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Colorado vs Germany Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Colorado's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Colorado's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Colorado and Germany have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Mount Elbert is 4,704 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 3,339 feet lower.
Colorado vs Germany Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 14.0 times larger than Colorado's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 10.8 times higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city: Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 5.3 times (432%) larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 5 years.
Colorado vs Germany Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 9.1 times (806%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (55%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Colorado: $83,055 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Colorado's average income is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Germany's.
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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.