---
title: "France vs Norway — area, population, currency"
description: "France is 643,801 km² with 68,720,337 people; Norway is 323,802 km² with 5,610,870. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-norway/
site: "At One Place"
---

# France vs Norway

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

643,801 km² vs 323,802 km² · 68,720,337 vs 5,610,870

France is 2.0 times larger than Norway — 643,801 against 323,802 km². France is 12 times more populous than Norway — 68,720,337 against 5,610,870 people.

## Side by side

|  | France | Norway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Paris | Oslo |
| Area | 643,801 km² | 323,802 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) | 5,610,870 (2025) |
| Density | 106.7 /km² | 17.3 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
| Official languages | French | Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Sami |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +33 | +47 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA | NO / NOR |

## Population density

France is 6.2 times more densely populated than Norway — 107 against 17 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 Norwegian krone.

## 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.

## Norway

The mainland coastline is about 2,500 km end to end, but roughly 25,000 km following the fjords, and over 100,000 km counting the islands — one of the longest coastlines of any country. Sognefjord runs 205 km inland and is 1,308 m deep. Norway generates almost all its electricity from hydropower.

> 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 Norway?

France is larger — 643,801 km² against 323,802 km².

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

France, with 68,720,337 against 5,610,870.

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

France is UTC+01:00 and Norway is UTC+01:00. 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]