The map above shows Germany and Western Australia side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Germany vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 7.2 times (625%) larger than Germany's.
Total area: Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 7.1 times (607%) larger than Germany's.
Length: Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 3.0 times (199%) longer than Germany's.
Width: Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 3.2 times (224%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Zugspitze is 5,620 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Germany vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Germany's population is 27.3 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Germany's population density is 200.0 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 2.5 times (153%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 30 years.
Germany vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Germany's economic output is 16.6 times larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Germany: $60,496 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
Germany official website · Western Australia official website
More Size Comparisons
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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.