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France vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 48th vs. 195th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

France Nauru
Population
68701054
12088
Population rank 23/197 195/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 7/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

France and Nauru: Comparison Charts

France and Nauru economies compared

GDP
France

Nauru
Year GDP
France Nauru
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 $17,570,366
1971 $164,238,872,973 $19,009,433
1972 $201,621,751,625 $21,734,269
1973 $262,343,828,816 $26,529,817
1974 $283,102,178,123 $35,994,511
1975 $356,780,728,163 $40,106,776
1976 $368,488,292,816 $40,287,427
1977 $406,736,454,934 $40,444,702
1978 $501,724,418,605 $41,754,147
1979 $608,218,624,730 $44,431,330
1980 $694,529,183,483 $46,947,124
1981 $609,184,791,792 $51,689,637
1982 $578,152,310,610 $52,877,742
1983 $553,356,312,936 $48,439,093
1984 $525,033,325,828 $47,363,231
1985 $547,220,981,165 $41,548,741
1986 $764,946,585,851 $39,939,391
1987 $926,320,855,615 $40,118,410
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $45,931,134
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $53,736,786
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $55,572,376
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $52,533,789
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $51,133,123
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $43,542,088
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $39,742,511
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $39,969,706
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $37,458,801
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $37,331,507
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $29,664,451
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $27,328,613
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $26,930,980
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $22,613,288
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $21,017,424
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $24,778,160
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $30,587,566
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $30,282,840
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $29,183,627
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $23,068,623
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $37,184,925
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $44,024,970
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $47,442,299
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $65,444,174
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $100,794,925
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $94,385,015
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $98,752,257
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $84,383,389
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $97,276,023
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $108,862,279
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $130,937,590
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $124,871,111
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $124,530,027
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $175,513,985
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $152,190,819
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $151,455,968
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $160,350,640

France and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
France Nauru
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 $2,619
1971 $3,128 $2,811
1972 $3,807 $3,191
1973 $4,914 $3,864
1974 $5,267 $5,199
1975 $6,607 $5,740
1976 $6,795 $5,703
1977 $7,465 $5,646
1978 $9,167 $5,721
1979 $11,063 $5,950
1980 $12,565 $6,138
1981 $10,956 $6,594
1982 $10,360 $6,577
1983 $9,862 $5,896
1984 $9,312 $5,654
1985 $9,657 $4,859
1986 $13,430 $4,569
1987 $16,176 $4,485
1988 $17,550 $5,012
1989 $17,547 $5,723
1990 $21,586 $5,776
1991 $21,501 $5,333
1992 $23,615 $5,103
1993 $22,239 $4,310
1994 $23,360 $3,921
1995 $26,792 $3,932
1996 $26,758 $3,679
1997 $24,169 $3,661
1998 $24,869 $2,909
1999 $24,576 $2,683
2000 $22,341 $2,649
2001 $22,332 $2,232
2002 $24,145 $2,085
2003 $29,480 $2,463
2004 $33,645 $3,041
2005 $34,696 $3,014
2006 $36,432 $2,908
2007 $41,486 $2,302
2008 $45,465 $3,715
2009 $41,728 $4,395
2010 $40,695 $4,724
2011 $43,930 $6,481
2012 $40,864 $9,817
2013 $42,669 $8,975
2014 $43,148 $9,193
2015 $36,702 $7,703
2016 $37,024 $8,724
2017 $38,687 $9,613
2018 $41,418 $11,409
2019 $40,408 $10,777
2020 $39,170 $10,696
2021 $43,725 $14,990
2022 $41,083 $12,896
2023 $44,691 $12,754
2024 $46,150 $13,422

France vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
France Nauru
1950 66.4 56.6
1951 66.1 56.8
1952 67.4 57
1953 67.3 57.2
1954 68.2 57.4
1955 68.4 57.5
1956 68.5 57.6
1957 68.9 57.7
1958 70.1 57.8
1959 70.2 57.9
1960 70.4 57.9
1961 71 58
1962 70.5 58
1963 70.3 58.1
1964 71.3 58.2
1965 71.1 58.3
1966 71.5 58.4
1967 71.5 58.6
1968 71.5 58.6
1969 71.2 58.4
1970 72.1 58.4
1971 72.1 58.4
1972 72.3 58.4
1973 72.5 58.4
1974 72.8 58.3
1975 72.9 58.3
1976 73.1 58.2
1977 73.7 58.1
1978 73.8 58.3
1979 74.1 58.4
1980 74.2 58.5
1981 74.4 58.6
1982 74.8 58.6
1983 74.7 58.7
1984 75.2 58.7
1985 75.3 58.6
1986 75.6 58.6
1987 76.1 58.6
1988 76.4 58.7
1989 76.5 58.9
1990 76.8 59.1
1991 77 59.3
1992 77.3 59.5
1993 77.3 59.8
1994 77.8 60
1995 77.9 60.1
1996 78.1 60.1
1997 78.4 60
1998 78.6 59.9
1999 78.7 59.7
2000 79 59.6
2001 79.2 59.5
2002 79.4 59.4
2003 79.4 59.4
2004 80.3 59.3
2005 80.3 59.4
2006 80.7 59.4
2007 81 59.5
2008 81 59.7
2009 81.2 59.9
2010 81.4 60.1
2011 81.8 60.3
2012 81.7 60.5
2013 82 60.7
2014 82.4 60.8
2015 82.1 60.9
2016 82.4 61
2017 82.4 61.1
2018 82.6 61.2
2019 82.7 61.4
2020 82.2 61.5
2021 82.3 61.3
2022 82.5 61.9
2023 83.3 62.1
2024 83.5 62.3
2025 83.6 62.4

France and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Nauru
Year Population
France Nauru
1960 47,412,964 4,607
1961 47,905,982 4,774
1962 48,389,516 4,979
1963 48,877,567 5,226
1964 49,401,492 5,515
1965 49,877,725 5,832
1966 50,311,637 6,043
1967 50,722,791 6,135
1968 51,112,980 6,328
1969 51,536,014 6,581
1970 52,007,169 6,710
1971 52,499,553 6,762
1972 52,962,356 6,812
1973 53,392,161 6,866
1974 53,746,571 6,923
1975 54,002,853 6,987
1976 54,232,383 7,064
1977 54,486,467 7,163
1978 54,734,030 7,298
1979 54,979,851 7,468
1980 55,274,184 7,649
1981 55,603,353 7,839
1982 55,806,789 8,040
1983 56,108,330 8,216
1984 56,383,085 8,377
1985 56,665,619 8,551
1986 56,956,002 8,742
1987 57,266,167 8,946
1988 57,598,186 9,165
1989 57,943,062 9,390
1990 58,261,012 9,622
1991 58,554,242 9,850
1992 58,846,584 10,021
1993 59,103,094 10,102
1994 59,324,863 10,137
1995 59,541,294 10,165
1996 59,754,504 10,183
1997 59,968,066 10,197
1998 60,190,684 10,198
1999 60,501,986 10,187
2000 60,918,661 10,168
2001 61,364,377 10,130
2002 61,812,142 10,082
2003 62,249,855 10,059
2004 62,707,588 10,060
2005 63,180,854 10,049
2006 63,622,342 10,034
2007 64,016,890 10,020
2008 64,375,116 10,009
2009 64,706,436 10,016
2010 65,026,211 10,043
2011 65,340,830 10,098
2012 65,657,659 10,267
2013 65,997,932 10,517
2014 66,312,067 10,742
2015 66,548,272 10,954
2016 66,724,104 11,150
2017 66,918,020 11,324
2018 67,158,348 11,477
2019 67,382,061 11,587
2020 67,601,110 11,643
2021 67,842,811 11,709
2022 68,065,015 11,801
2023 68,287,487 11,875
2024 68,516,699 11,947

