Germany is 5.54× the size of Latvia

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Latvia about 64,600 km² (24,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
64,600km²Latvia

200 km

Germany
Latvia

What fits

Latvia fits inside Germany about 5.54 times by area.
Germany is larger by 293,000 km² (113,000 mi²), which is 454% of the area of Latvia.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Latvia about 2.11.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 1.8 million, 45.2× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 29 in Latvia: Germany is 8.17× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,150 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Latvia at 57°N about 3.3×, so the map shows Germany as 4.19× the size of Latvia instead of 5.54×.
Together Germany and Latvia cover 422,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 3.6% bigger).
The gap between them, 293,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
At Latvia's density, Germany would have 10.2 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Latvia would have 15.1 million (it has 1.8 million).
Latvia's centre is 5.8° of latitude, about 650 km, farther north than Germany's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	5.54×
More people	Germany	45.2×
More crowded	Germany	8.17×
Farther north	Latvia	5.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Latvia	3.3× against 2.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Latvia
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	2.11×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.26×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.17×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.12×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.02×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 263

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

Side by side

	Germany	Latvia
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	64,600 km²24,900 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	1.8 millionWikidata, 2026
Density	233 per km²	29 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	64,600 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Riga
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	56°N to 58°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 64,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,600 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

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