---
title: "France vs Turkey — area, population, currency"
description: "France is 643,801 km² with 68,720,337 people; Turkey is 783,562 km² with 85,878,556. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-turkey/
site: "At One Place"
---

# France vs Turkey

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

643,801 km² vs 783,562 km² · 68,720,337 vs 85,878,556

Turkey is 1.2 times larger than France — 783,562 against 643,801 km². Turkey is 1.2 times more populous than France — 85,878,556 against 68,720,337 people.

## Side by side

|  | France | Turkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Paris | Ankara |
| Area | 643,801 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) | 85,878,556 (2025) |
| Density | 106.7 /km² | 109.6 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Turkish lira (TRY) |
| Official languages | French | Turkish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+03:00 |
| Calling code | +33 | +90 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA | TR / TUR |

## Population density

Turkey is slightly more densely populated, by 2.7% — 110 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 Turkish lira.
- 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.

## Turkey

Istanbul is the only large city built on two continents, split by the Bosphorus. Cappadocia's fairy chimneys are eroded volcanic tuff, and the underground city at Derinkuyu goes down about 85 m over eighteen levels. Pamukkale's white terraces are travertine deposited by hot calcium-rich springs.

> 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 Turkey?

Turkey is larger — 783,562 km² against 643,801 km².

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

Turkey, with 85,878,556 against 68,720,337.

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

France is UTC+01:00 and Turkey is UTC+03:00. 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]