France vs Spain: Land area

France

538,950 sq. km

in 2023

Spain

499,697 sq. km

in 2023

France rank

48th

Spain rank

51st

Land area over time

France
Spain

How they compare

France currently reports 538,950 sq. km against 499,697 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 39,253 sq. km.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Globally, France ranks 48th and Spain ranks 51st of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in France
Land area in Spain
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.