Germany is 1.47× the size of United Kingdom

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and United Kingdom about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
244,000km²United Kingdom

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Germany
United Kingdom

What fits

United Kingdom is 68% of the size of Germany.
Germany is larger by 114,000 km² (44,000 mi²), which is 47% of the area of United Kingdom.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, United Kingdom about 7.95.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 67.3 million, 1.24× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 233 in Germany: United Kingdom is 1.18× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 947 km apart.
Together Germany and United Kingdom cover 601,000 km², close to the size of Madagascar (593,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 114,000 km², is about the size of Bulgaria (113,000 km²).
At United Kingdom's density, Germany would have 98.8 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, United Kingdom would have 56.9 million (it has 67.3 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 3.0° of latitude, about 330 km, farther north than Germany's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	1.47×
More people	Germany	1.24×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.18×
Farther north	United Kingdom	3.0° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 2.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	United Kingdom
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	7.95×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.65×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.44×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.08×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
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	United Kingdom
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	244,000 km²94,100 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	276 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	242,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	London
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	50°N to 61°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

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 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 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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