Sicily is an island of the country of Italy located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas France is a country located in Western Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sicily and France regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sicily bigger than France?
The total area of Sicily is 25,711 sq km, and the total area of France is 640,679 sq km. Sicily is smaller than France by 614,968 sq km. Sicily is around 24.92 times smaller than France.
Area of Sicily: 9,927 sq mi ( 25,711 km2 )
Area of France: 247,368 sq mi (640,679 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Sicily as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of France as of 18th June 2021, is 65,412,092.
Here is some more data comparison between Sicily and France.
The capital city of Sicily is Palermo, and the capital city of France is Paris.
Official Languages
Sicily: Italian
France: French
Human Development Index
HDI of Sicily as of 2018: 0.838
HDI of France as of 2018: 0.901
Sicily Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
France Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sicily:
37° 30′ 0″ N, 14° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
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