China
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Identity
Formal name: People's Republic of China.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
China's population began shrinking in 2022, its first annual decline in about six decades.
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China vs Germany
124 shared metrics.
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Germany
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Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Germany leads in 67 of 124 shared metrics, while China leads in 57.
China's Irrigated Land is 135.2x that of Germany (690.1K km² vs 5.1K km²).
China's Domestic Patents is 34.8x that of Germany (1.43M vs 39.8K).
China's Land Area is 25.9x that of Germany (9.39M km² vs 349.4K km²).
China's Political Corruption Index is 22.1x that of Germany (0.55 vs 0.02).
China's Total CO2 Emissions is 21.6x that of Germany (13.1K Mt CO2e vs 579.94 Mt CO2e).
Key Comparisons
Irrigated LandChina leads
China
690.1K km²
Germany
5.1K km²
Domestic PatentsChina leads
China
1.43M
Germany
39.8K
Land AreaChina leads
China
9.39M km²
Germany
349.4K km²
Political Corruption IndexChina leads
China
0.55
Germany
0.02
Total CO2 EmissionsChina leads
China
13.1K Mt CO2e
Germany
579.94 Mt CO2e
Water WithdrawalChina leads
China
568.48 B m³
Germany
25.79 B m³
All Metrics
Irrigated Land
ChinaChina
690.1K km²
Germany
5.1K km²
13524% higher
Domestic Patents
ChinaChina
1.43M
Germany
39.8K
3483% higher
Land Area
ChinaChina
9.39M km²
Germany
349.4K km²
2587% higher
Political Corruption Index
ChinaChina
0.55
Germany
0.02
2208% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ChinaChina
13.1K Mt CO2e
Germany
579.94 Mt CO2e
2163% higher
Water Withdrawal
ChinaChina
568.48 B m³
Germany
25.79 B m³
2104% higher
Electricity Generation
ChinaChina
10.1K TWh
Germany
476.87 TWh
2012% higher
Forest Area
ChinaChina
2.26M km²
Germany
114.2K km²
1876% higher
Shipping Traffic
ChinaChina
268.99M
Germany
13.73M
1859% higher
Population
ChinaChina
1.41B
Germany
84.01M
1575% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ChinaChina
8.3K
Germany
595
1297% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ChinaChina
2.54M
Germany
183.0K
1285% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ChinaChina
2.95B kW
Germany
275.66M kW
970% higher
Foreign Patents
ChinaChina
159.0K
Germany
18.7K
748% higher
Scientific Publications
ChinaChina
898.9K
Germany
114.0K
689% higher
Air Passengers
ChinaChina
619.22M
Germany
80.20M
672% higher
Land Border Length
ChinaChina
22.5K km
Germany
3.7K km
508% higher
Coastline Length
ChinaChina
14.5K km
Germany
2.4K km
507% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ChinaChina
17.4 per 100k
Germany
3.3 per 100k
427% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ChinaChina
$18,743,803,170,827.2
Germany
$4,685,592,577,804.69
300% higher
Railway Length
ChinaChina
150.0K km
Germany
39.4K km
281% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
ChinaChina
4.9%
Germany
1.4%
250% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ChinaChina
34.81 µg/m³
Germany
10.29 µg/m³
238% higher
Railway Network
ChinaChina
109.8K km
Germany
33.4K km
229% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
ChinaChina
40.33 kg/person/yr
Germany
12.66 kg/person/yr
219% higher
Highest Elevation
ChinaChina
8.8K m
Germany
3.0K m
199% higher
Coal Electricity Share
ChinaChina
54.35%
Germany
20.61%
164% higher
Tourist Arrivals
ChinaChina
30.40M
Germany
12.45M
144% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ChinaChina
15.79% of youth labor force
Germany
6.9% of youth labor force
130% higher
Time Zones Count
ChinaChina
4.0 time zones
Germany
2.0 time zones
100% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GermanyChina
0.22 per 100k people
Germany
51.31 per 100k people
100% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GermanyChina
0.01 per 1M people
Germany
0.99 per 1M people
99% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
GermanyChina
0.04
Germany
0.78
95% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
GermanyChina
0.04
Germany
0.91
95% lower
Inflation Rate
GermanyChina
0.20%
Germany
2.3%
91% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
GermanyChina
0.07
Germany
