France vs Vatican comparison: 74 facts & rankings

France has a population of 68.6M (ranked 23/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). France's land area is 208,090 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 48th vs. 197th).

By GDP, France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, France ranks 27/197 ($46,103), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	France	Vatican
Population	68788006	936
Population rank	23/197	197/197
GDP	$3.16T 2024	$19.8M 2025
GDP rank	7/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$46,103 2024	$19,800 2025
GDP per capita rank	27/197	59/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$62,557 2024	$39,191 2025
Government debt	$3.58T 2024	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	113.1% 2024	n/a
Government debt per person	$52,165 2024	n/a
Government debt per person rank	8/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$35,669 2026	$18,169 2026
Land area	208,090 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	330 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	1.66 2023	n/a
Median age	43 years 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	83.7 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

France and Vatican: Comparison Charts

France vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	France	Vatican
2026	83.7	83.4
2025	83.6	83.3
2024	83.5	83.1
2023	83.3	83
2022	82.5	83.3
2021	82.3	82.9
2020	82.2	83
2019	82.7	83.6
2018	82.6	83.3
2017	82.4	82.7
2016	82.4	82.9
2015	82.1	82.5
2014	82.4	82.6
2013	82	82.5
2012	81.7	82
2011	81.8	81.7
2010	81.4	81.5
2009	81.2	81.3
2008	81	81.4
2007	81	81.3
2006	80.7	81.2
2005	80.3	80.6
2004	80.3	80.2
2003	79.4	79.8
2002	79.4	80
2001	79.2	79.9
2000	79	79.3
1999	78.7	78.7
1998	78.6	78.3
1997	78.4	78.2
1996	78.1	78.5
1995	77.9	77.8
1994	77.8	77.7
1993	77.3	77
1992	77.3	77.3
1991	77	76.9
1990	76.8	76.9
1989	76.5	76.8
1988	76.4	76.4
1987	76.1	76.2
1986	75.6	75.7
1985	75.3	75.5
1984	75.2	75.1
1983	74.7	74.7
1982	74.8	74.8
1981	74.4	74.3
1980	74.2	74.1
1979	74.1	74
1978	73.8	73.7
1977	73.7	73.3
1976	73.1	72.9
1975	72.9	72.6
1974	72.8	72.7
1973	72.5	71.9
1972	72.3	72
1971	72.1	71.7
1970	72.1	71.5
1969	71.2	70.7
1968	71.5	70.7
1967	71.5	70.9
1966	71.5	70.9
1965	71.1	70.1
1964	71.3	70.3
1963	70.3	69.3
1962	70.5	69.2
1961	71	69.8
1960	70.4	69.2
1959	70.2	69.2
1958	70.1	68.7
1957	68.9	67.5
1956	68.5	67.3
1955	68.4	67.8
1954	68.2	67.5
1953	67.3	66.3
1952	67.4	65.7
1951	66.1	65.3
1950	66.4	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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France and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
Year	France	Vatican
2024	68,551,653	-
2023	68,372,286	-
2022	68,184,457	-
2021	67,842,811	-
2020	67,601,110	-
2019	67,382,061	1,000
2018	67,158,348	-
2017	66,918,020	1,000
2016	66,724,104	-
2015	66,548,272	1,000
2014	66,312,067	842
2013	65,997,932	839
2012	65,657,659	836
2011	65,340,830	832
2010	65,026,211	829
2009	64,706,436	826
2008	64,375,116	824
2007	64,016,890	821
2006	63,622,342	932
2005	63,180,854	921
2004	62,707,588	921
2003	62,249,855	911
2002	61,812,142	900
2001	61,364,377	890
2000	60,918,661	880
1999	60,501,986	-
1998	60,190,684	-
1997	59,968,066	-
1996	59,754,504	-
1995	59,541,294	-
1994	59,324,863	-
1993	59,103,094	-
1992	58,846,584	-
1991	58,554,242	-
1990	58,261,012	-
1989	57,943,062	-
1988	57,598,186	-
1987	57,266,167	-
1986	56,956,002	-
1985	56,665,619	-
1984	56,383,085	-
1983	56,108,330	-
1982	55,806,789	-
1981	55,603,353	-
1980	55,274,184	-
1979	54,979,851	-
1978	54,734,030	-
1977	54,486,467	-
1976	54,232,383	-
1975	54,002,853	-
1974	53,746,571	-
1973	53,392,161	-
1972	52,962,356	-
1971	52,499,553	-
1970	52,007,169	-
1969	51,536,014	-
1968	51,112,980	-
1967	50,722,791	-
1966	50,311,637	-
1965	49,877,725	-
1964	49,401,492	-
1963	48,877,567	-
1962	48,389,516	-
1961	47,905,982	-
1960	47,412,964	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Finance

	France	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$3.1T 2024	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	57.2% 2024	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	5.32% 2022	n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP	2.05% 2024	n/a
Armed forces personnel	304,000 2020	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-5.77% 2024	n/a
Unemployment rate	7.44% 2024	n/a
Services, % of GDP	70.9% 2024	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	17.2% 2024	n/a
Economic freedom index	64.6 2026	65 2025
Income share by richest 10%	25% 2023	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	3% 2023	n/a
Number of millionaires	2,897,000 2025	n/a
Percentage of millionaires	5.47% 2025	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	n/a
International tourist arrivals	117,109,000 2020	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	4.8% 2020	n/a
Banked people share	99.2% 2024	n/a

Energy

	France	Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita	3,136 kg 2023	n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use	$19.4 2023	n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	274.5 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	4 tons 2024	n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share	46.5% 2023	n/a
Renewable energy use share	16.2% 2021	n/a
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	6,415 kWh 2023	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	22.8% 2021	n/a
Hydroelectric share	11.6% 2023	n/a
Nuclear share	64.3% 2023	n/a
Electricity access	100% 2023	n/a

Society

	France	Vatican
% of world population	0.84% 2024	0.00001% 2024
Annual migration change	+91,737 2025	n/a
Urban population	78.8% 2024	n/a
Male:Female ratio	48.5:51.5 2024	n/a
Average male height	5.86 ft 2025	n/a
Average female height	5.4 ft 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	86.7 2026	78.4 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	66 2025	60 2025
Higher education index	85 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	1.31 2024	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	5.1 2019	0.5 2025
Visa free countries	172 2025	149 2025
Adult literacy rate	99% 2003	100% 2013
English speaking	57.3% 2023	20% 2025
People using the Internet	88.7% 2024	n/a

Health

	France	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$5,327 2024	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$492 2024	n/a
Life expectancy	83.7 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Physicians per 1,000 people	3.28 2022	n/a
Age at first childbirth	29.1 years 2023	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	7 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	4.3 2023	n/a
Obesity rate	10% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	6.5% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	79 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	34.6% 2022	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	10.3 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	France	Vatican
% of world land	0.36% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	3,036 sq mi 2024	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	109,256 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	67,580 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	654,437 mi 2011	5.59 mi 2003