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Alabama vs Germany Geography
Land area: Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area: Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Alabama's.
Length: Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than Alabama's.
Width: Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 1.9 times (87%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point: Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 7,313 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point: Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Alabama vs Germany Population and History
Population: Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 16.2 times larger than Alabama's.
Population density: Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 6.1 times (509%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city: Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 16.8 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area: Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History: Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 52 years.
Alabama vs Germany Economy
GDP: Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 15.5 times larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita: Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Alabama and Germany have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Alabama: $57,311 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Germany's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Alabama'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.