Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in south-western Europe whereas France is located in Western Europe. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Portugal and France regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Portugal Bigger than France?
The total area of Portugal is 92,212 sq km and the total area of France is 640,679 sq km. Portugal is smaller than France by 548,467 sq km. Portugal is around 7 times smaller than France.
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Area of France: 247,368 sq mi (640,679 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Portugal estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 10,172,278.
According to the data from Worldometer, the current population of France estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 65,393,211.
Here is some more data comparison between Portugal and France.
The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon and the capital city of France is Paris.
Official Languages
Portugal: Portuguese
France: French
Human Development Index
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
HDI of France as of 2019: 0.901
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
France Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
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