The German States compared to countries of similar size & population density
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Germany consisting of 16 administrative units known as states. Germany has a population density of about 227 per square kilometer, but Germany’s population density differs greatly.
The German States compared to countries of similar population density
Map of Germany with its states compared to countries of similar size
| State | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Pop. per km2 | Human Development Index (2017) | GDP per Capita in Euro (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | 35,752 | 10,755,000 | 301 | 0.953 | 44,886 |
| Bavaria | Munich | 70,552 | 12,542,000 | 178 | 0.944 | 45,810 |
| Berlin | – | 892 | 3,469,000 | 3,890 | 0.944 | 38,032 |
| Brandenburg | Potsdam | 29,479 | 2,500,000 | 85 | 0.913 | 27,675 |
| Bremen | Bremen | 419 | 661,000 | 1,577 | 0.952 | 49,570 |
| Hamburg | – | 755 | 1,788,000 | 2,368 | 0.977 | 64,576 |
| Hesse | Wiesbaden | 21,115 | 6,066,000 | 287 | 0.947 | 44,804 |
| Lower Saxony | Hanover | 47,609 | 7,914,000 | 166 | 0.922 | 36,164 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Schwerin | 23,180 | 1,639,000 | 71 | 0.908 | 26,560 |
| North Rhine- | Düsseldorf | 34,085 | 17,837,000 | 523 | 0.935 | 38,645 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz | 19,853 | 4,052,803 | 202 | 0.924 | 35,455 |
| Saarland | Saarbrücken | 2,569 | 1,018,000 | 400 | 0.926 | 35,460 |
| Saxony | Dresden | 18,416 | 4,143,000 | 227 | 0.926 | 29,856 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg | 20,446 | 2,331,000 | 116 | 0.905 | 27,221 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel | 15,799 | 2,833,000 | 179 | 0.917 | 32,342 |
| Thuringia | Erfurt | 16,172 | 2,231,000 | 138 | 0.917 | 28,747 |
