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England vs France Geography
Land area
- England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- France's land area is 4.2 times (318%) larger than England's.
Total area
- England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 4.2 times (323%) larger than England's.
Length
- England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- France's north-south length is 1.8 times (76%) longer than England's.
Width
- England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- France's east-west width is 2.3 times (128%) wider than England's.
Highest point
- England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Mont Blanc is 12,569 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet.
- France's lowest point is 23 feet lower.
England vs France Population and History
Population
- England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- France's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than England's.
Population density
- England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- England's population density is 3.4 times (242%) higher than France's.
Biggest city
- England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- London's population is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Paris'.
Largest metro area
- England's largest metropolitan area is London (10,416,420 people) vs France's Paris (9,381,921).
- London's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Paris'.
History
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 84 years.
England vs France Economy
GDP
- England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- France's economic output is 1.5 times (50%) larger than England's.
GDP per capita
- England: $39,801 per person vs France: $48,986.
- France's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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