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The Mediterranean vs France
The Mediterranean is bigger. It measures 1,565,611 km² against France’s 635,073 km² — 2.5 times the country.
Mediterranean Sea1,565,611 km²
France635,073 km²
The sea is2.5 times France
Texas, which also beats France688,751 km²
The sea feels small because you can fly across it. France feels large because it is the largest country in the EU. The water still wins by more than two Frances.
The Mediterranean and France on Equal Earth. Drag the country onto the sea and it covers well under half. Open this scene on the full map.
Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. The Mediterranean is two and a half Frances.