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Germany vs South Australia Geography
Land area
- Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while South Australia has 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²).
- South Australia's land area is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Germany's.
Total area
- Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs South Australia: 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Australia's total area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Germany's.
Length
- Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; South Australia is 1,078 miles (1,735 km).
- South Australia's north-south length is 2.0 times (103%) longer than Germany's.
Width
- Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; South Australia spans 825 miles (1,328 km).
- South Australia's east-west width is 2.1 times (108%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point
- Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); South Australia's is Mount Woodroffe at 4,708 feet (1,435 m).
- Zugspitze is 5,010 feet higher than Mount Woodroffe.
Lowest point
- Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; South Australia's is Lake Eyre at -49 feet.
- South Australia's lowest point is 36 feet lower.
Germany vs South Australia Population and History
Population
- Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while South Australia has 1,908,182 (2025).
- Germany's population is 43.7 times larger than South Australia's.
Population density
- Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs South Australia: 5.0.
- Germany's population density is 124.0 times higher than South Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs South Australia's Greater Adelaide (1,491,015).
- Berlin metropolitan region's population is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Greater Adelaide's.
History
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- South Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1836.
- In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 30 years.
Germany vs South Australia Economy
GDP
- Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs South Australia's $100.2 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 50.4 times larger than South Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Germany: $60,496 per person vs South Australia: $52,511.
- Germany's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than South Australia's.
Official Websites
Germany official website · South Australia official website
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