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France vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- France's land area is 7.9 times (690%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 7.9 times (685%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- France's north-south length is 2.6 times (159%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- France's east-west width is 4.3 times (328%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Mont Blanc is 12,372 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- France's population is 12.5 times larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- France's population density is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Ireland's.
Biggest city
- France's biggest city is Paris with 2,148,271 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Paris' population is 3.6 times (262%) larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Paris' population is 4.5 times (350%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,079 years.
France vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- France's economic output is 4.7 times (366%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 2.7 times (169%) higher than France's.
Average income
- France: $48,630 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.8 times (80%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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