0.83
91% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
GermanyChina
0.10% of GDP
Germany
1.0% of GDP
90% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GermanyChina
1.6 per 1M people
Germany
16.38 per 1M people
90% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
GermanyChina
$672.45
Germany
$6,232.59
89% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
GermanyChina
32.66 kg/person/yr
Germany
258.7 kg/person/yr
87% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
GermanyChina
0.29% of firms
Germany
1.5% of firms
80% lower
Beer Consumption
GermanyChina
1.1 L/person/yr
Germany
5.3 L/person/yr
78% lower
Border Neighbors
ChinaChina
16
Germany
9.0
78% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GermanyChina
5.0 days/yr
Germany
20 days/yr
75% lower
GNI Per Capita
GermanyChina
$13,660
Germany
$55,090
75% lower
Nurses & Midwives
GermanyChina
3.5 per 1k
Germany
12.3 per 1k
71% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GermanyChina
212.35 per 1k people
Germany
687.59 per 1k people
69% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
ChinaChina
23.84% of adults
Germany
14.08% of adults
69% higher
Child Mortality
ChinaChina
6.2 per 1k births
Germany
3.7 per 1k births
68% higher
Researchers
GermanyChina
1.8K per 1M
Germany
5.8K per 1M
68% lower
Obesity Rate
GermanyChina
8.2%
Germany
24.16%
66% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GermanyChina
$27,104.87
Germany
$72,295.24
63% lower
Wind Electricity Share
GermanyChina
10.73%
Germany
27.18%
61% lower
Alcohol Consumption
GermanyChina
4.6 L/adult/yr
Germany
11.84 L/adult/yr
61% lower
Protected Land (%)
GermanyChina
15.6%
Germany
39.3%
60% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChinaChina
525.34 gCO2/kWh
Germany
329.65 gCO2/kWh
59% higher
Imports (% GDP)
GermanyChina
17.18% of GDP
Germany
37.66% of GDP
54% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
GermanyChina
5.4% of GDP
Germany
11.8% of GDP
54% lower
Exports (% GDP)
GermanyChina
20.02% of GDP
Germany
41.43% of GDP
52% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
ChinaChina
0.14% of firms
Germany
0.10% of firms
47% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ChinaChina
19.6% of firms
Germany
13.29% of firms
47% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ChinaChina
26.28%
Germany
17.98%
46% higher
Infant Mortality
ChinaChina
4.5 per 1k births
Germany
3.1 per 1k births
45% higher
Homicide Rate
GermanyChina
0.50 per 100k
Germany
0.91 per 100k
45% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
GermanyChina
43 pts
Germany
77 pts
44% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ChinaChina
46.1 hrs/week
Germany
33.2 hrs/week
39% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
GermanyChina
0.59
Germany
0.94
38% lower
Solar Electricity Share
GermanyChina
11.1%
Germany
17.91%
38% lower
Population Density
GermanyChina
150.26 /km²
Germany
238.35 /km²
37% lower
Elderly Population (%)
GermanyChina
14.67%
Germany
23.2%
37% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
GermanyChina
3.7% of firms
Germany
5.8% of firms
37% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GermanyChina
5.0 per 1k
Germany
7.8 per 1k
36% lower
Unemployment Rate
ChinaChina
4.6%
Germany
3.4%
34% higher
Death Rate
GermanyChina
8.0 per 1k
Germany
11.96 per 1k
33% lower
Airports
GermanyChina
571
Germany
840
32% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
GermanyChina
60.6 kg/person/yr
Germany
87.79 kg/person/yr
31% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
GermanyChina
3.1 per 1k
Germany
4.5 per 1k
31% lower
Suicide Rate
GermanyChina
8.9 per 100k
Germany
12.9 per 100k
31% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ChinaChina
8.7 t/person/yr
Germany
6.8 t/person/yr
28% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
GermanyChina
7.6% of GDP
Germany
10.64% of GDP
28% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyChina
17.47%
Germany
23.97%
27% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
GermanyChina
24.03%
Germany
32.68%
26% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
GermanyChina
47% of GDP
Germany
63.9% of GDP
26% lower
Capital Elevation
ChinaChina
43 m
Germany
34 m
26% higher
Dependency Ratio
GermanyChina
44.24% of working-age pop.
