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France vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- France's land area is 2.2 times (125%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- France and United Kingdom have about the same north-south length.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- France's east-west width is 1.9 times (91%) wider than United Kingdom's.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mont Blanc is 11,365 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- France's lowest point is 23 feet lower.
France vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- France and United Kingdom have about the same population.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 2.3 times (126%) higher than France's.
Biggest city
- France's biggest city is Paris with 2,148,271 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Paris'.
Largest metro area
- France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Paris'.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 958 years.
France vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 1.2 times (19%) larger than France's.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- United Kingdom's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than France's.
Average income
- France: $48,630 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- United Kingdom's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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