France is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories, whereas Saudi Arabia is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between France and Saudi Arabia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is France bigger than Saudi Arabia?
The total area of France is 640,679 sq km, and the total area of Saudi Arabia is 2,149,690 sq km. France is smaller than Saudi Arabia by 1,509,011 sq km. France is around 3.35 times smaller than Saudi Arabia.
Area of France: 247,368 sq mi ( 640,679 km2 )
Area of Saudi Arabia: 830,000 sq mi ( 2,149,690 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 Saudi Arabia as of 3rd November 2021, is estimated to be around 35,415,234.
Here is some more data comparison between France and Saudi Arabia.
The capital city of France is Paris, and the capital city of Saudi Arabia is Riyad.
Official Languages
France: French
Saudi Arabia: Arabic
Human Development Index
HDI of France as of 2019: 0.901
HDI of Saudi Arabia as of 2019: 0.854
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)
Saudi Arabia Timezone:
UTC + 3 (Arabic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Saudi Arabia:
24° 0′ 0″ N, 45° 0′ 0″ E
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