Germany is 107× the size of French Polynesia

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and French Polynesia about 3,340 km² (1,290 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
3,340km²French Polynesia

500 km

Germany
French Polynesia

What fits

French Polynesia fits inside Germany about 107 times by area.
Germany is larger by 354,000 km² (137,000 mi²), which is 10,620% of the area of French Polynesia.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, French Polynesia about 0.11.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 279,000, 299× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 84 in French Polynesia: Germany is 2.79× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 15,500 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and French Polynesia at 15°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Germany as 253× the size of French Polynesia instead of 107×.
Together Germany and French Polynesia cover 361,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 3.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 354,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
At French Polynesia's density, Germany would have 29.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, French Polynesia would have 779,000 (it has 279,000).
Germany's centre is 66.2° of latitude, about 7,360 km, farther north than French Polynesia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	107×
More people	Germany	299×
More crowded	Germany	2.79×
Farther north	Germany	66.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	French Polynesia
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	0.11×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.01×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.01×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	1 in 944
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 2,539
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 2,831
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 5,089

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	French Polynesia
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	3,340 km²1,290 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	279,000Wikidata, 2022
Density	233 per km²	84 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	4,170 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Papeete
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	28°S to 8°S
Continent	Europe	Oceania

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 3,340 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,170 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

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