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France vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

France has a population of 68.5M (ranked 23/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 48th vs. 157th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,150), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

France Vanuatu
Population
68701054
341110
Population rank 23/197 174/197
GDP
$3.16T
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 7/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$46,150
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 27/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,322
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$3.58T
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$52,199
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 8/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,898
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
208,090 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
329 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.66
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
43 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

France and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

France and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
France

Vanuatu
Year GDP
France Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $694,529,183,483 $121,185,498
1981 $609,184,791,792 $113,781,796
1982 $578,152,310,610 $114,501,913
1983 $553,356,312,936 $117,389,554
1984 $525,033,325,828 $144,482,515
1985 $547,220,981,165 $131,856,421
1986 $764,946,585,851 $126,498,935
1987 $926,320,855,615 $139,464,174
1988 $1,010,827,662,152 $158,351,368
1989 $1,016,742,237,302 $154,013,202
1990 $1,257,649,439,827 $168,879,207
1991 $1,258,961,748,634 $201,334,169
1992 $1,389,663,073,110 $209,088,825
1993 $1,314,383,368,080 $200,491,853
1994 $1,385,822,778,828 $233,701,301
1995 $1,595,219,345,512 $249,333,250
1996 $1,598,889,216,566 $261,370,044
1997 $1,449,392,222,971 $272,771,209
1998 $1,496,906,382,032 $262,293,411
1999 $1,486,915,879,702 $268,006,973
2000 $1,360,959,069,477 $272,014,628
2001 $1,370,376,677,299 $257,926,882
2002 $1,492,427,756,382 $262,596,536
2003 $1,835,095,983,049 $314,471,413
2004 $2,109,792,297,237 $364,996,869
2005 $2,192,146,403,028 $394,962,433
2006 $2,317,861,544,691 $439,358,587
2007 $2,655,816,911,867 $516,392,923
2008 $2,926,802,941,586 $590,748,429
2009 $2,700,075,882,519 $592,622,319
2010 $2,646,230,027,988 $670,712,980
2011 $2,870,408,553,990 $770,153,588
2012 $2,683,007,095,787 $747,839,698
2013 $2,816,077,607,875 $758,304,466
2014 $2,861,236,112,552 $773,717,011
2015 $2,442,483,452,643 $759,690,181
2016 $2,470,407,619,777 $804,323,577
2017 $2,588,868,323,335 $880,043,284
2018 $2,781,576,320,884 $914,727,908
2019 $2,722,793,515,172 $936,526,268
2020 $2,647,926,055,110 $909,421,044
2021 $2,966,433,692,008 $982,362,212
2022 $2,796,302,210,399 $1,030,654,208
2023 $3,051,831,611,385 $1,126,313,359
2024 $3,162,079,073,496 $1,161,251,868

France and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
France

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
France Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $12,565 $1,048
1981 $10,956 $962
1982 $10,360 $946
1983 $9,862 $947
1984 $9,312 $1,137
1985 $9,657 $1,012
1986 $13,430 $946
1987 $16,176 $1,017
1988 $17,550 $1,125
1989 $17,547 $1,067
1990 $21,586 $1,141
1991 $21,501 $1,326
1992 $23,615 $1,344
1993 $22,239 $1,257
1994 $23,360 $1,431
1995 $26,792 $1,492
1996 $26,758 $1,529
1997 $24,169 $1,562
1998 $24,869 $1,471
1999 $24,576 $1,472
2000 $22,341 $1,460
2001 $22,332 $1,350
2002 $24,145 $1,341
2003 $29,480 $1,567
2004 $33,645 $1,774
2005 $34,696 $1,874
2006 $36,432 $2,035
2007 $41,486 $2,334
2008 $45,465 $2,604
2009 $41,728 $2,546
2010 $40,695 $2,815
2011 $43,930 $3,163
2012 $40,864 $3,005
2013 $42,669 $2,980
2014 $43,148 $2,973
2015 $36,702 $2,855
2016 $37,024 $2,956
2017 $38,687 $3,160
2018 $41,418 $3,207
2019 $40,408 $3,207
2020 $39,170 $3,043
2021 $43,725 $3,212
2022 $41,083 $3,292
2023 $44,691 $3,515
2024 $46,150 $3,543

France vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
France

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
France Vanuatu
1950 66.4 43.9
1951 66.1 42.2
1952 67.4 45.3
1953 67.3 45.8
1954 68.2 46.5
1955 68.4 47.1
1956 68.5 47.7
1957 68.9 48.2
1958 70.1 48.7
1959 70.2 49.3
1960 70.4 49.8
1961 71 50.4
1962 70.5 50.9
1963 70.3 51.5
1964 71.3 52
1965 71.1 52.5
1966 71.5 53.1
1967 71.5 53.7
1968 71.5 54.2
1969 71.2 54.8
1970 72.1 55.3
1971 72.1 55.9
1972 72.3 56.4
1973 72.5 57
1974 72.8 57.6
1975 72.9 58.1
1976 73.1 58.7
1977 73.7 59.2
1978 73.8 59.9
1979 74.1 60.9
1980 74.2 61.3
1981 74.4 61.9
1982 74.8 62.5
1983 74.7 63.1
1984 75.2 63.5
1985 75.3 63.9
1986 75.6 64.6
1987 76.1 64.4
1988 76.4 65.7
1989 76.5 66
1990 76.8 66.7
1991 77 67.1
1992 77.3 67.4
1993 77.3 67.7
1994 77.8 68
1995 77.9 68.1
1996 78.1 68.2
1997 78.4 68.3
1998 78.6 68.4
1999 78.7 67.9
2000 79 68.6
2001 79.2 68.7
2002 79.4 68.8
2003 79.4 68.9
2004 80.3 69
2005 80.3 69.2
2006 80.7 69.1
2007 81 69.1
2008 81 69.3
2009 81.2 69.4
2010 81.4 69.6
2011 81.8 69.7
2012 81.7 69.9
2013 82 70
2014 82.4 70
2015 82.1 70.2
2016 82.4 70.4
2017 82.4 70.5
2018 82.6 70.6
2019 82.7 70.8
2020 82.2 70.4
2021 82.3 70
2022 82.5 71.3
2023 83.3 71.5
2024 83.5 71.7
2025 83.6 71.8

France and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
France

Vanuatu
Year Population
France Vanuatu
1960 47,412,964 64,431
1961 47,905,982 66,264
1962 48,389,516 68,174
1963 48,877,567 70,159
1964 49,401,492 72,219
1965 49,877,725 74,358
1966 50,311,637 76,590
1967 50,722,791 78,921
1968 51,112,980 81,314
1969 51,536,014 83,755
1970 52,007,169 86,266
1971 52,499,553 88,862
1972 52,962,356 91,562
1973 53,392,161 94,362
1974 53,746,571 97,260
1975 54,002,853 100,269
1976 54,232,383 103,388
1977 54,486,467 106,618
1978 54,734,030 109,963
1979 54,979,851 113,040
1980 55,274,184 115,660
1981 55,603,353 118,249
1982 55,806,789 121,035
1983 56,108,330 123,998
1984 56,383,085 127,109
1985 56,665,619 130,356
1986 56,956,002 133,720
1987 57,266,167 137,187
1988 57,598,186 140,756
1989 57,943,062 144,393
1990 58,261,012 148,063
1991 58,554,242 151,793
1992 58,846,584 155,608
1993 59,103,094 159,463
1994 59,324,863 163,314
1995 59,541,294 167,137
1996 59,754,504 170,911
1997 59,968,066 174,626
1998 60,190,684 178,313
1999 60,501,986 182,048
2000 60,918,661 186,281
2001 61,364,377 191,031
2002 61,812,142 195,863
2003 62,249,855 200,746
2004 62,707,588 205,711
2005 63,180,854 210,760
2006 63,622,342 215,923
2007 64,016,890 221,276
2008 64,375,116 226,896
2009 64,706,436 232,731
2010 65,026,211 238,248
2011 65,340,830 243,474
2012 65,657,659 248,883
2013 65,997,932 254,482
2014 66,312,067 260,240
2015 66,548,272 266,101
2016 66,724,104 272,087
2017 66,918,020 278,507
2018 67,158,348 285,259
2019 67,382,061 291,985
2020 67,601,110 298,858
2021 67,842,811 305,868
2022 68,065,015 313,046
2023 68,287,487 320,409
2024 68,516,699 327,777

