Total & land area: Germany vs Kuwait size comparison [2026]

Germany is 20.1 times bigger by total area compared to Kuwait: 138,065 sq mi vs 6,880 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Germany is 134,916 sq mi vs 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait — a 19.6 times difference in territory size.

Germany ranks 63/197 by total surface area vs 153/197 for Kuwait.
Germany occupies 0.23% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.01% for Kuwait.
47.5% of Germany's area is agricultural land vs 8.42% in Kuwait.
Germany has 0.35% of the world's agricultural land area — Kuwait has 0.003%.
32.7% of Germany is covered by forests, compared to 0.35% in Kuwait.
0.28% of the world's forests are in Germany, and 0.0002% are in Kuwait.

True size map comparison: Germany vs Kuwait

See how Germany and Kuwait compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Germany	Kuwait
Total area	138,065 sq mi	6,880 sq mi
Size difference ratio	20.1	1
Total area rank	63/197	153/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.07%	0.003%
Land area	134,916 sq mi	6,880 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	19.6	1
Land area rank	63/197	153/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.23%	0.01%
Population	83,516,593	4,897,263
Population density	612 ppl/mi²	738 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Germany	Kuwait
Forest area	44,089 sq mi	24.1 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	32.7%	0.35%
Forest area rank	51/196	184/196
World's forests share	0.28%	0.0002%
Agricultural land area	64,039 sq mi	579 sq mi
Agricultural land share	47.5%	8.42%
Agricultural land area rank	54/194	158/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.35%	0.003%
Arable land	45,101 sq mi	30.9 sq mi
Arable land share	33.4%	0.45%
Arable land area rank	25/191	169/191
Permanent cropland	772 sq mi	23.2 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.57%	0.34%
Permanent cropland area rank	86/192	158/192
Water area	3,150 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.28%	0%
Water area rank	53/197	177/197
Roads length	515,738 mi	3,572 mi
Land borders length	2,295 mi	295.2 mi
Coastline length	1,484 mi	310 mi
Share of marine protected waters	45.4%	3.2%

Germany vs Kuwait size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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