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California vs Germany
California is bigger. It measures 409,774 km² against Germany’s 356,168 km², a gap of 53,606 km².
California409,774 km²
Germany356,168 km²
California wins by53,606 km²
France, for scale635,073 km²
France is still larger than California. Germany is not. Montana is larger than Germany too, but this page is the one people mean when they say a state beat a country.
California placed on Germany, on Equal Earth. The state covers the country. Open this scene on the full map.
Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. The Texas and California footnotes.