Pakistan is 1.59× the size of France

Pakistan covers about 873,000 km² (337,000 mi²) and France about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

873,000km²Pakistan
548,000km²France

500 km

Pakistan
France

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

France is 63% of the size of Pakistan.
Pakistan is larger by 325,000 km² (126,000 mi²), which is 59% of the area of France.
Measured in Belgiums: Pakistan is about 28.5, France about 17.9.

How they differ

Pakistan also has the larger population: 223.8 million against 68.6 million, 3.26× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 256 in Pakistan against 108 in France: Pakistan is 2.38× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,920 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Pakistan at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and France at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Pakistan as 1.00× the size of France instead of 1.59×.
Together Pakistan and France cover 1,421,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 10% bigger).
The gap between them, 325,000 km², is about the size of Malaysia (328,000 km²).
At France's density, Pakistan would have 94.1 million people (it has 223.8 million). At Pakistan's density, France would have 163.2 million (it has 68.6 million).
France's centre is 16.6° of latitude, about 1,850 km, farther north than Pakistan's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Pakistan	1.59×
More people	Pakistan	3.26×
More crowded	Pakistan	2.38×
Farther north	France	16.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	France	2.1× against 1.3×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Pakistan	France
Belgium 30,700 km²	28.5×	17.9×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	3.58×	2.25×
Germany 358,000 km²	2.44×	1.53×
Japan 374,000 km²	2.34×	1.47×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.28×	0.17×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.10×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.09×	0.06×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.05×	0.03×

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

Side by side

	Pakistan	France
Area, main territory	873,000 km²337,000 mi²	548,000 km²212,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	873,000 km²	637,000 km²
Population	223.8 millionWikidata, 2021	68.6 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	256 per km²	108 per km²
Official area	882,000 km²Wikidata	644,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Islamabad	Paris
Latitude range	24°N to 37°N	41°N to 51°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 882,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 873,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 644,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 637,000 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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