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France vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 48th vs. 180th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

France Palau
Population
68701054
17663
Population rank 23/197 194/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 7/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 27/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 8/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

France and Palau: Comparison Charts

France and Palau economies compared

GDP
France

Palau
Year GDP
France Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $164,238,872,973 $12,706,874
1972 $201,621,751,625 $13,956,474
1973 $262,343,828,816 $15,331,889
1974 $283,102,178,123 $16,848,759
1975 $356,780,728,163 $18,521,112
1976 $368,488,292,816 $20,364,420
1977 $406,736,454,934 $22,308,104
1978 $501,724,418,605 $24,530,015
1979 $608,218,624,730 $27,004,251
1980 $694,529,183,483 $29,728,054
1981 $609,184,791,792 $32,726,594
1982 $578,152,310,610 $36,027,583
1983 $553,356,312,936 $39,661,530
1984 $525,033,325,828 $44,814,259
1985 $547,220,981,165 $51,030,637
1986 $764,946,585,851 $58,109,314
1987 $926,320,855,615 $66,169,905
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $75,348,615
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $85,800,543
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $97,702,303
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $106,555,300
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $104,771,300
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $96,455,700
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $106,138,500
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $121,018,500
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $137,494,600
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $143,860,800
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $149,079,600
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $144,206,500
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $149,535,800
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $159,453,500
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $162,665,500
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $154,559,900
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $166,391,600
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $191,048,400
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $193,679,700
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $200,903,600
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $201,167,300
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $189,998,000
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $188,174,300
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $198,873,900
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $215,762,400
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $225,345,700
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $243,156,500
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $278,824,800
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $298,323,500
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $285,600,000
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $288,546,300
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $281,941,600
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $258,990,800
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $235,752,900
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $255,591,100
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $281,849,100
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 -

France and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Palau
Year GDP per capita
France Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $3,128 $1,081
1972 $3,807 $1,145
1973 $4,914 $1,221
1974 $5,267 $1,328
1975 $6,607 $1,464
1976 $6,795 $1,616
1977 $7,465 $1,781
1978 $9,167 $1,972
1979 $11,063 $2,189
1980 $12,565 $2,423
1981 $10,956 $2,639
1982 $10,360 $2,838
1983 $9,862 $3,049
1984 $9,312 $3,360
1985 $9,657 $3,728
1986 $13,430 $4,144
1987 $16,176 $4,616
1988 $17,550 $5,145
1989 $17,547 $5,741
1990 $21,586 $6,403
1991 $21,501 $6,824
1992 $23,615 $6,553
1993 $22,239 $5,892
1994 $23,360 $6,329
1995 $26,792 $7,038
1996 $26,758 $7,788
1997 $24,169 $7,945
1998 $24,869 $8,048
1999 $24,576 $7,630
2000 $22,341 $7,797
2001 $22,332 $8,240
2002 $24,145 $8,341
2003 $29,480 $7,862
2004 $33,645 $8,395
2005 $34,696 $9,640
2006 $36,432 $9,885
2007 $41,486 $10,408
2008 $45,465 $10,583
2009 $41,728 $10,155
2010 $40,695 $10,229
2011 $43,930 $11,001
2012 $40,864 $12,145
2013 $42,669 $12,769
2014 $43,148 $13,726
2015 $36,702 $15,691
2016 $37,024 $16,763
2017 $38,687 $16,034
2018 $41,418 $16,198
2019 $40,408 $15,841
2020 $39,170 $14,557
2021 $43,725 $13,257
2022 $41,083 $14,392
2023 $44,691 $15,899
2024 $46,150 -

France vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
France Palau
1950 66.4 52.7
1951 66.1 52.9
1952 67.4 53.1
1953 67.3 53.3
1954 68.2 53.5
1955 68.4 53.7
1956 68.5 53.9
1957 68.9 54.1
1958 70.1 54.4
1959 70.2 54.6
1960 70.4 54.9
1961 71 55.1
1962 70.5 55.4
1963 70.3 55.6
1964 71.3 55.8
1965 71.1 55.9
1966 71.5 56.2
1967 71.5 56.5
1968 71.5 56.9
1969 71.2 57.3
1970 72.1 57.7
1971 72.1 58.1
1972 72.3 58.6
1973 72.5 59
1974 72.8 59.5
1975 72.9 60
1976 73.1 60.5
1977 73.7 60.9
1978 73.8 61.3
1979 74.1 61.6
1980 74.2 61.9
1981 74.4 62.1
1982 74.8 62.3
1983 74.7 62.5
1984 75.2 62.6
1985 75.3 62.7
1986 75.6 62.8
1987 76.1 62.8
1988 76.4 62.8
1989 76.5 62.8
1990 76.8 62.8
1991 77 62.8
1992 77.3 62.9
1993 77.3 63
1994 77.8 63.1
1995 77.9 63.3
1996 78.1 63.5
1997 78.4 63.7
1998 78.6 64
1999 78.7 64.2
2000 79 64.5
2001 79.2 64.8
2002 79.4 65.1
2003 79.4 65.4
2004 80.3 65.8
2005 80.3 66.2
2006 80.7 66.6
2007 81 67.1
2008 81 67.6
2009 81.2 68
2010 81.4 68.3
2011 81.8 68.6
2012 81.7 68.9
2013 82 69
2014 82.4 69.1
2015 82.1 69.1
2016 82.4 69
2017 82.4 69
2018 82.6 69
2019 82.7 69
2020 82.2 68.7
2021 82.3 68.6
2022 82.5 68.9
2023 83.3 69.3
2024 83.5 69.4
2025 83.6 69.5

France and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Palau
Year Population
France Palau
1960 47,412,964 9,328
1961 47,905,982 9,555
1962 48,389,516 9,793
1963 48,877,567 10,037
1964 49,401,492 10,292
1965 49,877,725 10,547
1966 50,311,637 10,805
1967 50,722,791 10,988
1968 51,112,980 11,080
1969 51,536,014 11,159
1970 52,007,169 11,368
1971 52,499,553 11,759
1972 52,962,356 12,194
1973 53,392,161 12,552
1974 53,746,571 12,687
1975 54,002,853 12,655
1976 54,232,383 12,598
1977 54,486,467 12,525
1978 54,734,030 12,440
1979 54,979,851 12,337
1980 55,274,184 12,271
1981 55,603,353 12,402
1982 55,806,789 12,694
1983 56,108,330 13,006
1984 56,383,085 13,337
1985 56,665,619 13,688
1986 56,956,002 14,024
1987 57,266,167 14,334
1988 57,598,186 14,645
1989 57,943,062 14,945
1990 58,261,012 15,259
1991 58,554,242 15,614
1992 58,846,584 15,989
1993 59,103,094 16,372
1994 59,324,863 16,770
1995 59,541,294 17,195
1996 59,754,504 17,654
1997 59,968,066 18,108
1998 60,190,684 18,524
1999 60,501,986 18,901
2000 60,918,661 19,178
2001 61,364,377 19,352
2002 61,812,142 19,503
2003 62,249,855 19,659
2004 62,707,588 19,820
2005 63,180,854 19,819
2006 63,622,342 19,593
2007 64,016,890 19,302
2008 64,375,116 19,009
2009 64,706,436 18,709
2010 65,026,211 18,396
2011 65,340,830 18,078
2012 65,657,659 17,765
2013 65,997,932 17,648
2014 66,312,067 17,715
2015 66,548,272 17,770
2016 66,724,104 17,797
2017 66,918,020 17,812
2018 67,158,348 17,814
2019 67,382,061 17,798
2020 67,601,110 17,792
2021 67,842,811 17,783
2022 68,065,015 17,759
2023 68,287,487 17,727
2024 68,516,699 17,695

