---
title: "Germany vs Poland — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; Poland is 312,685 km² with 36,435,861. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-poland/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs Poland

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

357,022 km² vs 312,685 km² · 83,491,249 vs 36,435,861

Germany is 1.1 times larger than Poland — 357,022 against 312,685 km². Germany is 2.3 times more populous than Poland — 83,491,249 against 36,435,861 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | Poland |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | Warsaw |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 312,685 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 36,435,861 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 116.5 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Polish złoty (PLN) |
| Official languages | German | Polish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +49 | +48 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | PL / POL |

## Population density

Germany is 2.0 times more densely populated than Poland — 234 against 117 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

- Different currencies: the Euro and the Polish złoty.

## 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.

## Poland

The Wieliczka salt mine near Kraków has been worked since the 13th century and holds chapels, chandeliers and statues carved entirely from rock salt, about 300 m down. Białowieża on the Belarusian border is the last large fragment of the primeval forest that once covered the European plain.

> 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 Poland?

Germany is larger — 357,022 km² against 312,685 km².

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

Germany, with 83,491,249 against 36,435,861.

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

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

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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]