France is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories, whereas Egypt is a country linking northeast Africa and the Middle East. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between France and Egypt regarding various aspects.
Size
Is France bigger than Egypt?
The total area of France is 640,679 sq km, and the total area of Egypt is 1,010,408 sq km. France is smaller than Egypt by 369,729 sq km. France is around 1.58 times smaller than Egypt.
Area of France: 247,368 sq mi ( 640,679 km2 )
Area of Egypt: 390,121 sq mi ( 1,010,408 km2 )
Population
Based on the World Bank, Eurostat data, the total population of France as of 2019 was estimated to be around 67.06 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Egypt as of 7th September 2021, is estimated to be around 104,488,031.
Here is some more data comparison between France and Egypt.
The capital city of France is Paris, and the capital city of Egypt is Cairo.
Official Languages
France: French
Egypt: Arabic
Human Development Index
HDI of France as of 2019: 0.901
HDI of Egypt as of 2018: 0.707
France Timezone:
France has 12 different time zones but the majority of the area observes:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Egypt Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Egypt Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Egypt:
26° 0′ 0″ N, 30° 0′ 0″ E
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