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France vs Spain Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- France's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Spain's.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Spain's.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- France's north-south length is 1.4 times (36%) longer than Spain's.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- France's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Spain's.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Mont Blanc is 3,590 feet higher than Teide (Tenerife).
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs Spain Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- France's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Spain's.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- France's population density is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- France's biggest city is Paris with 2,148,271 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Paris'.
Largest metro area
- France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Paris' population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Madrid's.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 636 years.
France vs Spain Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- France's economic output is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Spain's.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- France's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- France: $48,630 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- France's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Spain's.
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