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New Hampshire vs France Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- France's land area is 23.5 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 22.8 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- France's north-south length is 4.1 times (312%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- France's east-west width is 8.6 times (761%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Mont Blanc is 9,501 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs France Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- France's population is 49.0 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- France's population density is 2.1 times (109%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- Paris' population is 18.5 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs France's Paris (9,381,921).
- Paris' population is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 945 years.
New Hampshire vs France Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- France's economic output is 28.2 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs France: $48,986.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (73%) higher than France's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs France: $48,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.7 times (71%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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