Germany
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Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Germany vs Japan
174 shared metrics.
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Japan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: the English word for Japan comes from the Chinese name for the country, Cipangu.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Japan's long slowdown after its asset bubble is famous as the Lost Decade era.
Analysis
Germany leads in 103 of 174 shared metrics, while Japan leads in 71.
Germany's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 59.6x that of Japan (51.31 per 100k people vs 0.85 per 100k people).
Germany's Wind Electricity Share is 20.7x that of Japan (27.18% vs 1.3%).
Germany's Overcrowded Housing is 4.7x that of Japan (9.0% of households vs 1.6% of households).
Germany's Capital Elevation is 4.7x that of Japan (34 m vs 6.0 m).
Germany's Tourism Revenue is 4.1x that of Japan ($58,372,000,000 vs $11,395,000,000).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGermany leads
Germany
51.31 per 100k people
Japan
0.85 per 100k people
Wind Electricity ShareGermany leads
Germany
27.18%
Japan
1.3%
Overcrowded HousingGermany leads
Germany
9.0% of households
Japan
1.6% of households
Capital ElevationGermany leads
Germany
34 m
Japan
6.0 m
Tourism RevenueGermany leads
Germany
$58,372,000,000
Japan
$11,395,000,000
Beer ConsumptionGermany leads
Germany
5.3 L/person/yr
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GermanyGermany
51.31 per 100k people
Japan
0.85 per 100k people
5957% higher
Wind Electricity Share
GermanyGermany
27.18%
Japan
1.3%
2074% higher
Overcrowded Housing
GermanyGermany
9.0% of households
Japan
1.6% of households
474% higher
Capital Elevation
GermanyGermany
34 m
Japan
6.0 m
467% higher
Tourism Revenue
GermanyGermany
$58,372,000,000
Japan
$11,395,000,000
412% higher
Beer Consumption
GermanyGermany
5.3 L/person/yr
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
392% higher
Social Time
GermanyGermany
7.0 hrs/week
Japan
1.4 hrs/week
390% higher
Obesity Rate
GermanyGermany
24.16%
Japan
4.9%
390% higher
Low Adult Literacy
GermanyGermany
4.2% of adults
Japan
0.94% of adults
347% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GermanyGermany
0.99 per 1M people
Japan
0.24 per 1M people
305% higher
Homicide Rate
GermanyGermany
0.91 per 100k
Japan
0.23 per 100k
297% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
GermanyGermany
47.47%
Japan
12.64%
276% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
258.7 kg/person/yr
Japan
72.06 kg/person/yr
259% higher
Low Reading Skills
GermanyGermany
16.7% of students
Japan
5.3% of students
216% higher
Low Math Skills
GermanyGermany
16.7% of students
Japan
5.3% of students
216% higher
Low Science Skills
GermanyGermany
16.7% of students
Japan
5.3% of students
216% higher
Teen Birth Rate
GermanyGermany
5.5 per 1k
Japan
1.7 per 1k
215% higher
Tourist Arrivals
GermanyGermany
12.45M
Japan
4.12M
202% higher
Airports
GermanyGermany
840
Japan
279
201% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
1.0% of GDP
Japan
0.43% of GDP
138% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
GermanyGermany
35.33%
Japan
15.7%
125% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
GermanyGermany
17.24% of adults
Japan
7.8% of adults
121% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GermanyGermany
55 sites
Japan
26 sites
112% higher
Homicide Rate
GermanyGermany
0.40 per 100k
Japan
0.20 per 100k
100% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GermanyGermany
20 days/yr
Japan
10 days/yr
100% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyGermany
17.6%
Japan
8.8%
100% higher
Spirits Consumption
GermanyGermany
2.1 L/person/yr
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
97% higher
Coastline Length
JapanGermany
2.4K km
Japan
29.8K km
92% lower
Women in Senior Management
GermanyGermany
27.69% of managers
Japan
14.49% of managers
91% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
JapanGermany
595
Japan
5.2K
89% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyGermany
23.97%
Japan
12.7%
89% higher
Alcohol Consumption
GermanyGermany
11.84 L/adult/yr
Japan
6.4 L/adult/yr
86% higher
Solar Electricity Share
GermanyGermany
17.91%
Japan
9.8%
83% higher
Domestic Patents
JapanGermany
39.8K
Japan
222.5K
82% lower
Exports (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
41.43% of GDP
Japan
22.77% of GDP
82% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
87.79 kg/person/yr
Japan
49.33 kg/person/yr
78% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
GermanyGermany
6.9% of youth labor force
Japan
3.9% of youth labor force
76% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
JapanGermany
1.4%
Japan
5.5%
75% lower
Self-Rated Health
GermanyGermany
64.6% reporting good health
Japan
37.1% reporting good health
74% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
JapanGermany
12.66 kg/person/yr
Japan
46.65 kg/person/yr
73% lower
Foreign Patents
JapanGermany
18.7K
Japan
66.7K
72% lower
Infant Mortality
GermanyGermany
3.1 per 1k births
Japan
1.8 per 1k births
72% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GermanyGermany
4.5 per 1k
Japan
2.6 per 1k
71% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
JapanGermany
63.9% of GDP
Japan
215.9% of GDP
70% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
JapanGermany
14.08% of adults
Japan
44.75% of adults
69% lower
Water Withdrawal
JapanGermany
25.79 B m³
Japan
79.7 B m³
68% lower
Irrigated Land
JapanGermany
5.1K km²
Japan
15.7K km²
68% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
GermanyGermany
$6,232.59
Japan
$3,889.36
60% higher
Food Waste per Person
GermanyGermany
129 kg/person/yr
Japan
80.57 kg/person/yr
60% higher
Imports (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
37.66% of GDP
Japan
23.64% of GDP
59% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
5.2% of GDP
Japan
3.3% of GDP
57% higher
Child Mortality
GermanyGermany
3.7 per 1k births
Japan
2.4 per 1k births
54% higher
Forest Area
JapanGermany
114.2K km²
Japan
249.3K km²
54% lower
Voter Turnout
GermanyGermany
82.54% of votes
Japan
53.84% of votes
53% higher
Low Life Satisfaction
JapanGermany
11.07% of adults 16+
Japan
23.3% of adults 16+
53% lower
GNI Per Capita
GermanyGermany
$55,090
Japan
$36,000
53% higher
Electricity Generation
JapanGermany
476.87 TWh
Japan
1.0K TWh
53% lower
Housing Cost Burden
JapanGermany
9.2% of households
Japan
19.05% of households
52% lower
Loneliness
GermanyGermany
7.3% of adults 16+
Japan
4.8% of adults 16+
52% higher
Political Corruption Index
JapanGermany
0.02
Japan
0.05
52% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
JapanGermany
32.68%
Japan
68.4%
52% lower
Low-Wage Workers
GermanyGermany
15.47% of workers
Japan
10.47% of workers
48% higher
Job Insecurity
JapanGermany
1.4% of earnings at risk
Japan
2.7% of earnings at risk
47% lower
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
GermanyGermany
$49,850
Japan
$34,068
46% higher
Railway Length
GermanyGermany
39.4K km
Japan
27.3K km
44% higher
Average Earnings
GermanyGermany
$69,433.06
Japan
$49,445.91
40% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GermanyGermany
$72,295.24
Japan
$51,685.04
40% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
JapanGermany
579.94 Mt CO2e
Japan
972.27 Mt CO2e
40% lower
Shipping Traffic
JapanGermany
13.73M
Japan
22.52M
39% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
JapanGermany
7.8 per 1k
Japan
12.7 per 1k
39% lower
Chronic Pain
GermanyGermany
27.5% of adults 15+
Japan
20% of adults 15+
38% higher
Military Spending
GermanyGermany
1.9% of GDP
Japan
1.4% of GDP
38% higher
Home Internet Access
GermanyGermany
88.84% of households
Japan
65.11% of households
36% higher
Coal Electricity Share
JapanGermany
20.61%
Japan
32.05%
36% lower
Youth NEET Rate
GermanyGermany
8.0% of youth 15-24
Japan
6.0% of youth 15-24
34% higher
Happiness Inequality
JapanGermany
2.6 vs bottom 20%
Japan
3.9 vs bottom 20%
34% lower
Time Zones Count
JapanGermany
2.0 time zones
Japan
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Air Passengers
JapanGermany
