Germany
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Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.
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Name origin: the origin of the name is unclear.
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Germany vs Turkey
180 shared metrics.
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Turkey
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Turkey.
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Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Turks".
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Analysis
Germany leads in 103 of 180 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 77.
Germany's Foreign Patents is 76.5x that of Turkey (18.7K vs 242).
Germany's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 65.6x that of Turkey (51.31 per 100k people vs 0.77 per 100k people).
Germany's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 27.2x that of Turkey (0.99 per 1M people vs 0.04 per 1M people).
Germany's Health Spending Per Capita is 15.2x that of Turkey ($6,232.59 vs $385.88).
Germany's Low-Wage Workers is 15.0x that of Turkey (15.47% of workers vs 0.96% of workers).
Key Comparisons
Foreign PatentsGermany leads
Germany
18.7K
Turkey
242
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGermany leads
Germany
51.31 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleGermany leads
Germany
0.99 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
Health Spending Per CapitaGermany leads
Germany
$6,232.59
Turkey
$385.88
Low-Wage WorkersGermany leads
Germany
15.47% of workers
Turkey
0.96% of workers
Beer ConsumptionGermany leads
Germany
5.3 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
All Metrics
Foreign Patents
GermanyGermany
18.7K
Turkey
242
7647% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GermanyGermany
51.31 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
6563% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GermanyGermany
0.99 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
2723% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GermanyGermany
$6,232.59
Turkey
$385.88
1515% higher
Low-Wage Workers
GermanyGermany
15.47% of workers
Turkey
0.96% of workers
1504% higher
Beer Consumption
GermanyGermany
5.3 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
698% higher
Airports
GermanyGermany
840
Turkey
116
624% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
GermanyGermany
0.78
Turkey
0.11
611% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GermanyGermany
16.38 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
604% higher
Alcohol Consumption
GermanyGermany
11.84 L/adult/yr
Turkey
1.7 L/adult/yr
601% higher
Spirits Consumption
GermanyGermany
2.1 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
476% higher
Protected Land (%)
GermanyGermany
39.3%
Turkey
7.0%
461% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
GermanyGermany
0.91
Turkey
0.18
411% higher
Domestic Patents
GermanyGermany
39.8K
Turkey
8.2K
384% higher
Suicide Rate
GermanyGermany
12.9 per 100k
Turkey
2.7 per 100k
380% higher
Tourism Revenue
GermanyGermany
$58,372,000,000
Turkey
$13,771,000,000
324% higher
GNI Per Capita
GermanyGermany
$55,090
Turkey
$13,460
309% higher
Nurses & Midwives
GermanyGermany
12.3 per 1k
Turkey
3.4 per 1k
259% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
GermanyGermany
17.98%
Turkey
5.1%
250% higher
GDP (Nominal)
GermanyGermany
$4,685,592,577,804.69
Turkey
$1,359,123,768,774.12
245% higher
Railway Length
GermanyGermany
39.4K km
Turkey
11.5K km
243% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
11.8% of GDP
Turkey
3.7% of GDP
219% higher
Railway Network
GermanyGermany
33.4K km
Turkey
10.5K km
217% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
GermanyGermany
0.83
Turkey
0.29
183% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GermanyGermany
7.8 per 1k
Turkey
3.0 per 1k
160% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
GermanyGermany
275.66M kW
Turkey
106.28M kW
159% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GermanyGermany
687.59 per 1k people
Turkey
266.03 per 1k people
158% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GermanyGermany
55 sites
Turkey
22 sites
150% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
GermanyGermany
77 pts
Turkey
31 pts
148% higher
Wind Electricity Share
GermanyGermany
27.18%
Turkey
11.14%
144% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
63.9% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
140% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
