Germany is 58.9× the size of Palestine
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Palestine about 6,070 km² (2,350 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 6,070km²Palestine
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- Germany
- Palestine
The boundary or political status of Palestine is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Palestine fits inside Germany about 58.9 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 352,000 km² (136,000 mi²), which is 5,788% of the area of Palestine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Palestine about 0.20.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 4.7 million, 17.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 771 in Palestine against 233 in Germany: Palestine is 3.31× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,940 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Palestine at 32°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Germany as 107× the size of Palestine instead of 58.9×.
- Together Germany and Palestine cover 364,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 352,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
- At Palestine's density, Germany would have 275.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Palestine would have 1.4 million (it has 4.7 million).
- Germany's centre is 19.1° of latitude, about 2,130 km, farther north than Palestine's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 58.9× |
| More people | Germany | 17.8× |
| More crowded | Palestine | 3.31× |
| Farther north | Germany | 19.1° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.4× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 0.20× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.02× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.02× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.01× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 1 in 519 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 1,395 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 1,555 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 2,795 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 6,070 km²2,350 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 4.7 millionNatural Earth, 2019 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 771 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | –Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | – |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 31°N to 33°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Natural Earth 2019, 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%.
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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