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France vs Wales Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- France's land area is 26.2 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 26.6 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- France's north-south length is 5.0 times (398%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- France's east-west width is 7.4 times (637%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mont Blanc is 12,218 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs Wales Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- France's population is 22.2 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 1.2 times (18%) higher than France's.
Biggest city
- France's biggest city is Paris with 2,148,271 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Paris' population is 5.8 times (477%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 693 years.
France vs Wales Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- France's economic output is 37.6 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- France's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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