The map above shows Virginia and France side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Virginia vs France Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- France's land area is 5.3 times (432%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 5.0 times (398%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- France's north-south length is 3.3 times (233%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- France's east-west width is 1.8 times (76%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Mont Blanc is 10,049 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia'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.
Virginia vs France Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- France's population is 7.8 times (684%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- France's population density is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- Paris' population is 4.7 times (372%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs France's Paris (9,381,921).
- Paris' population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th 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.
Virginia vs France Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- France's economic output is 4.4 times (342%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs France: $48,986.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than France's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs France: $48,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.6 times (59%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
Virginia official website · France official website
Download the Virginia vs France Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Virginia size comparisons · All France size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.