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France vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than France's.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 2.0 times (95%) larger than France's.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 1.5 times (46%) longer than France's.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than France's.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Mont Blanc is 13,504 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- France's population is 4.3 times (328%) larger than Ontario's.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- France's population density is 7.2 times (623%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- France's biggest city is Paris with 2,148,271 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Paris'.
Largest metro area
- France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Paris' population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Toronto CMA's.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,024 years.
France vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- France's economic output is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Ontario's.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- Ontario's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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