Land area comparison · 2023 data
France vs UK.
Close neighbours across the Channel, but not close in physical land area.
France538,950 km²
United Kingdom241,930 km²
France has about 2.23 times the land area of the United Kingdom.
297,020 km²difference
France is 222.8% of UKrelative size
2023World Bank data
What the numbers say
Across the Channel, twice the land.
France has 538,950 km² of land area compared with 241,930 km² for the United Kingdom. That makes France about 2.23 times larger.
The 297,020 km² gap is larger than the UK itself. The figures use the same land-only definition and exclude inland water.
This is a geographic comparison; population, density, and overseas jurisdictions require separate measures.