---
title: "Germany vs India — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; India is 3,287,263 km² with 1,463,865,525. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-india/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs India

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

357,022 km² vs 3,287,263 km² · 83,491,249 vs 1,463,865,525

India is 9.2 times larger than Germany — 3,287,263 against 357,022 km². India is 18 times more populous than Germany — 1,463,865,525 against 83,491,249 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | India |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | New Delhi |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 1,463,865,525 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 445.3 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Indian rupee (INR) |
| Official languages | German | Hindi, English |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+05:30 |
| Calling code | +49 | +91 |
| Drives on the | right | left |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | IN / IND |

## Population density

India is 1.9 times more densely populated than Germany — 445 against 234 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 — Germany on the right, India on the left.
- Different currencies: the Euro and the Indian rupee.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## 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.

## India

The most populous country in the world since 2023. The Ganges-Brahmaputra system drains the southern Himalaya into the largest delta on Earth, and Mawsynram and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya are the wettest inhabited places on record, with roughly 11 m of rain a year. Mumbai is the largest individual municipality; the Delhi urban agglomeration, which contains the capital, is larger still at around 33 million.

> 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 Germany bigger than India?

India is larger — 3,287,263 km² against 357,022 km².

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

India, with 1,463,865,525 against 83,491,249.

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

Germany is UTC+01:00 and India is UTC+05:30. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

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## 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]