The map above shows Indiana and Germany side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Indiana vs Germany Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²).
- Germany's land area is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Germany's total area is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km).
- Germany's north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km).
- Germany's east-west width is 2.1 times (106%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m).
- Zugspitze is 8,463 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet.
- Germany's lowest point is 343 feet lower.
Indiana vs Germany Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025).
- Germany's population is 12.1 times larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0.
- Germany's population density is 3.2 times (221%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100.
- Berlin's population is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana'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
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 55 years.
Indiana vs Germany Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 9.7 times (872%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Germany: $60,496.
- Indiana's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Germany's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
Indiana official website · Germany official website
Download the Indiana vs Germany Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Indiana size comparisons · All Germany size comparisons
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.