Germany
59% of working-age pop.
25% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
GermanyChina
26.54%
Germany
35.33%
25% lower
Fertility Rate
GermanyChina
1.2 children/woman
Germany
1.6 children/woman
25% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
GermanyChina
4.0% of GDP
Germany
5.2% of GDP
24% lower
Urban Population (%)
GermanyChina
65.89%
Germany
82.02%
20% lower
Credit Card Ownership
GermanyChina
46.03% of adults
Germany
56.52% of adults
19% lower
Spirits Consumption
ChinaChina
2.5 L/person/yr
Germany
2.1 L/person/yr
18% higher
Birth Rate
GermanyChina
7.3 per 1k
Germany
8.9 per 1k
18% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
GermanyChina
2.6% of GDP
Germany
3.1% of GDP
18% lower
Human Development Index
GermanyChina
0.80
Germany
0.96
17% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ChinaChina
55.43%
Germany
47.47%
17% higher
Water Stress (%)
GermanyChina
20.21%
Germany
24.11%
16% lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GermanyChina
3.7% of GDP
Germany
4.4% of GDP
16% lower
Youth Population (%)
ChinaChina
16.01%
Germany
13.91%
15% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyChina
15.2%
Germany
17.6%
14% lower
Median Age
GermanyChina
39.1 years
Germany
45.1 years
13% lower
Life Evaluation Score
GermanyChina
6.1 pts
Germany
6.9 pts
12% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ChinaChina
36
Germany
32.4
11% higher
Digital Payments Used
GermanyChina
88.72% of adults
Germany
99.48% of adults
11% lower
Smoking Rate
ChinaChina
23.4%
Germany
21.3%
10% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
GermanyChina
27.3% of adults
Germany
30.2% of adults
10% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ChinaChina
6.5K kWh/person
Germany
5.9K kWh/person
10% higher
Military Spending
GermanyChina
1.7% of GDP
Germany
1.9% of GDP
10% lower
Food Waste per Person
ChinaChina
141.64 kg/person/yr
Germany
129 kg/person/yr
10% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ChinaChina
60 sites
Germany
55 sites
9% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
ChinaChina
95.1% of adults
Germany
87.88% of adults
8% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChinaChina
22.7% of adults
Germany
21.5% of adults
6% higher
Teen Birth Rate
GermanyChina
5.2 per 1k
Germany
5.5 per 1k
4% lower
Life Expectancy
GermanyChina
78.0 years
Germany
80.5 years
3% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
GermanyChina
2.9K kg oil eq/person
Germany
2.9K kg oil eq/person
3% lower
University Enrollment Rate
GermanyChina
76.88%
Germany
78.59%
2% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ChinaChina
132 per 100 people
Germany
129 per 100 people
2% higher
Internet Users (%)
GermanyChina
92%
Germany
94%
2% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
GermanyChina
97.27%
Germany
99.23%
2% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
GermanyChina
72.03 per 100k
Germany
73.03 per 100k
1% lower
Electricity Access (%)
ChinaChina
100%
Germany
100%
equal
Broadband Access (%)
ChinaChina
45 per 100 people
Germany
45 per 100 people
equal
GDP Growth Rate
ChinaChina
5.0%
Germany
-0.5%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
GermanyChina
-154 m
Germany
-3.5 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
ChinaChina
1.0
Germany
1.0
equal
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