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Germany vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 47.0 times larger than Germany's.
Total area
- Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 47.8 times larger than Germany's.
Length
- Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 5.6 times (459%) longer than Germany's.
Width
- Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 9.7 times (870%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point
- Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 8,792 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point
- Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 79 feet lower.
Germany vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Germany's.
Population density
- Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Germany's population density is 26.8 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Germany's biggest city is Berlin with 3,878,100 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Berlin's.
Largest metro area
- Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 120 years.
Germany vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Russia's.
GDP per capita
- Germany: $60,496 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Germany's GDP per capita is 3.4 times (245%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Germany: $60,200 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Germany's average income is 3.8 times (277%) higher than Russia's.
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