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title: "France vs Malaysia — area, population, currency"
description: "France is 643,801 km² with 68,720,337 people; Malaysia is 329,847 km² with 35,977,838. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-malaysia/
site: "At One Place"
---

# France vs Malaysia

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

643,801 km² vs 329,847 km² · 68,720,337 vs 35,977,838

France is 2.0 times larger than Malaysia — 643,801 against 329,847 km². France is 1.9 times more populous than Malaysia — 68,720,337 against 35,977,838 people.

## Side by side

|  | France | Malaysia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Paris | Kuala Lumpur (national); Putrajaya (administrative) |
| Area | 643,801 km² | 329,847 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) | 35,977,838 (2025) |
| Density | 106.7 /km² | 109.1 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Malaysian ringgit (MYR) |
| Official languages | French | English, Malay |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+08:00 |
| Calling code | +33 | +60 |
| Drives on the | right | left |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA | MY / MYS |

## Population density

Malaysia is slightly more densely populated, by 2.2% — 109 against 107 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

- They drive on opposite sides — France on the right, Malaysia on the left.
- Different currencies: the Euro and the Malaysian ringgit.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## 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.

## Malaysia

Split between the Malay Peninsula and northern Borneo, separated by about 640 km of the South China Sea. Mount Kinabalu on Borneo is 4,095 m and still rising a few millimetres a year. The rainforest here is estimated at 130 million years old, among the oldest on Earth.

> 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 Malaysia?

France is larger — 643,801 km² against 329,847 km².

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

France, with 68,720,337 against 35,977,838.

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

France is UTC+01:00 and Malaysia is UTC+08:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Malaysia](https://atoneplace.net/country/malaysia/)
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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]