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United States vs Germany Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). United States' land area is 26.2 times larger than Germany's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 27.5 times larger than Germany's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). United States' north-south length is 6.8 times (583%) longer than Germany's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). United States' east-west width is 12.2 times wider than Germany's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Denali is 10,590 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. United States's lowest point is 266 feet lower.
United States vs Germany Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). United States' population is 4.1 times (307%) larger than Germany's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 6.4 times (544%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. New York's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Berlin's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Berlin metropolitan region's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 95 years.
United States vs Germany Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. United States' economic output is 6.1 times (509%) larger than Germany's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Germany: $60,496. United States' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) 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.