France is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories, whereas Greenland is a country located in between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between France and Greenland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is France bigger than Greenland?
The total area of France is 640,679 sq km, and the total area of Greenland is 2,166,086 sq km. France is smaller than Greenland by 1,525,407 sq km. France is around 3.38 times smaller than Greenland.
Area of France: 247,368 sq mi ( 640,679 km2 )
Area of Greenland: 836,330 sq mi ( 2,166,086 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 Greenland as of 12th September 2021, is estimated to be around 56,876.
Here is some more data comparison between France and Greenland.
The capital city of France is Paris, and the capital city of Greenland is Nuuk.
Official Languages
France: French
Greenland: Greenlandic
Human Development Index
HDI of France as of 2019: 0.901
HDI of Greenland as of 2018: 0.786
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)
Greenland Timezone:
UTC (+) (-) 0 to UTC – 4
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Greenland:
72° 0′ 0″ N, 40° 0′ 0″ W
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