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Germany vs Spain Geography
Land area: Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²). Spain's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Germany's.
Total area: Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water. Spain's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Germany's.
Length: Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km). Germany and Spain have about the same north-south length.
Width: Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km). Spain's east-west width is 1.8 times (76%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m). Teide (Tenerife) is 2,470 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Germany vs Spain Population and History
Population: Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026). Germany's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Spain's.
Population density: Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5. Germany's population density is 2.4 times (140%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city: Germany's biggest city is Berlin with 3,878,100 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126. Berlin's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Madrid's.
Largest metro area: Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000). Madrid's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History: Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978. In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 392 years.
Germany vs Spain Economy
GDP: Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion. Germany's economic output is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Spain's.
GDP per capita: Germany: $60,496 per person vs Spain: $38,627. Germany's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Spain's.
Average income: Germany: $60,200 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income). Germany's average income is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Spain'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.