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Washington vs Germany Geography
Land area: Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Washington's.
Total area: Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Washington's.
Length: Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 2.2 times (123%) longer than Washington's.
Width: Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Washington and Germany have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Mount Rainier is 4,691 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Washington vs Germany Population and History
Population: Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 10.5 times larger than Washington's.
Population density: Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 5.2 times (418%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city: Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Seattle's.
Largest metro area: Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History: Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 18 years.
Washington vs Germany Economy
GDP: Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 5.9 times (490%) larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita: Washington: $107,564 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Washington's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (78%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Washington: $85,187 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Washington's average income is 1.4 times (42%) 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.