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Pennsylvania vs Germany Geography
Land area: Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area: Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length: Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.9 times (87%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width: Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point: Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 6,508 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point: Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs Germany Population and History
Population: Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 6.4 times (538%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Population density: Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest city: Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Philadelphia's.
Largest metro area: Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area and Berlin metropolitan region have about the same population.
History: Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 84 years.
Pennsylvania vs Germany Economy
GDP: Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 5.0 times (401%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
GDP per capita: Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Pennsylvania: $70,678 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Pennsylvania's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Germany's.
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