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Germany vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Germany's land area is 16.8 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Germany's total area is 17.2 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Germany's north-south length is 3.6 times (256%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Germany's east-west width is 3.6 times (258%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Zugspitze is 6,158 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Germany vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Germany's population is 26.9 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Germany's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Wales'.
Biggest city
- Germany's biggest city is Berlin with 3,878,100 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Berlin's population is 10.4 times larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 335 years.
Germany vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 56.4 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Germany: $60,496 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Germany's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (111%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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