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title: "France vs Spain — area, population, currency"
description: "France is 643,801 km² with 68,720,337 people; Spain is 505,370 km² with 49,355,143. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-spain/
site: "At One Place"
---

# France vs Spain

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

643,801 km² vs 505,370 km² · 68,720,337 vs 49,355,143

France is 1.3 times larger than Spain — 643,801 against 505,370 km². France is 1.4 times more populous than Spain — 68,720,337 against 49,355,143 people.

## Side by side

|  | France | Spain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Paris | Madrid |
| Area | 643,801 km² | 505,370 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) | 49,355,143 (2025) |
| Density | 106.7 /km² | 97.7 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | French | Spanish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +33 | +34 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA | ES / ESP |

## Population density

France is slightly more densely populated, by 9.3% — 107 against 98 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

- Spain spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.

## 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.

## Spain

After Switzerland, Spain is the most mountainous country in Europe, with an average elevation around 650 m. The Canary Islands sit off Africa, which is why part of Spain is on a different time zone and why Teide, at 3,715 m, is the country's highest point. Spain has more olive trees than any other country, around 340 million.

> 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 Spain?

France is larger — 643,801 km² against 505,370 km².

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

France, with 68,720,337 against 49,355,143.

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

France is UTC+01:00 and Spain is UTC+00:00, 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]