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France vs Texas: size comparison

Texas is 15% bigger than France: 268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²) versus 234,136 sq mi (606,410 km²). In other words, France fits into Texas 1.15 times. Here you can see both overlaid at their true size, with their population, density and end-to-end distance.

By the Mapsfera Team

Map of France on top of Texas at true size

1.15× France fits into Texas 1.15 times

  • Texas 268,599 sq mi below, in its real place
  • France 234,136 sq mi on top, centered on Texas
Move them in “True size map”

Drag both across a Mercator map and watch how they change with latitude.

Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centered on Texas: it preserves areas, so both appear in their true proportion. France has been rotated across the globe, without changing its shape or size, until its center sits on the center of Texas.

French Guiana and the other overseas territories are not shown on the map (14% of the area of France), but they are included in the figures.

The figures

Figure France Texas
Area 234,136 sq mi 606,410 km² · World Bank 268,599 sq mi 695,668 km² · US Census Bureau
Population 68.7 million World Bank, 2025 31.7 million Census, 2025
Density 294 per sq mi 113 per km² 118 per sq mi 46 per km²
End to end about 840 mi (1,350 km) about 810 mi (1,300 km)
Size rank 43rd of 193 countries 2nd of 50 states
Mercator enlarges it ×2.0 centered at 47° N ×1.4 centered at 31° N

Which is bigger, France or Texas?

France is the largest country in the European Union, and Texas is still bigger. Both have compact shapes; France’s is so close to a hexagon that the French call their country “l’Hexagone”.

The difference is 34,463 sq mi (89,258 km²), roughly the size of Jordan (34,486 sq mi).

France is the 43rd-largest country in the world, and Texas is the 2nd-largest US state.

Without French Guiana and the other overseas territories, France covers about 211,000 sq mi (546,000 km²), measured on its outline.

Population and density

France has a population of 68.7 million (World Bank, 2025) and Texas 31.7 million (US Census Bureau, July 1, 2025 estimate).

That’s 294 per sq mi (113 per km²) in France and 118 per sq mi (46 per km²) in Texas: France has 2.49 times as many people per square mile as Texas.

Although it’s smaller, France has more people: 2.17 times as many as Texas.

Why they look different on a regular world map

On the Mercator projection, used by Google Maps and many world maps, everything gets bigger the farther it is from the equator. France, centered at 47° N, comes out 2.0 times bigger than it really is overall; Texas, at 31° N, 1.4 times.

That’s why on those maps France looks bigger than Texas: on paper it takes up 1.24 times as much space, when in reality Texas is 1.15 times as big.

That doesn’t happen on the map on this page: it uses an equal-area projection centered on Texas. To move them across a Mercator map yourself, open them in the True size map.

From end to end

The longest straight line between two points of France (without French Guiana and the other overseas territories) is about 840 mi (1,350 km), running northwest to southeast; for Texas it’s about 810 mi (1,300 km), northwest to southeast.

End to end, they measure almost the same.

Frequently asked questions

Is France bigger than Texas?

No. France covers 234,136 sq mi (606,410 km²) and Texas 268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²): Texas is 15% bigger.

How many times does France fit into Texas?

1.15 times: 268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²) divided by 234,136 sq mi (606,410 km²). These are the same areas as in the True size map (World Bank and US Census Bureau).

Which has more people, France or Texas?

France: 68.7 million people versus 31.7 million (2.17 times as many). Per square mile, 294 per sq mi (113 per km²) in France and 118 per sq mi (46 per km²) in Texas.

Why does France look bigger on maps?

Because of the Mercator projection: France is farther from the equator (centered at 47° N), and that map enlarges its area 2.0 times, versus 1.4 times for Texas. On an equal-area projection, like the map on this page, they appear in their true proportion.

Which country is about the size of Texas?

Myanmar (261,228 sq mi) and Africa (about 11,700,000 sq mi) are the countries closest in area to Texas, which covers 268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²).

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