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Minnesota vs Germany Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 7,426 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 614 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Germany Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 14.4 times larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 8.5 times (753%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 9.0 times (805%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area: Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 13 years.
Minnesota vs Germany Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 9.9 times (895%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Minnesota: $75,603 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Minnesota's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Germany's.
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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.