The map above shows Germany and Japan side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Germany vs Japan Geography
Land area
- Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²).
- Germany and Japan have about the same land area.
Total area
- Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Japan's total area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Germany's.
Length
- Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 2.9 times (193%) longer than Germany's.
Width
- Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 3.9 times (295%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point
- Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m).
- Mount Fuji is 2,670 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point
- Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Germany vs Japan Population and History
Population
- Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026).
- Japan's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Germany's.
Population density
- Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6.
- Japan's population density is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Germany's.
Biggest city
- Germany's biggest city is Berlin with 3,878,100 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271.
- Tokyo's population is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Berlin's.
Largest metro area
- Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512).
- Tokyo's population is 5.4 times (439%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,211 years.
Germany vs Japan Economy
GDP
- Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Japan's.
GDP per capita
- Germany: $60,496 per person vs Japan: $35,951.
- Germany's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (68%) higher than Japan's.
Average income
- Germany: $60,200 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Germany's average income is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
Germany official website · Japan official website
Download the Germany vs Japan Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Germany size comparisons · All Japan size comparisons
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.