France is 1.22× the size of Uzbekistan
France covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Uzbekistan about 448,000 km² (173,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 548,000km²France
- 448,000km²Uzbekistan
500 km
- France
- Uzbekistan
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
- Uzbekistan is 82% of the size of France.
- France is larger by 100,000 km² (38,600 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Uzbekistan.
- Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Uzbekistan about 14.6.
How they differ
- France also has the larger population: 68.6 million against 34.9 million, 1.96× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 78 in Uzbekistan: France is 1.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,750 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Uzbekistan at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows France as 1.44× the size of Uzbekistan instead of 1.22×.
- Together France and Uzbekistan cover 996,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 100,000 km², is about the size of South Korea (98,500 km²).
- At Uzbekistan's density, France would have 49.6 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Uzbekistan would have 48.3 million (it has 34.9 million).
- France's centre is 4.7° of latitude, about 530 km, farther north than Uzbekistan's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | France | 1.22× |
| More people | France | 1.96× |
| More crowded | France | 1.38× |
| Farther north | France | 4.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | France | 2.1× against 1.8× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | France | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 17.9× | 14.6× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.25× | 1.84× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.53× | 1.25× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.47× | 1.20× |
| 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 | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² | 448,000 km²173,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 637,000 km² | 448,000 km² |
| Population | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 108 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Official area | 644,000 km²Wikidata | 449,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Paris | Tashkent |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 51°N | 37°N to 46°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 449,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 448,000 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