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New Jersey vs Germany Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 18.3 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 15.8 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 3.1 times (214%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 3.1 times (208%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 7,920 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey'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.
New Jersey vs Germany Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 8.8 times (779%) larger than New Jersey's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. New Jersey's population density is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Germany's.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 12.2 times larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 84 years.
New Jersey vs Germany Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 6.0 times (497%) larger than New Jersey's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Germany: $60,496. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: New Jersey: $84,893 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.4 times (41%) 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.