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Rhode Island vs Germany Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 130.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 89.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 8.7 times (770%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 9.5 times (845%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 8,907 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs Germany Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 75.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Rhode Island's population density is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Germany's.
Biggest city: Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 19.9 times larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area: Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 3.6 times (265%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 81 years.
Rhode Island vs Germany Economy
GDP: Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 62.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Rhode Island's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Germany's.
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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.