France is 1.23× the size of Sweden
France covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Sweden about 446,000 km² (172,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 548,000km²France
- 446,000km²Sweden
200 km
- France
- Sweden
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
- Sweden is 81% of the size of France.
- France is larger by 102,000 km² (39,300 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Sweden.
- Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Sweden about 14.5.
How they differ
- France also has the larger population: 68.6 million against 10.6 million, 6.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 24 in Sweden: France is 4.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,970 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sweden looks larger than France: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Sweden at 62°N about 4.7×, so the map shows Sweden as 1.80× the size of France, when France is 1.23× the size of Sweden.
- Together France and Sweden cover 994,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 102,000 km², is about the size of Iceland (102,000 km²).
- At Sweden's density, France would have 15.1 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Sweden would have 48.1 million (it has 10.6 million).
- Sweden's centre is 15.9° of latitude, about 1,770 km, farther north than France's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | France | 1.23× |
| More people | France | 6.47× |
| More crowded | France | 4.53× |
| Farther north | Sweden | 15.9° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Sweden | 4.7× against 2.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | France | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 17.9× | 14.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.25× | 1.83× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.53× | 1.25× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.47× | 1.19× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.17× | 0.14× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| France | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² | 446,000 km²172,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 637,000 km² | 446,000 km² |
| Population | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 10.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 108 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Official area | 644,000 km²Wikidata | 447,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Paris | Stockholm |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 51°N | 55°N to 69°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 447,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 446,000 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