France is 1.21× the size of Yemen

France covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Yemen about 453,000 km² (175,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

548,000km²France
453,000km²Yemen

200 km

France
Yemen

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

Yemen is 83% of the size of France.
France is larger by 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Yemen.
Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Yemen about 14.8.

How they differ

France also has the larger population: 68.6 million against 28.3 million, 2.43× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 62 in Yemen: France is 1.73× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,360 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Yemen at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows France as 2.36× the size of Yemen instead of 1.21×.
Together France and Yemen cover 1,001,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 94,800 km², is about the size of Liberia (95,300 km²).
At Yemen's density, France would have 39.7 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Yemen would have 48.8 million (it has 28.3 million).
France's centre is 30.6° of latitude, about 3,400 km, farther north than Yemen's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	France	1.21×
More people	France	2.43×
More crowded	France	1.73×
Farther north	France	30.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	France	2.1× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	France	Yemen
Belgium 30,700 km²	17.9×	14.8×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.25×	1.86×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.53×	1.27×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.47×	1.21×
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	Yemen
Area, main territory	548,000 km²212,000 mi²	453,000 km²175,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	637,000 km²	453,000 km²
Population	68.6 millionWikidata, 2025	28.3 millionWikidata, 2017
Density	108 per km²	62 per km²
Official area	644,000 km²Wikidata	456,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Paris	Sanaa; Aden
Latitude range	41°N to 51°N	12°N to 19°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2017, 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 456,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 453,000 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

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