France is 2.90× the size of Hebei
France (Europe) covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Hebei (province of China) about 189,000 km² (73,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 548,000km²France
- 189,000km²Hebei
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- France
- Hebei
What fits
- Hebei fits inside France about 2.90 times by area.
- France is larger by 359,000 km² (139,000 mi²), which is 190% of the area of Hebei.
- Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Hebei about 6.16.
How they differ
- France is larger, but Hebei has the larger population: 74.6 million against 68.6 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 395 in Hebei against 108 in France: Hebei is 3.66× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Hebei at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows France as 3.64× the size of Hebei instead of 2.90×.
- Together France and Hebei cover 737,000 km², close to the size of Chile (736,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 359,000 km², is about the size of Germany (358,000 km²).
- At Hebei's density, France would have 251.4 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Hebei would have 20.4 million (it has 74.6 million).
- France's centre is 7.0° of latitude, about 780 km, farther north than Hebei's.
- France ranks 50th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hebei is the 13th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- France lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 776 km) north of Hebei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in France would have about 9,280 m² and each person in Hebei about 2,530 m².
- Laid side by side, France and Hebei would cover 737,000 km², about the same size as Chile.
- Together they have 143.2 million people, about as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Hebei would rank 88th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| France | Hebei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² | 189,000 km²73,000 mi² |
| Official area | 644,000 km²Wikidata | 187,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 49th of 239worldwide | 13th of 31in China |
| Population | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 74.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 237worldwide | 6th of 31in China |
| Density | 108 per km² | 395 per km² |
| Capital | Paris | Shijiazhuang |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 51°N | 36°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. 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 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 189,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12