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Illinois vs Germany Geography
Land area
- Illinois has a land area of 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²).
- Germany's land area is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Illinois'.
Total area
- Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Germany's total area is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Illinois'.
Length
- Illinois is 390 miles (628 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km).
- Germany's north-south length is 1.4 times (36%) longer than Illinois'.
Width
- Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km).
- Germany's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Illinois's highest point is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m).
- Zugspitze is 8,486 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Illinois's lowest point is Mississippi River at 292 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet.
- Germany's lowest point is 305 feet lower.
Illinois vs Germany Population and History
Population
- Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025).
- Germany's population is 6.6 times (557%) larger than Illinois'.
Population density
- Illinois: 229.0 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0.
- Germany's population density is 2.7 times (171%) higher than Illinois'.
Biggest city
- Illinois's biggest city is Chicago with 2,721,308 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100.
- Berlin's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Chicago's.
Largest metro area
- Illinois's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- In its current form, Illinois is the older of the two by 53 years.
Illinois vs Germany Economy
GDP
- Illinois's GDP is $1,148.1 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Illinois'.
GDP per capita
- Illinois: $90,330 per person vs Germany: $60,496.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Germany's.
Average income
- Illinois: $74,522 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Illinois' average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
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