Germany
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Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.
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Identity
Name origin: the origin of the name is unclear.
CIA 2026
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Germany vs Saudi Arabia
119 shared metrics.
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Saudi Arabia
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Identity
Name origin: named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud.
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Analysis
Germany leads in 79 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 40.
Germany's Renewable Energy (%) is 175.0x that of Saudi Arabia (17.6% vs 0.10%).
Germany's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 163.4x that of Saudi Arabia (51.31 per 100k people vs 0.31 per 100k people).
Germany's Wind Electricity Share is 76.7x that of Saudi Arabia (27.18% vs 0.35%).
Germany's Forest Coverage (%) is 70.9x that of Saudi Arabia (32.68% vs 0.45%).
Germany's Electoral Democracy Index is 50.8x that of Saudi Arabia (0.83 vs 0.02).
Key Comparisons
Renewable Energy (%)Germany leads
Germany
17.6%
Saudi Arabia
0.10%
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGermany leads
Germany
51.31 per 100k people
Saudi Arabia
0.31 per 100k people
Wind Electricity ShareGermany leads
Germany
27.18%
Saudi Arabia
0.35%
Forest Coverage (%)Germany leads
Germany
32.68%
Saudi Arabia
0.45%
Electoral Democracy IndexGermany leads
Germany
0.83
Saudi Arabia
0.02
High-Tech Exports (%)Germany leads
Germany
17.98%
Saudi Arabia
0.54%
All Metrics
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyGermany
17.6%
Saudi Arabia
0.10%
17500% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GermanyGermany
51.31 per 100k people
Saudi Arabia
0.31 per 100k people
16344% higher
Wind Electricity Share
GermanyGermany
27.18%
Saudi Arabia
0.35%
7666% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
GermanyGermany
32.68%
Saudi Arabia
0.45%
7090% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
GermanyGermany
0.83
Saudi Arabia
0.02
5075% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
GermanyGermany
17.98%
Saudi Arabia
0.54%
3205% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyGermany
23.97%
Saudi Arabia
0.73%
3190% higher
Domestic Patents
GermanyGermany
39.8K
Saudi Arabia
1.4K
2748% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
GermanyGermany
0.78
Saudi Arabia
0.05
1564% higher
Population Density
GermanyGermany
238.35 /km²
Saudi Arabia
15.68 /km²
1420% higher
Suicide Rate
GermanyGermany
12.9 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
0.95 per 100k
1258% higher
Forest Area
GermanyGermany
114.2K km²
Saudi Arabia
9.8K km²
1069% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
GermanyGermany
0.91
Saudi Arabia
0.09
893% higher
Solar Electricity Share
GermanyGermany
17.91%
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
890% higher
Tourism Revenue
GermanyGermany
$58,372,000,000
Saudi Arabia
$5,960,000,000
879% higher
Airports
GermanyGermany
840
Saudi Arabia
89
844% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
GermanyGermany
5.8% of firms
Saudi Arabia
0.67% of firms
776% higher
Elderly Population (%)
GermanyGermany
23.2%
Saudi Arabia
3.0%
686% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
GermanyGermany
13.29% of firms
Saudi Arabia
1.8% of firms
655% higher
Railway Length
GermanyGermany
39.4K km
Saudi Arabia
5.4K km
628% higher
Foreign Patents
GermanyGermany
18.7K
Saudi Arabia
2.6K
626% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GermanyGermany
55 sites
Saudi Arabia
8.0 sites
588% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
3.1% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
0.56% of GDP
455% higher
Researchers
GermanyGermany
5.8K per 1M
Saudi Arabia
1.1K per 1M
416% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GermanyGermany
16.38 per 1M people
Saudi Arabia
3.2 per 1M people
407% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
63.9% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
13.1% of GDP
388% higher
Scientific Publications
GermanyGermany
114.0K
Saudi Arabia
25.8K
341% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GermanyGermany
$6,232.59
Saudi Arabia
$1,593.37
291% higher
GDP (Nominal)
GermanyGermany
$4,685,592,577,804.69
Saudi Arabia
$1,239,804,533,333.33
278% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GermanyGermany
7.8 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
