Germany is 16.2× the size of Israel

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Israel about 22,100 km² (8,530 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
22,100km²Israel

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Germany
Israel

The boundary or political status of Israel is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Israel fits inside Germany about 16.2 times by area.
Germany is larger by 336,000 km² (130,000 mi²), which is 1,518% of the area of Israel.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Israel about 0.72.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 9.8 million, 8.48× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 445 in Israel against 233 in Germany: Israel is 1.91× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,970 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Israel at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Germany as 29.8× the size of Israel instead of 16.2×.
Together Germany and Israel cover 380,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
The gap between them, 336,000 km², is about the size of Finland (333,000 km²).
At Israel's density, Germany would have 159.2 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Israel would have 5.2 million (it has 9.8 million).
Germany's centre is 19.6° of latitude, about 2,180 km, farther north than Israel's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	16.2×
More people	Germany	8.48×
More crowded	Israel	1.91×
Farther north	Germany	19.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.4×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Israel
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	0.72×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.09×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.06×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.04×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 383
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 427
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 768

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

Side by side

	Germany	Israel
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	22,100 km²8,530 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	9.8 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	233 per km²	445 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	20,800 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Jerusalem
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	29°N to 33°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

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 22,100 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 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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