Germany is 3.95× the size of Western Sahara

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Western Sahara about 90,500 km² (34,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
90,500km²Western Sahara

200 km

Germany
Western Sahara

The boundary or political status of Western Sahara is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Western Sahara fits inside Germany about 3.95 times by area.
Germany is larger by 267,000 km² (103,000 mi²), which is 295% of the area of Western Sahara.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Western Sahara about 2.95.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 612,000, 136× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 6.8 in Western Sahara: Germany is 34.5× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,560 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Western Sahara at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Germany as 8.32× the size of Western Sahara instead of 3.95×.
Together Germany and Western Sahara cover 448,000 km², close to the size of Uzbekistan (448,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 267,000 km², is about the size of New Zealand (268,000 km²).
At Western Sahara's density, Germany would have 2.4 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Western Sahara would have 21.1 million (it has 612,000).
Germany's centre is 26.8° of latitude, about 2,980 km, farther north than Western Sahara's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	3.95×
More people	Germany	136×
More crowded	Germany	34.5×
Farther north	Germany	26.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Western Sahara
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	2.95×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.37×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.24×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.17×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.03×
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×	0.01×

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

Side by side

	Germany	Western Sahara
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	90,500 km²34,900 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	612,000Wikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	6.8 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	266,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	–
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	21°N to 28°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%.
Our measured 90,500 km² is 66% below Wikidata's official figure of 266,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

Similar in size to Germany

Similar in size to Western Sahara

More comparisons

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

Full method