Germany is 5.03× the size of United Arab Emirates

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and United Arab Emirates about 71,100 km² (27,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
71,100km²United Arab Emirates

200 km

Germany
United Arab Emirates

What fits

United Arab Emirates fits inside Germany about 5.03 times by area.
Germany is larger by 287,000 km² (111,000 mi²), which is 403% of the area of United Arab Emirates.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, United Arab Emirates about 2.32.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 9.9 million, 8.44× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 139 in United Arab Emirates: Germany is 1.68× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 4,800 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and United Arab Emirates at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Germany as 10.6× the size of United Arab Emirates instead of 5.03×.
Together Germany and United Arab Emirates cover 429,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 287,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
At United Arab Emirates's density, Germany would have 49.8 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, United Arab Emirates would have 16.6 million (it has 9.9 million).
Germany's centre is 27.1° of latitude, about 3,020 km, farther north than United Arab Emirates's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	5.03×
More people	Germany	8.44×
More crowded	Germany	1.68×
Farther north	Germany	27.1° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	2.32×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.29×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.19×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.13×
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 239

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

Side by side

	Germany	United Arab Emirates
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	71,100 km²27,400 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	9.9 millionWikidata, 2020
Density	233 per km²	139 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	83,600 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Abu Dhabi
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	23°N to 26°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020, 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 71,100 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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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