France is 1.77× the size of Madhya Pradesh
France (Europe) covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Madhya Pradesh (state of India) about 310,000 km² (120,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 548,000km²France
- 310,000km²Madhya Pradesh
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- France
- Madhya Pradesh
What fits
- Madhya Pradesh is 56% of the size of France.
- France is larger by 238,000 km² (92,000 mi²), which is 77% of the area of Madhya Pradesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Madhya Pradesh about 10.1.
How they differ
- France is larger, but Madhya Pradesh has the larger population: 72.6 million against 68.6 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 235 in Madhya Pradesh against 108 in France: Madhya Pradesh is 2.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,070 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Madhya Pradesh at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows France as 3.14× the size of Madhya Pradesh instead of 1.77×.
- Together France and Madhya Pradesh cover 857,000 km², close to the size of Pakistan (873,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 238,000 km², is about the size of Ghana (239,000 km²).
- At Madhya Pradesh's density, France would have 149.4 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Madhya Pradesh would have 33.3 million (it has 72.6 million).
- France's centre is 23.0° of latitude, about 2,550 km, farther north than Madhya Pradesh's.
- France ranks 50th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Madhya Pradesh is the 2nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.8% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- France lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,550 km) north of Madhya Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in France would have about 9,280 m² and each person in Madhya Pradesh about 4,260 m².
- Laid side by side, France and Madhya Pradesh would cover 857,000 km², about the same size as Pakistan.
- Together they have 141.2 million people, 97% as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Madhya Pradesh would rank 72nd by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| France | Madhya Pradesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² | 310,000 km²120,000 mi² |
| Official area | 644,000 km²Wikidata | 308,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 49th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 36in India |
| Population | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 72.6 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 237worldwide | 5th of 36in India |
| Density | 108 per km² | 235 per km² |
| Capital | Paris | Bhopal |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 51°N | 21°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2011. 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 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 310,000 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