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France vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 48th vs. 164th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

France Palestine
Population
68701054
5459557
Population rank 23/197 122/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$4,371
2024
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
$7,705
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

France and Palestine: Comparison Charts

France and Palestine economies compared

GDP
France

Palestine
Year GDP
France Palestine
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 -
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 -
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 -
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 -
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 -
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 -
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $2,843,300,000
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $3,282,800,000
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $3,409,600,000
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $3,759,800,000
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $4,067,800,000
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $4,271,200,000
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $4,313,600,000
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $4,003,700,000
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $3,555,800,000
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $3,968,000,000
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $4,603,100,000
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $5,125,700,000
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $5,348,300,000
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $5,815,700,000
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $7,310,400,000
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $8,085,700,000
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $9,681,500,000
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $11,186,100,000
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $12,208,400,000
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $13,515,500,000
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $13,989,700,000
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $13,972,400,000
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $15,405,400,000
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $16,128,000,000
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $16,276,600,000
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $17,133,500,000
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $15,531,700,000
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $18,109,000,000
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $19,165,500,000
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $17,847,900,000
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $13,711,100,000

France and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
France Palestine
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 -
1989 $17,547 -
1990 $21,586 -
1991 $21,501 -
1992 $23,615 -
1993 $22,239 -
1994 $23,360 $1,202
1995 $26,792 $1,327
1996 $26,758 $1,317
1997 $24,169 $1,389
1998 $24,869 $1,465
1999 $24,576 $1,499
2000 $22,341 $1,476
2001 $22,332 $1,336
2002 $24,145 $1,156
2003 $29,480 $1,258
2004 $33,645 $1,422
2005 $34,696 $1,544
2006 $36,432 $1,570
2007 $41,486 $1,664
2008 $45,465 $2,035
2009 $41,728 $2,192
2010 $40,695 $2,557
2011 $43,930 $2,881
2012 $40,864 $3,067
2013 $42,669 $3,315
2014 $43,148 $3,352
2015 $36,702 $3,272
2016 $37,024 $3,528
2017 $38,687 $3,620
2018 $41,418 $3,562
2019 $40,408 $3,657
2020 $39,170 $3,234
2021 $43,725 $3,679
2022 $41,083 $3,800
2023 $44,691 $3,455
2024 $46,150 $2,592

France vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
France Palestine
1950 66.4 45.7
1951 66.1 46
1952 67.4 46.3
1953 67.3 46.6
1954 68.2 46.9
1955 68.4 47.2
1956 68.5 47.6
1957 68.9 48
1958 70.1 48.4
1959 70.2 48.8
1960 70.4 49.3
1961 71 49.8
1962 70.5 50.4
1963 70.3 51
1964 71.3 51.6
1965 71.1 52.2
1966 71.5 52.8
1967 71.5 50.9
1968 71.5 54.1
1969 71.2 54.7
1970 72.1 55.4
1971 72.1 56
1972 72.3 56.7
1973 72.5 57.6
1974 72.8 58
1975 72.9 58.7
1976 73.1 59.4
1977 73.7 60.1
1978 73.8 60.8
1979 74.1 61.5
1980 74.2 62.2
1981 74.4 62.8
1982 74.8 63.5
1983 74.7 64.1
1984 75.2 64.7
1985 75.3 65.3
1986 75.6 65.7
1987 76.1 66.3
1988 76.4 66.7
1989 76.5 67.1
1990 76.8 67.8
1991 77 68.2
1992 77.3 68.5
1993 77.3 68.8
1994 77.8 69.3
1995 77.9 69.6
1996 78.1 70
1997 78.4 70.3
1998 78.6 70.6
1999 78.7 70.8
2000 79 70.3
2001 79.2 69.8
2002 79.4 70.9
2003 79.4 71
2004 80.3 71.1
2005 80.3 72
2006 80.7 71.8
2007 81 72.1
2008 81 72.2
2009 81.2 72.3
2010 81.4 73.3
2011 81.8 73.6
2012 81.7 73.7
2013 82 74.1
2014 82.4 72.8
2015 82.1 74.6
2016 82.4 74.9
2017 82.4 75.2
2018 82.6 75.4
2019 82.7 75.8
2020 82.2 75
2021 82.3 73.9
2022 82.5 76.7
2023 83.3 65.2
2024 83.5 69.2
2025 83.6 73.1