Fertility rates in France and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
France

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
France Vanuatu
1960 2.85 6.78
1961 2.87 6.73
1962 2.89 6.67
1963 2.89 6.62
1964 2.87 6.57
1965 2.84 6.52
1966 2.8 6.51
1967 2.75 6.51
1968 2.69 6.46
1969 2.62 6.41
1970 2.55 6.35
1971 2.47 6.29
1972 2.38 6.23
1973 2.28 6.15
1974 2.18 6.06
1975 2.09 5.98
1976 2.01 5.89
1977 1.94 5.81
1978 1.89 5.77
1979 1.87 5.73
1980 1.85 5.69
1981 1.85 5.65
1982 1.86 5.6
1983 1.86 5.55
1984 1.86 5.49
1985 1.86 5.43
1986 1.85 5.38
1987 1.83 5.33
1988 1.81 5.27
1989 1.79 5.21
1990 1.77 5.17
1991 1.75 5.13
1992 1.74 5.09
1993 1.73 5.02
1994 1.73 4.94
1995 1.74 4.85
1996 1.75 4.75
1997 1.77 4.66
1998 1.78 4.6
1999 1.81 4.56
2000 1.89 4.54
2001 1.9 4.5
2002 1.88 4.38
2003 1.89 4.29
2004 1.92 4.21
2005 1.94 4.13
2006 2 4.1
2007 1.98 4.12
2008 2.01 4.16
2009 2 4.16
2010 2.03 4.13
2011 2.01 4.09
2012 2.01 4.06
2013 1.99 4.04
2014 2 4
2015 1.96 3.95
2016 1.92 3.92
2017 1.89 3.88
2018 1.87 3.83
2019 1.86 3.79
2020 1.83 3.74
2021 1.84 3.7
2022 1.79 3.65
2023 1.66 3.6

France and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
France

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
France Vanuatu
1960 32.8 17.7
1961 32.8 17.6
1962 32.9 17.5
1963 32.8 17.4
1964 32.8 17.3
1965 32.7 17.2
1966 32.7 17.1
1967 32.7 17.1
1968 32.6 17
1969 32.5 17
1970 32.4 17
1971 32.2 17
1972 32 17
1973 31.8 17
1974 31.7 17.1
1975 31.6 17.1
1976 31.7 17.1
1977 31.9 17.2
1978 32.1 17.3
1979 32.3 17.5
1980 32.4 17.6
1981 32.6 17.7
1982 32.8 17.7
1983 33 17.7
1984 33.3 17.7
1985 33.5 17.7
1986 33.7 17.8
1987 34 17.8
1988 34.2 17.8
1989 34.5 17.8
1990 34.7 17.8
1991 35 17.9
1992 35.3 17.8
1993 35.6 17.7
1994 35.9 17.7
1995 36.2 17.8
1996 36.5 18
1997 36.8 18
1998 37.1 18
1999 37.4 18
2000 37.7 18.2
2001 37.9 18.5
2002 38.2 18.7
2003 38.4 18.9
2004 38.6 19.2
2005 38.9 19.4
2006 39.1 19.6
2007 39.4 19.9
2008 39.6 20.1
2009 39.8 20.3
2010 40 20.5
2011 40.3 20.6
2012 40.5 20.8
2013 40.8 20.9
2014 41 21
2015 41.2 21.1
2016 41.4 21.1
2017 41.6 21.2
2018 41.9 21.2
2019 42.1 21.2
2020 42.3 21.2
2021 42.4 21.2
2022 42.6 21.2
2023 42.8 21.2
2024 43 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

France Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$3.1T
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.3%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2022
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.39%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70.4%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.5%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2023
3%
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.8B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
117,109,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.8%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

France Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,140 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
282.4 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.5%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
16.2%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
11.6%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
64.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

France Vanuatu
% of world population
0.84%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+90,527
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.5
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
57.3%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.7%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

France Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,865
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$434
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.34
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
10%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
34.6%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

France Vanuatu
% of world land
0.36%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,037 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,256 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
67,580 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
654,437 mi
2011
665 mi
2000

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