The map above shows Texas and Germany side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Texas vs Germany Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²).
- Texas' land area is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Germany's.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Germany's.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Germany's.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m).
- Zugspitze is 988 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet.
- Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Texas vs Germany Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025).
- Germany's population is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Texas'.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0.
- Germany's population density is 5.2 times (418%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100.
- Berlin's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Houston's.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 26 years.
Texas vs Germany Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Texas'.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Germany: $60,496.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Germany's.
Average income
- Texas: $69,823 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Texas' average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
Texas official website · Germany official website
Download the Texas 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 Texas 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.