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England vs Germany Geography
Land area: England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 2.7 times (168%) larger than England's.
Total area: England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 2.7 times (174%) larger than England's.
Length: England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.3 times (26%) longer than England's.
Width: England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than England's.
Highest point: England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 6,509 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point: England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 3 feet lower.
England vs Germany Population and History
Population: England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than England's.
Population density: England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. England's population density is 1.8 times (81%) higher than Germany's.
Biggest city: England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. London's population is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Berlin's.
Largest metro area: England's largest metropolitan area is London (10,416,420 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). London's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History: England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, England is the older of the two by 944 years.
England vs Germany Economy
GDP: England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 2.2 times (125%) larger than England's.
GDP per capita: England: $39,801 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Germany's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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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.