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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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