France and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Palestine
Year Population
France Palestine
1960 47,412,964 -
1961 47,905,982 -
1962 48,389,516 -
1963 48,877,567 -
1964 49,401,492 -
1965 49,877,725 -
1966 50,311,637 -
1967 50,722,791 -
1968 51,112,980 -
1969 51,536,014 -
1970 52,007,169 -
1971 52,499,553 -
1972 52,962,356 -
1973 53,392,161 -
1974 53,746,571 -
1975 54,002,853 -
1976 54,232,383 -
1977 54,486,467 -
1978 54,734,030 -
1979 54,979,851 -
1980 55,274,184 -
1981 55,603,353 -
1982 55,806,789 -
1983 56,108,330 -
1984 56,383,085 -
1985 56,665,619 -
1986 56,956,002 -
1987 57,266,167 -
1988 57,598,186 -
1989 57,943,062 -
1990 58,261,012 1,978,248
1991 58,554,242 2,068,845
1992 58,846,584 2,163,591
1993 59,103,094 2,262,676
1994 59,324,863 2,366,298
1995 59,541,294 2,474,666
1996 59,754,504 2,587,997
1997 59,968,066 2,706,518
1998 60,190,684 2,776,568
1999 60,501,986 2,848,431
2000 60,918,661 2,922,153
2001 61,364,377 2,997,784
2002 61,812,142 3,075,373
2003 62,249,855 3,154,969
2004 62,707,588 3,236,626
2005 63,180,854 3,320,396
2006 63,622,342 3,406,334
2007 64,016,890 3,494,496
2008 64,375,116 3,591,977
2009 64,706,436 3,689,099
2010 65,026,211 3,786,161
2011 65,340,830 3,882,986
2012 65,657,659 3,979,998
2013 65,997,932 4,076,708
2014 66,312,067 4,173,398
2015 66,548,272 4,270,092
2016 66,724,104 4,367,088
2017 66,918,020 4,454,805
2018 67,158,348 4,569,087
2019 67,382,061 4,685,306
2020 67,601,110 4,803,269
2021 67,842,811 4,922,749
2022 68,065,015 5,043,612
2023 68,287,487 5,165,775
2024 68,516,699 5,289,152

Fertility rates in France and Palestine

Fertility rate
France

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
France Palestine
1960 2.85 -
1961 2.87 -
1962 2.89 -
1963 2.89 -
1964 2.87 -
1965 2.84 -
1966 2.8 -
1967 2.75 -
1968 2.69 -
1969 2.62 -
1970 2.55 -
1971 2.47 -
1972 2.38 -
1973 2.28 -
1974 2.18 -
1975 2.09 -
1976 2.01 -
1977 1.94 -
1978 1.89 -
1979 1.87 -
1980 1.85 -
1981 1.85 -
1982 1.86 -
1983 1.86 -
1984 1.86 -
1985 1.86 -
1986 1.85 -
1987 1.83 -
1988 1.81 -
1989 1.79 -
1990 1.77 6.81
1991 1.75 6.75
1992 1.74 6.65
1993 1.73 6.5
1994 1.73 6.33
1995 1.74 6.16
1996 1.75 5.99
1997 1.77 5.82
1998 1.78 5.69
1999 1.81 5.58
2000 1.89 5.46
2001 1.9 5.34
2002 1.88 5.22
2003 1.89 5.06
2004 1.92 4.97
2005 1.94 4.87
2006 2 4.74
2007 1.98 4.63
2008 2.01 4.51
2009 2 4.44
2010 2.03 4.43
2011 2.01 4.31
2012 2.01 4.15
2013 1.99 4.05
2014 2 4
2015 1.96 3.98
2016 1.92 3.89
2017 1.89 3.77
2018 1.87 3.67
2019 1.86 3.59
2020 1.83 3.51
2021 1.84 3.44
2022 1.79 3.38
2023 1.66 3.31

France and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
France

Palestine
Year Median age, years
France Palestine
1960 32.8 -
1961 32.8 -
1962 32.9 -
1963 32.8 -
1964 32.8 -
1965 32.7 -
1966 32.7 -
1967 32.7 -
1968 32.6 -
1969 32.5 -
1970 32.4 -
1971 32.2 -
1972 32 -
1973 31.8 -
1974 31.7 -
1975 31.6 -
1976 31.7 -
1977 31.9 -
1978 32.1 -
1979 32.3 -
1980 32.4 -
1981 32.6 -
1982 32.8 -
1983 33 -
1984 33.3 -
1985 33.5 -
1986 33.7 -
1987 34 -
1988 34.2 -
1989 34.5 -
1990 34.7 15.4
1991 35 15.4
1992 35.3 15.4
1993 35.6 15.5
1994 35.9 15.5
1995 36.2 15.6
1996 36.5 15.7
1997 36.8 15.8
1998 37.1 15.9
1999 37.4 16
2000 37.7 16.2
2001 37.9 16.3
2002 38.2 16.5
2003 38.4 16.7
2004 38.6 16.9
2005 38.9 17.1
2006 39.1 17.4
2007 39.4 17.6
2008 39.6 17.9
2009 39.8 18.1
2010 40 18.4
2011 40.3 18.6
2012 40.5 18.9
2013 40.8 19.1
2014 41 19.4
2015 41.2 19.6
2016 41.4 19.8
2017 41.6 19.9
2018 41.9 20
2019 42.1 20.2
2020 42.3 20.3
2021 42.4 20.4
2022 42.6 20.6
2023 42.8 20.8
2024 43 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
304,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.46%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
2.5%
2023
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
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.37T
2018
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$283B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

France Palestine
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
15.4%
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
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

France Palestine
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
85
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
175
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.9%
2024
English speaking
57.3%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
86.6%
2023

Health

France Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

France Palestine
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
n/a

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