Germany is 1.82× the size of Senegal

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Senegal about 196,000 km² (75,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
196,000km²Senegal

200 km

Germany
Senegal

What fits

Senegal is 55% of the size of Germany.
Germany is larger by 161,000 km² (62,300 mi²), which is 82% of the area of Senegal.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Senegal about 6.40.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 16.9 million, 4.95× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 86 in Senegal: Germany is 2.71× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 4,650 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Senegal at 14°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Germany as 4.33× the size of Senegal instead of 1.82×.
Together Germany and Senegal cover 554,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 161,000 km², is about the size of Tunisia (157,000 km²).
At Senegal's density, Germany would have 30.8 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Senegal would have 45.8 million (it has 16.9 million).
Germany's centre is 36.7° of latitude, about 4,080 km, farther north than Senegal's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	1.82×
More people	Germany	4.95×
More crowded	Germany	2.71×
Farther north	Germany	36.7° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Senegal
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	6.40×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.80×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.53×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.36×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.06×
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	Senegal
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	196,000 km²75,800 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	16.9 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	86 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	197,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Dakar
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	12°N to 17°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

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 197,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 196,000 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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