Germany is 269× the size of Faroe Islands
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Faroe Islands about 1,330 km² (513 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 1,330km²Faroe Islands
200 km
- Germany
- Faroe Islands
What fits
- Faroe Islands fits inside Germany about 269 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 356,000 km² (138,000 mi²), which is 26,823% of the area of Faroe Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Faroe Islands about 0.04.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 54,000, 1,541× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 41 in Faroe Islands: Germany is 5.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,610 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Faroe Islands at 62°N about 4.6×, so the map shows Germany as 149× the size of Faroe Islands instead of 269×.
- Together Germany and Faroe Islands cover 359,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 4.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 356,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
- At Faroe Islands's density, Germany would have 14.6 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Faroe Islands would have 310,000 (it has 54,000).
- Faroe Islands's centre is 11.0° of latitude, about 1,230 km, farther north than Germany's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 269× |
| More people | Germany | 1,541× |
| More crowded | Germany | 5.73× |
| Farther north | Faroe Islands | 11.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Faroe Islands | 4.6× against 2.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 0.04× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.01× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 1 in 281 |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 1 in 412 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 1 in 2,372 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 6,378 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 7,111 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 12,781 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 1,330 km²513 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 54,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 41 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 1,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Tórshavn |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 61°N to 62°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2023, 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 1,330 km² is 5.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,400 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