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British Columbia vs Germany Geography
Land area: British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). British Columbia's land area is 2.7 times (165%) larger than Germany's.
Total area: British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Germany's.
Length: British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than Germany's.
Width: British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 3.1 times (214%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Mount Fairweather is 5,581 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
British Columbia vs Germany Population and History
Population: British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 14.8 times larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 39.2 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 5.9 times (486%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area: British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 2.3 times (135%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
British Columbia vs Germany Economy
GDP: British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 16.1 times larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Germany's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.