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Maine vs Germany Geography
Land area: Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Maine's.
Total area: Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Maine's.
Length: Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 4,465 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point: Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Maine vs Germany Population and History
Population: Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 59.4 times larger than Maine's.
Population density: Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 13.6 times higher than Maine's.
Biggest city: Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 55.7 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 10.8 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History: Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 51 years.
Maine vs Germany Economy
GDP: Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 50.9 times larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita: Maine: $70,586 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Maine's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Maine: $68,932 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Maine's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Germany'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.