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South Carolina vs Germany Geography
Land area: South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 4.5 times (348%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area: South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 4.3 times (331%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length: South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 2.3 times (125%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width: South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 1.4 times (42%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point: South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 6,221 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point: South Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
South Carolina vs Germany Population and History
Population: South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 15.2 times larger than South Carolina's.
Population density: South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 3.4 times (240%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest city: South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 24.6 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area: South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History: South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 83 years.
South Carolina vs Germany Economy
GDP: South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 14.1 times larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita: South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Germany: $60,496. South Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: South Carolina: $60,776 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). South Carolina and Germany have about the same average income.
Official Websites
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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.