France is 1.53× the size of Germany

France covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Germany about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

548,000km²France
358,000km²Germany

200 km

France
Germany

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

Germany is 65% of the size of France.
France is larger by 190,000 km² (73,400 mi²), which is 53% of the area of Germany.
Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Germany about 11.7.

How they differ

France is larger, but Germany has the larger population: 83.5 million against 68.6 million, 1.22× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 108 in France: Germany is 2.17× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 762 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Germany at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows France as 1.28× the size of Germany instead of 1.53×.
Together France and Germany cover 906,000 km², close to the size of Nigeria (907,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 190,000 km², is about the size of Syria (186,000 km²).
At Germany's density, France would have 148.6 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Germany would have 38.5 million (it has 83.5 million).
Germany's centre is 4.5° of latitude, about 510 km, farther north than France's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	France	1.53×
More people	Germany	1.22×
More crowded	Germany	2.17×
Farther north	Germany	4.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 2.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	France	Germany
Belgium 30,700 km²	17.9×	11.7×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.25×	1.47×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.47×	0.96×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.17×	0.11×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.06×	0.04×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.06×	0.04×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.03×	0.02×

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

Side by side

	France	Germany
Area, main territory	548,000 km²212,000 mi²	358,000 km²138,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	637,000 km²	358,000 km²
Population	68.6 millionWikidata, 2025	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	108 per km²	233 per km²
Official area	644,000 km²Wikidata	358,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Paris	Berlin
Latitude range	41°N to 51°N	47°N to 55°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

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

Wikidata's official figure of 644,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 637,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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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