Fertility rates in France and Nauru

Fertility rate
France

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
France Nauru
1960 2.85 5.34
1961 2.87 5.38
1962 2.89 5.42
1963 2.89 5.44
1964 2.87 5.47
1965 2.84 5.48
1966 2.8 5.41
1967 2.75 5.29
1968 2.69 5.14
1969 2.62 4.94
1970 2.55 4.74
1971 2.47 4.54
1972 2.38 4.36
1973 2.28 4.19
1974 2.18 4.07
1975 2.09 3.97
1976 2.01 3.9
1977 1.94 3.86
1978 1.89 3.84
1979 1.87 3.85
1980 1.85 3.88
1981 1.85 3.94
1982 1.86 3.99
1983 1.86 4.06
1984 1.86 4.11
1985 1.86 4.14
1986 1.85 4.15
1987 1.83 4.14
1988 1.81 4.11
1989 1.79 4.07
1990 1.77 4.02
1991 1.75 3.99
1992 1.74 3.95
1993 1.73 3.89
1994 1.73 3.84
1995 1.74 3.81
1996 1.75 3.78
1997 1.77 3.74
1998 1.78 3.68
1999 1.81 3.64
2000 1.89 3.54
2001 1.9 3.46
2002 1.88 3.4
2003 1.89 3.39
2004 1.92 3.38
2005 1.94 3.38
2006 2 3.4
2007 1.98 3.5
2008 2.01 3.67
2009 2 3.85
2010 2.03 4.02
2011 2.01 4.12
2012 2.01 4.12
2013 1.99 4.1
2014 2 4.09
2015 1.96 4.08
2016 1.92 4.03
2017 1.89 3.88
2018 1.87 3.68
2019 1.86 3.53
2020 1.83 3.47
2021 1.84 3.43
2022 1.79 3.38
2023 1.66 3.33

France and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
France

Nauru
Year Median age, years
France Nauru
1960 32.8 23.8
1961 32.8 24
1962 32.9 23.9
1963 32.8 23.7
1964 32.8 23.4
1965 32.7 23.1
1966 32.7 22.9
1967 32.7 22.9
1968 32.6 21.2
1969 32.5 18.9
1970 32.4 18.7
1971 32.2 19.1
1972 32 19.4
1973 31.8 19.8
1974 31.7 20.4
1975 31.6 21
1976 31.7 21.5
1977 31.9 22.1
1978 32.1 22.9
1979 32.3 23.6
1980 32.4 24.2
1981 32.6 24.7
1982 32.8 25.1
1983 33 25.2
1984 33.3 24.5
1985 33.5 23.7
1986 33.7 22.8
1987 34 22.1
1988 34.2 21.4
1989 34.5 20.8
1990 34.7 20.2
1991 35 19.7
1992 35.3 19.4
1993 35.6 19.3
1994 35.9 19.3
1995 36.2 19.3
1996 36.5 19.4
1997 36.8 19.5
1998 37.1 19.6
1999 37.4 19.8
2000 37.7 20.1
2001 37.9 20.4
2002 38.2 20.6
2003 38.4 20.8
2004 38.6 21
2005 38.9 21.2
2006 39.1 21.3
2007 39.4 21.5
2008 39.6 21.7
2009 39.8 21.8
2010 40 21.8
2011 40.3 21.8
2012 40.5 21.7
2013 40.8 21.6
2014 41 21.5
2015 41.2 21.4
2016 41.4 21.5
2017 41.6 21.6
2018 41.9 21.8
2019 42.1 21.9
2020 42.3 21.8
2021 42.4 21.7
2022 42.6 21.6
2023 42.8 21.5
2024 43 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
3.4%
2012
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

France Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

France Nauru
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
85
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
96.6%
2023
English speaking
57.3%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
81.7%
2020

Health

France Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

France Nauru
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
18.6 mi
2002

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