Is Rhodes Bigger Than France? (Comparison)

Rhodes is an island of Greece located in the Southeastern part of the country, whereas France is a country located in Western Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Rhodes and France regarding various aspects.


Is Rhodes bigger than France?

The total area of Rhodes is 1400.68 sq km, and the total area of France is 640,679 sq km. Rhodes is smaller than France by 639,278.32 sq km. Rhodes is around 457.4 times smaller than France.

Area of Rhodes:  540.81 sq mi ( 1400.68 km2 )

Area of Rhodes compared to France

Area of France:  247,368 sq mi (640,679 km2 )

Area of France compared to Rhodes


According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Rhodes as of 2011 was estimated to be around 115,490.

Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of France as of 24th June 2021, is 65,414,518.

Population of France compared to Rhodes

Here is some more data comparison between Rhodes and France.

The capital city of Rhodes is Rhodes City, and the capital city of France is Paris.

Official Languages

Rhodes: Greek
France: French

Human Development Index

HDI of Rhodes as of 2018: 0.832
HDI of France as of 2018: 0.901

Rhodes Timezone:

UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)

Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)

France Timezone: 

UTC + 1 (Central European Time)

Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)

Geological Coordinates

Coordinates of Rhodes:
36° 10′ 0″ N, 27° 56′ 0″ E

Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N2° 0′ 0″ E

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