Germany is 91.2× the size of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands about 3,920 km² (1,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
3,920km²South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Germany
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

What fits

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fits inside Germany about 91.2 times by area.
Germany is larger by 354,000 km² (137,000 mi²), which is 9,021% of the area of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands about 0.13.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 40, 2,384,775× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 0.0 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Germany is 26,146× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands at 55°S about 3.0×, so the map shows Germany as 77.2× the size of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands instead of 91.2×.
Together Germany and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands cover 362,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 3.3% bigger).
The gap between them, 354,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
At South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's density, Germany would have 3,190 people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands would have 915,000 (it has 40).
Germany's centre is 105.7° of latitude, about 11,760 km, farther north than South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	91.2×
More people	Germany	2,384,775×
More crowded	Germany	26,146×
Farther north	Germany	105.7° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	3.0× against 2.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	0.13×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.02×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.01×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	1 in 803
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 2,161
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 2,409
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 4,330

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

Side by side

	Germany	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	3,920 km²1,510 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	40Wikidata, 2019
Density	233 per km²	0.0 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	4,070 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Grytviken; King Edward Point
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	59°S to 54°S
Continent	Europe	Seven seas (open ocean)

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 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%.
Our measured 3,920 km² is 3.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,070 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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Similar in size to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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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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