81.8 56.6
2012 81.7 57.7
2013 82 58.5
2014 82.4 59.3
2015 82.1 60
2016 82.4 60.8
2017 82.4 61.7
2018 82.6 62.6
2019 82.7 63.5
2020 82.2 64.1
2021 82.3 60.8
2022 82.5 64.2
2023 83.3 67.4
2024 83.5 67.5
2025 83.6 67.7

France and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Namibia
Year Population
France Namibia
1960 47,412,964 591,465
1961 47,905,982 603,067
1962 48,389,516 615,759
1963 48,877,567 629,589
1964 49,401,492 644,530
1965 49,877,725 660,558
1966 50,311,637 677,655
1967 50,722,791 696,045
1968 51,112,980 715,542
1969 51,536,014 736,120
1970 52,007,169 757,868
1971 52,499,553 780,584
1972 52,962,356 804,399
1973 53,392,161 828,928
1974 53,746,571 854,320
1975 54,002,853 881,032
1976 54,232,383 906,566
1977 54,486,467 931,104
1978 54,734,030 947,269
1979 54,979,851 962,825
1980 55,274,184 981,434
1981 55,603,353 992,500
1982 55,806,789 1,010,308
1983 56,108,330 1,037,511
1984 56,383,085 1,065,989
1985 56,665,619 1,096,890
1986 56,956,002 1,131,081
1987 57,266,167 1,167,889
1988 57,598,186 1,209,696
1989 57,943,062 1,288,947
1990 58,261,012 1,369,303
1991 58,554,242 1,415,684
1992 58,846,584 1,461,322
1993 59,103,094 1,508,697
1994 59,324,863 1,556,304
1995 59,541,294 1,602,170
1996 59,754,504 1,646,103
1997 59,968,066 1,689,264
1998 60,190,684 1,732,745
1999 60,501,986 1,776,368
2000 60,918,661 1,818,647
2001 61,364,377 1,857,048
2002 61,812,142 1,889,970
2003 62,249,855 1,917,464
2004 62,707,588 1,942,082
2005 63,180,854 1,966,582
2006 63,622,342 1,991,888
2007 64,016,890 2,018,600
2008 64,375,116 2,047,056
2009 64,706,436 2,077,394
2010 65,026,211 2,109,811
2011 65,340,830 2,146,325
2012 65,657,659 2,194,654
2013 65,997,932 2,252,508
2014 66,312,067 2,312,139
2015 66,548,272 2,374,300
2016 66,724,104 2,439,213
2017 66,918,020 2,506,853
2018 67,158,348 2,577,327
2019 67,382,061 2,650,494
2020 67,601,110 2,728,762
2021 67,842,811 2,810,548
2022 68,065,015 2,889,662
2023 68,287,487 2,963,095
2024 68,516,699 3,030,131

Fertility rates in France and Namibia

Fertility rate
France

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
France Namibia
1960 2.85 6.24
1961 2.87 6.29
1962 2.89 6.35
1963 2.89 6.41
1964 2.87 6.43
1965 2.84 6.45
1966 2.8 6.47
1967 2.75 6.49
1968 2.69 6.5
1969 2.62 6.51
1970 2.55 6.52
1971 2.47 6.52
1972 2.38 6.53
1973 2.28 6.54
1974 2.18 6.55
1975 2.09 6.53
1976 2.01 6.49
1977 1.94 6.44
1978 1.89 6.38
1979 1.87 6.31
1980 1.85 6.24
1981 1.85 6.16
1982 1.86 6.08
1983 1.86 6
1984 1.86 5.94
1985 1.86 5.88
1986 1.85 5.79
1987 1.83 5.7
1988 1.81 5.61
1989 1.79 5.52
1990 1.77 5.4
1991 1.75 5.29
1992 1.74 5.11
1993 1.73 4.91
1994 1.73 4.68
1995 1.74 4.42
1996 1.75 4.2
1997 1.77 4.17
1998 1.78 4.18
1999 1.81 4.14
2000 1.89 3.99
2001 1.9 3.83
2002 1.88 3.69
2003 1.89 3.58
2004 1.92 3.55
2005 1.94 3.57
2006 2 3.6
2007 1.98 3.61
2008 2.01 3.62
2009 2 3.63
2010 2.03 3.66
2011 2.01 3.66
2012 2.01 3.68
2013 1.99 3.65
2014 2 3.64
2015 1.96 3.6
2016 1.92 3.57
2017 1.89 3.51
2018 1.87 3.46
2019 1.86 3.4
2020 1.83 3.35
2021 1.84 3.3
2022 1.79 3.25
2023 1.66 3.21

France and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
France

Namibia
Year Median age, years
France Namibia
1960 32.8 18.9
1961 32.8 18.7
1962 32.9 18.6
1963 32.8 18.5
1964 32.8 18.4
1965 32.7 18.4
1966 32.7 18.3
1967 32.7 18.3
1968 32.6 18.2
1969 32.5 18.1
1970 32.4 18.1
1971 32.2 18
1972 32 17.9
1973 31.8 17.8
1974 31.7 17.7
1975 31.6 17.6
1976 31.7 17.5
1977 31.9 17.3
1978 32.1 17
1979 32.3 16.8
1980 32.4 16.6
1981 32.6 16.4
1982 32.8 16.3
1983 33 16.4
1984 33.3 16.5
1985 33.5 16.7
1986 33.7 16.9
1987 34 17
1988 34.2 17.3
1989 34.5 17.8
1990 34.7 18.3
1991 35 18.4
1992 35.3 18.4
1993 35.6 18.5
1994 35.9 18.5
1995 36.2 18.6
1996 36.5 18.7
1997 36.8 18.8
1998 37.1 18.9
1999 37.4 18.9
2000 37.7 19
2001 37.9 19.1
2002 38.2 19.2
2003 38.4 19.3
2004 38.6 19.4
2005 38.9 19.6
2006 39.1 19.7
2007 39.4 19.9
2008 39.6 20
2009 39.8 20.3
2010 40 20.5
2011 40.3 20.7
2012 40.5 20.9
2013 40.8 21.1
2014 41 21.3
2015 41.2 21.4
2016 41.4 21.5
2017 41.6 21.6
2018 41.9 21.7
2019 42.1 21.8
2020 42.3 21.8
2021 42.4 21.8
2022 42.6 21.8
2023 42.8 21.9
2024 43 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
1%
2015
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
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.37T
2018
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$283B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

France Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
46.7%
2023
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
47.1%
2023
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,423 kWh
2023
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

France Namibia
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
87.6%
2023
English speaking
57.3%
2023
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
64.4%
2023

Health

France Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

France Namibia
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
n/a

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