Germany is 51.2× the size of French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and French Southern and Antarctic Lands about 6,990 km² (2,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
6,990km²French Southern and Antarctic Lands

200 km

Germany
French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Outlines show main territory. French Southern and Antarctic Lands also has about 293 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

French Southern and Antarctic Lands fits inside Germany about 51.2 times by area.
Germany is larger by 351,000 km² (135,000 mi²), which is 5,019% of the area of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, French Southern and Antarctic Lands about 0.23.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 200, 425,853× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 0.0 in French Southern and Antarctic Lands: Germany is 8,668× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
Together Germany and French Southern and Antarctic Lands cover 365,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 351,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
At French Southern and Antarctic Lands's density, Germany would have 9,630 people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, French Southern and Antarctic Lands would have 1.7 million (it has 200).
Germany's centre is 100.3° of latitude, about 11,160 km, farther north than French Southern and Antarctic Lands's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	51.2×
More people	Germany	425,853×
More crowded	Germany	8,668×
Farther north	Germany	100.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 2.4×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	0.23×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.02×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.01×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	1 in 451
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 1,213
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 1,352
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 2,430

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	6,990 km²2,700 mi²
Area with overseas territory	358,000 km²	7,280 km²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	200Wikidata, 2012
Density	233 per km²	0.0 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	7,830 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Port-aux-Français
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	50°S to 49°S
Continent	Europe	Seven seas (open ocean)

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2012, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 7,280 km² is 7.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,830 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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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