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Germany vs Japan Geography
Land area: Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Germany and Japan have about the same land area.
Total area: Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Germany's.
Length: Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 2.9 times (193%) longer than Germany's.
Width: Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 3.9 times (295%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 2,670 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Germany vs Japan Population and History
Population: Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Germany's.
Population density: Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Germany's.
Biggest city: Germany's biggest city is Berlin with 3,878,100 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Berlin's.
Largest metro area: Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 5.4 times (439%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History: Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,211 years.
Germany vs Japan Economy
GDP: Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Germany's economic output is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Japan's.
GDP per capita: Germany: $60,496 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Germany's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (68%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Germany: $60,200 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Germany's average income is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Japan'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.