France vs Norway: Surface area

France

606,410 sq. km

in 2023

Norway

624,500 sq. km

in 2023

France rank

45th

Norway rank

43rd

Surface area over time

Norway currently reports 624,500 sq. km against 606,410 sq. km in France, a difference of 18,090 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 45th and Norway ranks 43rd of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.