---
title: "France vs Iceland — area, population, currency"
description: "France is 643,801 km² with 68,720,337 people; Iceland is 103,000 km² with 392,404. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-iceland/
site: "At One Place"
---

# France vs Iceland

**France vs Iceland: France is larger; France has more people**

643,801 km² vs 103,000 km² · 68,720,337 vs 392,404

France is 6.3 times larger than Iceland — 643,801 against 103,000 km². France is 175 times more populous than Iceland — 68,720,337 against 392,404 people.

## Side by side

|  | France | Iceland |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Paris | Reykjavík |
| Area | 643,801 km² | 103,000 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) | 392,404 (2025) |
| Density | 106.7 /km² | 3.8 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Icelandic króna (ISK) |
| Official languages | French | Icelandic |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+00:00 |
| Calling code | +33 | +354 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA | IS / ISL |

## Population density

France is 28 times more densely populated than Iceland — 107 against 4 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Euro and the Icelandic króna.

## France

Mont Blanc on the Italian border is 4,806 m, the highest point in western Europe. Counting its overseas departments, France spans twelve time zones — more than any other country — and its exclusive economic zone is the second largest in the world. The Gouffre Mirolda and other Alpine systems make it one of the great caving countries.

## Iceland

Iceland sits astride the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, so the North American and Eurasian plates pull apart across the country at about 2 cm a year. Roughly eleven percent of it is under glacier, Vatnajökull alone covering some 7,900 km². Almost all its electricity and heating come from hydro and geothermal sources.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is France bigger than Iceland?

France is larger — 643,801 km² against 103,000 km².

### Which has more people, France or Iceland?

France, with 68,720,337 against 392,404.

### What is the time difference between France and Iceland?

France is UTC+01:00 and Iceland is UTC+00:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]