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Massachusetts vs Germany Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 17.3 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 13.1 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 4.3 times (332%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 2.1 times (115%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 6,229 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Germany Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 11.7 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Massachusetts' population density is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Germany's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 5.8 times (476%) larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 83 years.
Massachusetts vs Germany Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.6 times (55%) higher than Germany's.
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