Germany is 214× the size of Comoros
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Comoros about 1,670 km² (646 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 1,670km²Comoros
200 km
- Germany
- Comoros
What fits
- Comoros fits inside Germany about 214 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 356,000 km² (137,000 mi²), which is 21,289% of the area of Comoros.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Comoros about 0.05.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 902,000, 92.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 540 in Comoros against 233 in Germany: Comoros is 2.31× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Comoros at 12°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 518× the size of Comoros instead of 214×.
- Together Germany and Comoros cover 359,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 3.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 356,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
- At Comoros's density, Germany would have 193.0 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Comoros would have 390,000 (it has 902,000).
- Germany's centre is 62.9° of latitude, about 7,000 km, farther north than Comoros's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 214× |
| More people | Germany | 92.5× |
| More crowded | Comoros | 2.31× |
| Farther north | Germany | 62.9° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 0.05× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.01× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 1 in 223 |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 1 in 328 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 1 in 1,884 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 5,067 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 5,650 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 10,154 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Comoros | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 1,670 km²646 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 902,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 540 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 2,030 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Moroni |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 12°S to 11°S |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022, 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%.
- Our measured 1,670 km² is 18% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,030 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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
