France vs Spain: which is bigger?

France is bigger: 553,000 km² against 505,990 km², about 1.09 times the size of Spain.

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Side by side at true size

Both drawn at the same scale on an equal-area projection.

And on the usual world map

On the usual world map France looks 1.35 times bigger, not 1.09: the map inflates France about 2.1 times and Spain 1.72 times.

In numbers

France: 553,000 km² (214,000 sq mi), 49th largest, around 47°N
Spain: 505,990 km² (195,000 sq mi), 51st largest, around 40°N
Spain would fit into France about 1.09 times.

Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works