80.20M
Japan
120.31M
33% lower
Protected Land (%)
GermanyGermany
39.3%
Japan
29.5%
33% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
JapanGermany
73.03 per 100k
Japan
109.61 per 100k
33% lower
Unemployment Rate
GermanyGermany
3.4%
Japan
2.6%
33% higher
Population
JapanGermany
84.01M
Japan
123.20M
32% lower
Gender Pay Gap (%)
JapanGermany
14.25% of male wages
Japan
20.65% of male wages
31% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
JapanGermany
329.65 gCO2/kWh
Japan
477.26 gCO2/kWh
31% lower
Population Density
JapanGermany
238.35 /km²
Japan
341.54 /km²
30% lower
Water Stress (%)
GermanyGermany
24.11%
Japan
18.53%
30% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
JapanGermany
183.0K
Japan
261.0K
30% lower
Birth Rate
GermanyGermany
8.9 per 1k
Japan
6.8 per 1k
30% higher
Road Deaths
GermanyGermany
3.4 per 100k
Japan
2.6 per 100k
28% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
JapanGermany
129 per 100 people
Japan
178.43 per 100 people
28% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
GermanyGermany
21.5% of adults
Japan
17.1% of adults
26% higher
Suicide Rate
JapanGermany
12.9 per 100k
Japan
17.43 per 100k
26% lower
Lack of Support
JapanGermany
10.24% of adults 15+
Japan
13.56% of adults 15+
24% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
JapanGermany
275.66M kW
Japan
361.62M kW
24% lower
Poverty Rate
JapanGermany
11.8% of population
Japan
15.4% of population
23% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
JapanGermany
5.9K kWh/person
Japan
7.7K kWh/person
22% lower
Youth Population (%)
GermanyGermany
13.91%
Japan
11.44%
22% higher
Elderly Population (%)
JapanGermany
23.2%
Japan
29.78%
22% lower
Highest Elevation
JapanGermany
3.0K m
Japan
3.8K m
22% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
GermanyGermany
3.3 per 100k
Japan
2.7 per 100k
22% higher
University Enrollment Rate
GermanyGermany
78.59%
Japan
64.89%
21% higher
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
JapanGermany
5.1 vs bottom 20%
Japan
6.4 vs bottom 20%
20% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
JapanGermany
10.29 µg/m³
Japan
12.84 µg/m³
20% lower
Life Satisfaction
GermanyGermany
7.0 pts
Japan
5.9 pts
19% higher
Poor Health
JapanGermany
10.9% reporting poor health
Japan
13.5% reporting poor health
19% lower
Credit Card Ownership
JapanGermany
56.52% of adults
Japan
69.66% of adults
19% lower
Long-Term Unemployment
GermanyGermany
0.95% of workforce
Japan
0.80% of workforce
18% higher
Wealth Concentration
GermanyGermany
55.55% of wealth
Japan
47.3% of wealth
17% higher
Dependency Ratio
JapanGermany
59% of working-age pop.
Japan
70.12% of working-age pop.
16% lower
GDP (Nominal)
GermanyGermany
$4,685,592,577,804.69
Japan
$4,027,597,523,550.58
16% higher
Inflation Rate
JapanGermany
2.3%
Japan
2.7%
15% lower
Broadband Access (%)
GermanyGermany
45 per 100 people
Japan
39 per 100 people
15% higher
Science Score Gap
GermanyGermany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
14% higher
Literacy Gap
GermanyGermany
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.4 vs bottom 10%
13% higher
Fertility Rate
GermanyGermany
1.6 children/woman
Japan
1.4 children/woman
13% higher
CO2 Per Capita
JapanGermany
6.8 t/person/yr
Japan
7.8 t/person/yr
13% lower
Numeracy Gap
GermanyGermany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.5 vs bottom 10%
12% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
GermanyGermany
0.94
Japan
0.84
12% higher
Life Evaluation Score
GermanyGermany
6.9 pts
Japan
6.1 pts
12% higher
Math Skills
JapanGermany
474.83 pts
Japan
535.58 pts
11% lower
Smoking Rate
GermanyGermany
21.3%
Japan
19.2%
11% higher
Urban Population (%)
JapanGermany
82.02%
Japan
92.19%
11% lower
Science Skills
JapanGermany
492.43 pts
Japan
546.63 pts
10% lower
Reading Score Gap
GermanyGermany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
10% higher
Scientific Publications
GermanyGermany
114.0K
Japan
103.7K
10% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
JapanGermany
18.04 per 100k
Japan
19.91 per 100k
9% lower
Earnings Inequality