2.2 per 1k
255% higher
Death Rate
GermanyGermany
11.96 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
3.5 per 1k
241% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
258.7 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
83.65 kg/person/yr
209% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GermanyGermany
687.59 per 1k people
Saudi Arabia
222.77 per 1k people
209% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
GermanyGermany
0.94
Saudi Arabia
0.35
171% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
11.8% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
4.6% of GDP
155% higher
Population
GermanyGermany
84.01M
Saudi Arabia
36.54M
130% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
GermanyGermany
275.66M kW
Saudi Arabia
119.62M kW
130% higher
Nurses & Midwives
GermanyGermany
12.3 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
5.5 per 1k
123% higher
Protected Land (%)
GermanyGermany
39.3%
Saudi Arabia
18.5%
112% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
Saudi ArabiaGermany
0.10% of firms
Saudi Arabia
9.5% of firms
99% lower
Water Stress (%)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
24.11%
Saudi Arabia
974.17%
98% lower
Capital Elevation
Saudi ArabiaGermany
34 m
Saudi Arabia
612 m
94% lower
Political Corruption Index
Saudi ArabiaGermany
0.02
Saudi Arabia
0.33
93% lower
Credit Card Ownership
GermanyGermany
56.52% of adults
Saudi Arabia
30.13% of adults
88% higher
Land Area
Saudi ArabiaGermany
349.4K km²
Saudi Arabia
2.15M km²
84% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
3.3 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
18.5 per 100k
82% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
10.29 µg/m³
Saudi Arabia
53.15 µg/m³
81% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
GermanyGermany
35.33%
Saudi Arabia
19.87%
78% higher
Military Spending
Saudi ArabiaGermany
1.9% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
7.3% of GDP
74% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
Saudi ArabiaGermany
14.08% of adults
Saudi Arabia
54.13% of adults
74% lower
Air Passengers
GermanyGermany
80.20M
Saudi Arabia
47.98M
67% higher
CO2 Per Capita
Saudi ArabiaGermany
6.8 t/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
20.38 t/person/yr
67% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
87.79 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
54.13 kg/person/yr
62% higher
Dependency Ratio
GermanyGermany
59% of working-age pop.
Saudi Arabia
36.55% of working-age pop.
61% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
2.9K kg oil eq/person
Saudi Arabia
7.5K kg oil eq/person
61% lower
GNI Per Capita
GermanyGermany
$55,090
Saudi Arabia
$35,630
55% higher
Median Age
GermanyGermany
45.1 years
Saudi Arabia
29.2 years
54% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Saudi ArabiaGermany
329.65 gCO2/kWh
Saudi Arabia
691.95 gCO2/kWh
52% lower
Teen Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
5.5 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
11.11 per 1k
51% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
5.9K kWh/person
Saudi Arabia
11.8K kWh/person
50% lower
Imports (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
37.66% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
25.57% of GDP
47% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
GermanyGermany
21.5% of adults
Saudi Arabia
14.7% of adults
46% higher
Smoking Rate
GermanyGermany
21.3%
Saudi Arabia
14.9%
43% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
GermanyGermany
1.5% of firms
Saudi Arabia
1.0% of firms
43% higher
Exports (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
41.43% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
29.11% of GDP
42% higher
Youth Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
13.91%
Saudi Arabia
23.82%
42% lower
Obesity Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
24.16%
Saudi Arabia
41.11%
41% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
47.47%
Saudi Arabia
80.77%
41% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
1.0% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
1.7% of GDP
41% lower
Child Mortality
Saudi ArabiaGermany
3.7 per 1k births
Saudi Arabia
6.2 per 1k births
40% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
GermanyGermany
595
Saudi Arabia
433
37% higher
Infant Mortality
Saudi ArabiaGermany
3.1 per 1k births
Saudi Arabia
4.9 per 1k births
37% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
GermanyGermany
77 pts
Saudi Arabia
57 pts
35% higher
