Germany is 2.43× the size of Nepal

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Nepal about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
147,000km²Nepal

200 km

Germany
Nepal

What fits

Nepal fits inside Germany about 2.43 times by area.
Germany is larger by 211,000 km² (81,300 mi²), which is 143% of the area of Nepal.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Nepal about 4.80.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 29.2 million, 2.86× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 198 in Nepal: Germany is 1.18× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,490 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Germany as 4.77× the size of Nepal instead of 2.43×.
Together Germany and Nepal cover 505,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 211,000 km², is about the size of Guyana (211,000 km²).
At Nepal's density, Germany would have 70.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Nepal would have 34.3 million (it has 29.2 million).
Germany's centre is 22.8° of latitude, about 2,530 km, farther north than Nepal's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	2.43×
More people	Germany	2.86×
More crowded	Germany	1.18×
Farther north	Germany	22.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.3×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Nepal
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	4.80×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.60×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.39×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.27×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.05×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.02×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.02×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.01×

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

Side by side

	Germany	Nepal
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	147,000 km²56,800 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	29.2 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	198 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	147,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Kathmandu
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	26°N to 30°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021, 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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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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