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title: "France vs Palestine — area, population, currency"
description: "France is 643,801 km² with 68,720,337 people; Palestine is 6,220 km² with 5,413,596. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-palestine/
site: "At One Place"
---

# France vs Palestine

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

643,801 km² vs 6,220 km² · 68,720,337 vs 5,413,596

France is 104 times larger than Palestine — 643,801 against 6,220 km². France is 13 times more populous than Palestine — 68,720,337 against 5,413,596 people.

## Side by side

|  | France | Palestine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Paris | Ramallah |
| Area | 643,801 km² | 6,220 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) | 5,413,596 (2025) |
| Density | 106.7 /km² | 870.4 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Israeli new shekel (ILS) |
| Official languages | French | Arabic |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Calling code | +33 | +970 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA | PS / PSE |

## Population density

Palestine is 8.2 times more densely populated than France — 870 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

- Different currencies: the Euro and the Israeli new shekel.
- 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.

## Palestine

The territory is in two separate parts: the West Bank, about 5,860 km², and the Gaza Strip, about 360 km². The West Bank includes the northern shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest exposed land on Earth at roughly 430 m below sea level. Jericho, in the Jordan Valley, is among the oldest continuously inhabited settlements known, with remains going back around 11,000 years.

> 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 Palestine?

France is larger — 643,801 km² against 6,220 km².

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

France, with 68,720,337 against 5,413,596.

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

France is UTC+01:00 and Palestine is UTC+02:00. 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]