Egypt is 1.83× the size of France

Egypt covers about 1,001,000 km² (387,000 mi²) and France about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

1,001,000km²Egypt
548,000km²France

200 km

Egypt
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 55% of the size of Egypt.
Egypt is larger by 453,000 km² (175,000 mi²), which is 83% of the area of France.
Measured in Belgiums: Egypt is about 32.6, France about 17.9.

How they differ

Egypt also has the larger population: 114.5 million against 68.6 million, 1.67× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 114 in Egypt against 108 in France: Egypt is 1.06× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,280 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Egypt at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and France at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Egypt as 1.08× the size of France instead of 1.83×.
Together Egypt and France cover 1,549,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 453,000 km², is about the size of Yemen (453,000 km²).
At France's density, Egypt would have 107.9 million people (it has 114.5 million). At Egypt's density, France would have 72.9 million (it has 68.6 million).
France's centre is 20.0° of latitude, about 2,230 km, farther north than Egypt's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Egypt	1.83×
More people	Egypt	1.67×
More crowded	Egypt	1.06×
Farther north	France	20.0° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	France	2.1× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Egypt	France
Belgium 30,700 km²	32.6×	17.9×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	4.11×	2.25×
Germany 358,000 km²	2.80×	1.53×
Japan 374,000 km²	2.68×	1.47×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.32×	0.17×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.12×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.11×	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

	Egypt	France
Area, main territory	1,001,000 km²387,000 mi²	548,000 km²212,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	1,001,000 km²	637,000 km²
Population	114.5 millionWikidata, 2023	68.6 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	114 per km²	108 per km²
Official area	1,010,000 km²Wikidata	644,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Cairo	Paris
Latitude range	22°N to 32°N	41°N to 51°N
Continent	Africa	Europe

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

Wikidata's official figure of 1,010,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,001,000 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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