---
title: "Germany vs Russia — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; Russia is 17,098,242 km² with 143,513,328. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-russia/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs Russia

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

357,022 km² vs 17,098,242 km² · 83,491,249 vs 143,513,328

Russia is 48 times larger than Germany — 17,098,242 against 357,022 km². Russia is 1.7 times more populous than Germany — 143,513,328 against 83,491,249 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | Russia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | Moscow |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 17,098,242 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 143,513,328 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 8.4 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Russian ruble (RUB) |
| Official languages | German | Russian |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00 |
| Calling code | +49 | +7 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | RU / RUS |

## Population density

Germany is 28 times more densely populated than Russia — 234 against 8 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 Russian ruble.
- Russia spans 11 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.

## 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.

## Russia

The largest country in the world by land area, close to twice the size of the next one, and it spans eleven time zones. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake on Earth at 1,642 m and holds roughly a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water — more than all five North American Great Lakes combined. Russia and China each border fourteen countries, more than any other state.

> 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 Russia?

Russia is larger — 17,098,242 km² against 357,022 km².

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

Russia, with 143,513,328 against 83,491,249.

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

Germany is UTC+01:00 and Russia is UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00. 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]