France is 1.16× the size of Turkmenistan
France covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Turkmenistan about 471,000 km² (182,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 548,000km²France
- 471,000km²Turkmenistan
200 km
- France
- Turkmenistan
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
- Turkmenistan is 86% of the size of France.
- France is larger by 77,000 km² (29,700 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Turkmenistan.
- Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Turkmenistan about 15.4.
How they differ
- France also has the larger population: 68.6 million against 6.1 million, 11.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 13 in Turkmenistan: France is 8.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,610 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Turkmenistan at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows France as 1.48× the size of Turkmenistan instead of 1.16×.
- Together France and Turkmenistan cover 1,019,000 km², close to the size of Mauritania (1,036,000 km², 1.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 77,000 km², is about the size of Serbia (77,600 km²).
- At Turkmenistan's density, France would have 8.3 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Turkmenistan would have 50.7 million (it has 6.1 million).
- France's centre is 7.4° of latitude, about 820 km, farther north than Turkmenistan's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | France | 1.16× |
| More people | France | 11.2× |
| More crowded | France | 8.29× |
| Farther north | France | 7.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | France | 2.1× against 1.7× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | France | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 17.9× | 15.4× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.25× | 1.93× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.53× | 1.32× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.47× | 1.26× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.17× | 0.15× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.06× |
| 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 | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² | 471,000 km²182,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 637,000 km² | 471,000 km² |
| Population | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 108 per km² | 13 per km² |
| Official area | 644,000 km²Wikidata | 491,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Paris | Ashgabat |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 51°N | 35°N to 43°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021, 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%.
- Our measured 471,000 km² is 4.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 491,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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