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Idaho vs Germany Geography
Land area: Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Idaho's.
Total area: Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Idaho's.
Length: Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Idaho's.
Width: Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point: Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Borah Peak is 2,913 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 731 feet lower.
Idaho vs Germany Population and History
Population: Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 41.7 times larger than Idaho's.
Population density: Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 25.6 times higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city: Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 16.3 times larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area: Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 7.3 times (633%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History: Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 19 years.
Idaho vs Germany Economy
GDP: Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 39.2 times larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita: Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Idaho's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Idaho: $62,323 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Idaho and Germany have about the same average income.
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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.