GermanyGermany
2.9 vs bottom 10%
Japan
2.7 vs bottom 10%
9% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
JapanGermany
33.2 hrs/week
Japan
36.6 hrs/week
9% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
JapanGermany
87.88% of adults
Japan
96.08% of adults
9% lower
Job Strain
JapanGermany
28.53% of employees
Japan
31.16% of employees
8% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
GermanyGermany
77 pts
Japan
71 pts
8% higher
Median Age
JapanGermany
45.1 years
Japan
49.0 years
8% lower
Internet Users (%)
GermanyGermany
94%
Japan
87%
8% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
JapanGermany
3.1% of GDP
Japan
3.4% of GDP
8% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
GermanyGermany
0.91
Japan
0.85
8% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
JapanGermany
4.4% of GDP
Japan
4.8% of GDP
8% lower
Reading Skills
JapanGermany
479.79 pts
Japan
515.85 pts
7% lower
Adult Literacy
JapanGermany
269.69 pts
Japan
290.72 pts
7% lower
Math Score Gap
GermanyGermany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
7% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
GermanyGermany
0.78
Japan
0.73
7% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GermanyGermany
687.59 per 1k people
Japan
642.15 per 1k people
7% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
JapanGermany
30.2% of adults
Japan
32% of adults
6% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
JapanGermany
16.38 per 1M people
Japan
17.38 per 1M people
6% lower
Adult Numeracy
JapanGermany
276.53 pts
Japan
292.28 pts
5% lower
Housing Affordability
GermanyGermany
81.92% of income
Japan
79.08% of income
4% higher
Social Support
GermanyGermany
89.72% of adults 15+
Japan
85.9% of adults 15+
4% higher
Human Development Index
GermanyGermany
0.96
Japan
0.93
4% higher
Land Area
JapanGermany
349.4K km²
Japan
364.6K km²
4% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
JapanGermany
96.2%
Japan
99.8%
4% lower
Life Expectancy
JapanGermany
80.5 years
Japan
84.0 years
4% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
JapanGermany
2.9K kg oil eq/person
Japan
3.0K kg oil eq/person
4% lower
Digital Payments Used
GermanyGermany
99.48% of adults
Japan
95.79% of adults
4% higher
Employment Rate (%)
JapanGermany
82.39% of adults 25-64
Japan
85.14% of adults 25-64
3% lower
Leisure Time
GermanyGermany
15.62 hrs/day
Japan
15.22 hrs/day
3% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
11.8% of GDP
Japan
11.42% of GDP
3% higher
Researchers
GermanyGermany
5.8K per 1M
Japan
5.6K per 1M
3% higher
Safety at Night
JapanGermany
76% feeling safe at night
Japan
77.5% feeling safe at night
2% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
GermanyGermany
17.98%
Japan
17.55%
2% higher
Gender Gap in Work
GermanyGermany
11.14 min/day
Japan
11 min/day
1% higher
Political Voice
GermanyGermany
28.93% who feel heard by government
Japan
28.56% who feel heard by government
1% higher
Air Pollution Exposure
GermanyGermany
99.98% of population
Japan
99.34% of population
1% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
GermanyGermany
99.92%
Japan
98.73%
1% higher
Nurses & Midwives
JapanGermany
12.3 per 1k
Japan
12.45 per 1k
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
JapanGermany
99.23%
Japan
99.94%
1% lower
Death Rate
JapanGermany
11.96 per 1k
Japan
12.04 per 1k
1% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
GermanyGermany
0.83
Japan
0.82
1% higher
Extreme Temperature Exposure
JapanGermany
0% of population
Japan
5.7% of population
ranked lower
Inequality (Gini)
GermanyGermany
32.4
Japan
32.3
equal
Electricity Access (%)
GermanyGermany
100%
Japan
100%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
JapanGermany
-0.5%
Japan
0.10%
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
GermanyGermany
-3.5 m
Japan
-4 m
ranked higher
Land Border Length
GermanyGermany
3.7K km
Japan
0 km
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
GermanyGermany
1.0
Japan
1.0
equal
Border Neighbors
GermanyGermany
9.0
Japan
0
ranked higher
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