Bolivia is 1.98× the size of France

Bolivia covers about 1,087,000 km² (420,000 mi²) and France about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

1,087,000km²Bolivia
548,000km²France

200 km

Bolivia
France

Outlines show main territory. France also has about 88,900 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

France is 50% of the size of Bolivia.
Bolivia is larger by 539,000 km² (208,000 mi²), which is 98% of the area of France.
Measured in Belgiums: Bolivia is about 35.4, France about 17.9.

How they differ

Bolivia is larger, but France has the larger population: 68.6 million against 12.2 million, 5.60× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 11 in Bolivia: France is 9.56× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,710 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bolivia at 17°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and France at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Bolivia as 1.02× the size of France instead of 1.98×.
Together Bolivia and France cover 1,635,000 km², close to the size of Libya (1,624,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
The gap between them, 539,000 km², is about the size of Thailand (514,000 km²).
At France's density, Bolivia would have 117.1 million people (it has 12.2 million). At Bolivia's density, France would have 7.2 million (it has 68.6 million).
France's centre is 63.2° of latitude, about 7,030 km, farther north than Bolivia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Bolivia	1.98×
More people	France	5.60×
More crowded	France	9.56×
Farther north	France	63.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	France	2.1× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Bolivia	France
Belgium 30,700 km²	35.4×	17.9×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	4.46×	2.25×
Germany 358,000 km²	3.04×	1.53×
Japan 374,000 km²	2.91×	1.47×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.34×	0.17×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.13×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.12×	0.06×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.06×	0.03×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Bolivia	France
Area, main territory	1,087,000 km²420,000 mi²	548,000 km²212,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	1,087,000 km²	637,000 km²
Population	12.2 millionWikidata, 2023	68.6 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	11 per km²	108 per km²
Official area	1,099,000 km²Wikidata	644,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	La Paz; Sucre	Paris
Latitude range	23°S to 10°S	41°N to 51°N
Continent	South America	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 1,099,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,087,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 644,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 637,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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