Fertility rates in France and Palau

Fertility rate
France

Palau
Year Fertility rate
France Palau
1960 2.85 7.19
1961 2.87 7.17
1962 2.89 7.15
1963 2.89 7.12
1964 2.87 7.08
1965 2.84 7.01
1966 2.8 6.93
1967 2.75 6.84
1968 2.69 6.71
1969 2.62 6.58
1970 2.55 6.39
1971 2.47 6.16
1972 2.38 5.9
1973 2.28 5.59
1974 2.18 5.26
1975 2.09 4.9
1976 2.01 4.53
1977 1.94 4.09
1978 1.89 3.74
1979 1.87 3.49
1980 1.85 3.35
1981 1.85 3.28
1982 1.86 3.22
1983 1.86 3.14
1984 1.86 3.08
1985 1.86 3.01
1986 1.85 2.98
1987 1.83 2.93
1988 1.81 2.91
1989 1.79 2.92
1990 1.77 2.88
1991 1.75 2.74
1992 1.74 2.71
1993 1.73 2.73
1994 1.73 2.66
1995 1.74 2.55
1996 1.75 2.39
1997 1.77 2.19
1998 1.78 2.01
1999 1.81 1.91
2000 1.89 1.82
2001 1.9 1.87
2002 1.88 1.92
2003 1.89 1.96
2004 1.92 1.99
2005 1.94 2.02
2006 2 2
2007 1.98 1.97
2008 2.01 1.95
2009 2 1.94
2010 2.03 1.94
2011 2.01 1.97
2012 2.01 2.01
2013 1.99 2.05
2014 2 2.03
2015 1.96 2
2016 1.92 2.06
2017 1.89 2.02
2018 1.87 1.97
2019 1.86 1.98
2020 1.83 1.97
2021 1.84 1.95
2022 1.79 1.93
2023 1.66 1.91

France and Palau demographics compared

Median age
France

Palau
Year Median age, years
France Palau
1960 32.8 16.7
1961 32.8 16.1
1962 32.9 15.5
1963 32.8 15.1
1964 32.8 15
1965 32.7 14.9
1966 32.7 14.9
1967 32.7 15.2
1968 32.6 15.7
1969 32.5 16.1
1970 32.4 16.5
1971 32.2 16.6
1972 32 16.6
1973 31.8 16.8
1974 31.7 17.1
1975 31.6 17.4
1976 31.7 17.8
1977 31.9 18.1
1978 32.1 18.3
1979 32.3 18.6
1980 32.4 18.9
1981 32.6 19.3
1982 32.8 19.9
1983 33 20.5
1984 33.3 21.1
1985 33.5 21.6
1986 33.7 22.2
1987 34 23.1
1988 34.2 24
1989 34.5 24.9
1990 34.7 25.6
1991 35 26
1992 35.3 26.4
1993 35.6 26.9
1994 35.9 27.4
1995 36.2 27.8
1996 36.5 28.3
1997 36.8 28.8
1998 37.1 29.4
1999 37.4 30.2
2000 37.7 30.8
2001 37.9 31.2
2002 38.2 31.5
2003 38.4 31.8
2004 38.6 32
2005 38.9 32.3
2006 39.1 32.7
2007 39.4 33.1
2008 39.6 33.5
2009 39.8 33.9
2010 40 34.2
2011 40.3 34.6
2012 40.5 35
2013 40.8 35.3
2014 41 35.6
2015 41.2 36
2016 41.4 36.3
2017 41.6 36.7
2018 41.9 37
2019 42.1 37.4
2020 42.3 37.8
2021 42.4 38.1
2022 42.6 38.5
2023 42.8 38.8
2024 43 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
3.53%
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
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
n/a
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
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

France Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

France Palau
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
85
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2020
English speaking
57.3%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
27%
2004

Health

France Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

France Palau
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
n/a

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