Inflation Rate
GermanyGermany
2.3%
Saudi Arabia
1.7%
35% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
Saudi ArabiaGermany
183.0K
Saudi Arabia
282.0K
35% lower
Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
8.9 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
13.41 per 1k
34% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
GermanyGermany
4.5 per 1k
Saudi Arabia
3.4 per 1k
33% higher
Irrigated Land
Saudi ArabiaGermany
5.1K km²
Saudi Arabia
7.6K km²
33% lower
Shipping Traffic
GermanyGermany
13.73M
Saudi Arabia
10.46M
31% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
6.9% of youth labor force
Saudi Arabia
10.01% of youth labor force
31% lower
Digital Payments Used
GermanyGermany
99.48% of adults
Saudi Arabia
75.72% of adults
31% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
10.64% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
8.2% of GDP
30% higher
Border Neighbors
GermanyGermany
9.0
Saudi Arabia
7.0
29% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
GermanyGermany
73.03 per 100k
Saudi Arabia
58.04 per 100k
26% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
129 per 100 people
Saudi Arabia
157.78 per 100 people
18% lower
Fertility Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
1.6 children/woman
Saudi Arabia
1.8 children/woman
14% lower
Land Border Length
Saudi ArabiaGermany
3.7K km
Saudi Arabia
4.3K km
14% lower
Unemployment Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
3.4%
Saudi Arabia
3.9%
13% lower
Food Waste per Person
Saudi ArabiaGermany
129 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
148.88 kg/person/yr
13% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
Saudi ArabiaGermany
30.2% of adults
Saudi Arabia
34.2% of adults
12% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
12.66 kg/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
11.35 kg/person/yr
12% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
Saudi ArabiaGermany
579.94 Mt CO2e
Saudi Arabia
652.51 Mt CO2e
11% lower
Coastline Length
Saudi ArabiaGermany
2.4K km
Saudi Arabia
2.6K km
10% lower
Water Withdrawal
GermanyGermany
25.79 B m³
Saudi Arabia
23.38 B m³
10% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
Saudi ArabiaGermany
87.88% of adults
Saudi Arabia
95.89% of adults
8% lower
Human Development Index
GermanyGermany
0.96
Saudi Arabia
0.90
7% higher
University Enrollment Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
78.59%
Saudi Arabia
83.88%
6% lower
Internet Users (%)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
94%
Saudi Arabia
100%
6% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
Saudi ArabiaGermany
20 days/yr
Saudi Arabia
21 days/yr
5% lower
Electricity Generation
GermanyGermany
476.87 TWh
Saudi Arabia
454.64 TWh
5% higher
Urban Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaGermany
82.02%
Saudi Arabia
84.46%
3% lower
Broadband Access (%)
GermanyGermany
45 per 100 people
Saudi Arabia
44 per 100 people
2% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
GermanyGermany
99.23%
Saudi Arabia
97.61%
2% higher
Life Expectancy
GermanyGermany
80.5 years
Saudi Arabia
78.7 years
2% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
5.2% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
5.1% of GDP
2% higher
Life Evaluation Score
GermanyGermany
6.9 pts
Saudi Arabia
6.8 pts
1% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GermanyGermany
$72,295.24
Saudi Arabia
$71,375.37
1% higher
Highest Elevation
Saudi ArabiaGermany
3.0K m
Saudi Arabia
3.0K m
1% lower
Beer Consumption
GermanyGermany
5.3 L/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Spirits Consumption
GermanyGermany
2.1 L/person/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
GermanyGermany
2.0 time zones
Saudi Arabia
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
GermanyGermany
20.61%
Saudi Arabia
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
GermanyGermany
100%
Saudi Arabia
100%
equal
Alcohol Consumption
GermanyGermany
11.84 L/adult/yr
Saudi Arabia
0 L/adult/yr
ranked higher
GDP Growth Rate
Saudi ArabiaGermany
-0.5%
Saudi Arabia
2.0%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GermanyGermany
0.99 per 1M people
Saudi Arabia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
Saudi ArabiaGermany
-3.5 m
Saudi Arabia
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
GermanyGermany
1.0
Saudi Arabia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GermanyGermany
4.4% of GDP
Saudi Arabia
-3% of GDP
ranked higher
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