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title: "Australia vs Germany — area, population, currency"
description: "Australia is 7,741,220 km² with 27,614,411 people; Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-germany/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Australia vs Germany

**Australia vs Germany: Australia is larger; Germany has more people**

7,741,220 km² vs 357,022 km² · 27,614,411 vs 83,491,249

Australia is 22 times larger than Germany — 7,741,220 against 357,022 km². Germany is 3.0 times more populous than Australia — 83,491,249 against 27,614,411 people.

## Side by side

|  | Australia | Germany |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Canberra | Berlin |
| Area | 7,741,220 km² | 357,022 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 (2025) | 83,491,249 (2025) |
| Density | 3.6 /km² | 233.9 /km² |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English | German |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00, UTC+08:45, UTC+09:30, UTC+10:00, UTC+10:30 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +61 | +49 |
| Drives on the | left | right |
| Continent | Oceania | Europe |
| ISO codes | AU / AUS | DE / DEU |

## Population density

Germany is 66 times more densely populated than Australia — 234 against 4 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- They drive on opposite sides — Australia on the left, Germany on the right.
- Different currencies: the Australian dollar and the Euro.
- Australia spans 5 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — Oceania and Europe.

## Australia

The sixth-largest country in the world and the only one that covers an entire continent. The Great Barrier Reef runs about 2,300 km and is the largest structure made by living organisms on Earth, visible from orbit. Around eighty percent of its mammals, reptiles and flowering plants exist nowhere else. Melbourne and Sydney are within roughly a hundred thousand people of each other, and which counts as the largest city depends on where the boundary is drawn.

## Germany

Germany borders nine countries, more than any other in Europe. The Rhine carries more freight than any other river in Europe. The country has around 25,000 castles and palaces, and the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps mean about a third of it is wooded.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Australia bigger than Germany?

Australia is larger — 7,741,220 km² against 357,022 km².

### Which has more people, Australia or Germany?

Germany, with 83,491,249 against 27,614,411.

### What is the time difference between Australia and Germany?

Australia is UTC+08:00, UTC+08:45, UTC+09:30, UTC+10:00, UTC+10:30 and Germany is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Australia](https://atoneplace.net/country/australia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [China vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-germany/)
- [Canada vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-germany/)
- [Australia vs United States](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-united-states/)
- [Australia vs India](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-india/)
- [Australia vs China](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-china/)
- [Australia vs United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-united-kingdom/)
- [Australia vs Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-japan/)
- [Australia vs Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-canada/)
- [Australia vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-new-zealand/)
- [Australia vs France](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-france/)
- [Australia vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-italy/)
- [Australia vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-russia/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]