France vs Ukraine: Land area

France

538,950 sq. km

in 2023

Ukraine

579,400 sq. km

in 2023

France rank

48th

Ukraine rank

46th

Land area over time

France
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 579,400 sq. km against 538,950 sq. km in France, a difference of 40,450 sq. km.

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Globally, France ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in France
Land area in Ukraine
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.