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Germany vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Germany's.
Total area: Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Germany's.
Length: Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.5 times (147%) longer than Germany's.
Width: Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.5 times (149%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Zugspitze is 620 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Germany vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Germany's population is 1,844.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Germany's population density is 6,200.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Germany's biggest city is Berlin with 3,878,100 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Berlin's population is 190.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 304.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 1 years.
Germany vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Germany's economic output is 1,365.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Germany: $60,496 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
Germany official website · Northwest Territories official website
More Size Comparisons
All Germany size comparisons · All Northwest Territories size comparisons
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.