Germany is 1.72× the size of Belarus
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Belarus about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 207,000km²Belarus
200 km
- Germany
- Belarus
What fits
- Belarus is 58% of the size of Germany.
- Germany is larger by 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²), which is 72% of the area of Belarus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Belarus about 6.77.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 9.1 million, 9.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 44 in Belarus: Germany is 5.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,230 km apart.
- Together Germany and Belarus cover 565,000 km², close to the size of Ukraine (572,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 150,000 km², is about the size of Nepal (147,000 km²).
- At Belarus's density, Germany would have 15.6 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Belarus would have 48.4 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Belarus's centre is 2.5° of latitude, about 270 km, farther north than Germany's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 1.72× |
| More people | Germany | 9.22× |
| More crowded | Germany | 5.35× |
| Farther north | Belarus | 2.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Belarus | 2.8× against 2.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 6.77× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.85× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.56× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.38× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.07× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.02× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.02× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 44 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 208,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Minsk |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 51°N to 56°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 208,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 207,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11