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Germany vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- Germany's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Total area
- Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Germany's total area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Length
- Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- United Kingdom's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than Germany's.
Width
- Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- United Kingdom's east-west width is 1.1 times (8%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point
- Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Zugspitze is 5,305 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- Germany's lowest point is 3 feet lower.
Germany vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- Germany's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Population density
- Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Germany's.
Biggest city
- Germany's biggest city is Berlin with 3,878,100 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Berlin's.
Largest metro area
- Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 70 years.
Germany vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 1.3 times (26%) larger than United Kingdom's.
GDP per capita
- Germany: $60,496 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Germany's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Average income
- Germany: $60,200 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Germany's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
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