3.1% of GDP
Turkey
1.3% of GDP
137% higher
Researchers
GermanyGermany
5.8K per 1M
Turkey
2.5K per 1M
133% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
12.66 kg/person/yr
Turkey
5.5 kg/person/yr
129% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
87.79 kg/person/yr
Turkey
38.87 kg/person/yr
126% higher
Elderly Population (%)
GermanyGermany
23.2%
Turkey
10.28%
126% higher
Scientific Publications
GermanyGermany
114.0K
Turkey
52.7K
116% higher
Population Density
GermanyGermany
238.35 /km²
Turkey
110.87 /km²
115% higher
Broadband Access (%)
GermanyGermany
45 per 100 people
Turkey
22 per 100 people
105% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
GermanyGermany
18.04 per 100k
Turkey
8.8 per 100k
104% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GermanyGermany
4.5 per 1k
Turkey
2.2 per 1k
102% higher
Political Corruption Index
TurkeyGermany
0.02
Turkey
0.80
97% lower
Inflation Rate
TurkeyGermany
2.3%
Turkey
58.5%
96% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
TurkeyGermany
0.10% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
96% lower
Capital Elevation
TurkeyGermany
34 m
Turkey
938 m
96% lower
Death Rate
GermanyGermany
11.96 per 1k
Turkey
6.2 per 1k
93% higher
Irrigated Land
TurkeyGermany
5.1K km²
Turkey
52.1K km²
90% lower
Job Insecurity
TurkeyGermany
1.4% of earnings at risk
Turkey
12.97% of earnings at risk
89% lower
Long Work Hours
TurkeyGermany
2.9% of employees
Turkey
22.53% of employees
87% lower
Informal Employment Share
TurkeyGermany
3.9% of employed people
Turkey
27.71% of employed people
86% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TurkeyGermany
5.8% of firms
Turkey
32.76% of firms
82% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
GermanyGermany
35.33%
Turkey
19.87%
78% higher
Financial Hardship
TurkeyGermany
7.3% of adults 16+
Turkey
32.2% of adults 16+
77% lower
Homicide Rate
TurkeyGermany
0.91 per 100k
Turkey
3.2 per 100k
72% lower
Child Mortality
TurkeyGermany
3.7 per 1k births
Turkey
12.8 per 1k births
71% lower
Solar Electricity Share
GermanyGermany
17.91%
Turkey
10.53%
70% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
GermanyGermany
0.94
Turkey
0.56
69% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
5.2% of GDP
Turkey
3.1% of GDP
69% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
TurkeyGermany
14.08% of adults
Turkey
44.39% of adults
68% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GermanyGermany
20 days/yr
Turkey
12 days/yr
67% higher
Coastline Length
TurkeyGermany
2.4K km
Turkey
7.2K km
67% lower
Infant Mortality
TurkeyGermany
3.1 per 1k births
Turkey
9.1 per 1k births
66% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
GermanyGermany
5.9K kWh/person
Turkey
3.6K kWh/person
66% higher
Youth NEET Rate
TurkeyGermany
8.0% of youth 15-24
Turkey
23.22% of youth 15-24
65% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TurkeyGermany
183.0K
Turkey
512.0K
64% lower
Overcrowded Housing
TurkeyGermany
9.0% of households
Turkey
23.84% of households
62% lower
Homicide Rate
TurkeyGermany
0.40 per 100k
Turkey
1.0 per 100k
60% lower
Water Withdrawal
TurkeyGermany
25.79 B m³
Turkey
64.47 B m³
60% lower
Unemployment Rate
TurkeyGermany
3.4%
Turkey
8.4%
60% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GermanyGermany
$72,295.24
Turkey
$45,122.93
60% higher
Fuel Poverty
TurkeyGermany
6.3% of adults 16+
Turkey
15.1% of adults 16+
58% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
GermanyGermany
2.9K kg oil eq/person
Turkey
1.8K kg oil eq/person
58% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
TurkeyGermany
6.9% of youth labor force
Turkey
16.04% of youth labor force
57% lower
Road Deaths
TurkeyGermany
3.4 per 100k
Turkey
7.7 per 100k
56% lower
Low Adult Numeracy
TurkeyGermany
17.24% of adults
Turkey
39% of adults
56% lower
Teen Birth Rate
TurkeyGermany
5.5 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
55% lower
Land Area
TurkeyGermany
349.4K km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
55% lower
Unpaid Work Hours
GermanyGermany
11.58% of adults 15-64
Turkey
7.5% of adults 15-64
54% higher
Poor Health
GermanyGermany
10.9% reporting poor health
Turkey
7.1% reporting poor health
54% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TurkeyGermany
10.29 µg/m³
Turkey
21.61 µg/m³
52% lower
Forest Area
TurkeyGermany
114.2K km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
50% lower
Exports (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
41.43% of GDP
Turkey
27.57% of GDP
50% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
TurkeyGermany
595
Turkey
1.2K
49% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
TurkeyGermany
3.3 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
49% lower
Average Earnings
GermanyGermany
$69,433.06
Turkey
$47,252.57
47% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyGermany
17.6%
Turkey
12%
47% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
TurkeyGermany
0.95% of workforce
Turkey
1.7% of workforce
45% lower
Time Satisfaction
GermanyGermany
7.0 pts
Turkey
4.8 pts
45% higher
Gender Pay Gap (%)
GermanyGermany
14.25% of male wages
Turkey
10.0% of male wages
43% higher
Highest Elevation
TurkeyGermany
3.0K m
Turkey
5.1K m
42% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
TurkeyGermany
1.5% of firms
Turkey
2.5% of firms
42% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
GermanyGermany
13.29% of firms
Turkey
9.4% of firms
41% higher
Coal Electricity Share
TurkeyGermany
20.61%
Turkey
34.31%
40% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
TurkeyGermany
10.64% of GDP
Turkey
17.62% of GDP
40% lower
Electricity Generation
GermanyGermany
476.87 TWh
Turkey
341.22 TWh
40% higher
Employment Rate (%)
GermanyGermany
82.39% of adults 25-64
Turkey
59.24% of adults 25-64
39% higher
Median Age
GermanyGermany
45.1 years
Turkey
32.5 years
39% higher
Imports (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
37.66% of GDP
Turkey
27.03% of GDP
39% higher
Digital Payments Used
GermanyGermany
99.48% of adults
Turkey
71.42% of adults
39% higher
Housing Cost Burden
TurkeyGermany
9.2% of households
Turkey
14.94% of households
38% lower
Depression Rate
GermanyGermany
9.1% of adults 15+
Turkey
6.6% of adults 15+
38% higher
Low Adult Literacy
TurkeyGermany
4.2% of adults
Turkey
6.7% of adults
38% lower
University Enrollment Rate
TurkeyGermany
78.59%
Turkey
127.58%
38% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
TurkeyGermany
5.1 vs bottom 20%
Turkey
8.0 vs bottom 20%
37% lower
Lack of Support
TurkeyGermany
10.24% of adults 15+
Turkey
16.02% of adults 15+
36% lower
Air Passengers
TurkeyGermany
80.20M
Turkey
125.94M
36% lower
Birth Rate
TurkeyGermany
8.9 per 1k
Turkey
13.56 per 1k
35% lower
Youth Population (%)
TurkeyGermany
13.91%
Turkey
21.45%
35% lower
Job Strain
TurkeyGermany
28.53% of employees
Turkey
42.94% of employees
34% lower
Time Zones Count
TurkeyGermany
2.0 time zones
Turkey
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
GermanyGermany
258.7 kg/person/yr
Turkey
193.94 kg/person/yr
33% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TurkeyGermany
21.5% of adults
Turkey
31.1% of adults
31% lower
Land Border Length
GermanyGermany
3.7K km
Turkey
2.8K km
31% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkeyGermany
329.65 gCO2/kWh
Turkey
474.74 gCO2/kWh
31% lower
Smoking Rate
TurkeyGermany
21.3%
Turkey
30.5%
30% lower
Life Evaluation Score
GermanyGermany
6.9 pts
Turkey
5.3 pts
30% higher
Safety at Night
GermanyGermany
76% feeling safe at night
Turkey
59% feeling safe at night
29% higher
Obesity Rate
TurkeyGermany
24.16%
Turkey
34.26%
29% lower
Women in Senior Management
GermanyGermany
27.69% of managers
Turkey
21.45% of managers
29% higher
Credit Card Ownership
GermanyGermany
56.52% of adults
Turkey
43.67% of adults
29% higher
Inequality (Gini)
TurkeyGermany
32.4
Turkey
44.5
27% lower
Dependency Ratio
GermanyGermany
59% of working-age pop.
Turkey
46.48% of working-age pop.
27% higher
Adult Numeracy
GermanyGermany
276.53 pts
Turkey
219.43 pts
26% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
GermanyGermany
579.94 Mt CO2e
Turkey
460.03 Mt CO2e
26% higher
Relationship Satisfaction
GermanyGermany
8.0 pts
Turkey
6.5 pts
23% higher
Job Satisfaction
GermanyGermany
7.2 pts
Turkey
5.9 pts
22% higher
Chronic Pain
GermanyGermany
27.5% of adults 15+
Turkey
22.5% of adults 15+
22% higher
Tourist Arrivals
TurkeyGermany
12.45M
Turkey
15.97M
22% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
TurkeyGermany
33.2 hrs/week
Turkey
42 hrs/week
21% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyGermany
23.97%
Turkey
19.79%
21% higher
Food Waste per Person
TurkeyGermany
129 kg/person/yr
Turkey
162.74 kg/person/yr
21% lower
Life Satisfaction
GermanyGermany
7.0 pts
Turkey
5.8 pts
20% higher
Adult Literacy
GermanyGermany
269.69 pts
Turkey
226.54 pts
19% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GermanyGermany
129 per 100 people
Turkey
108 per 100 people
19% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
GermanyGermany
1.0% of GDP
Turkey
0.86% of GDP
18% higher
Numeracy Gap
TurkeyGermany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
2.0 vs bottom 10%
16% lower
Gender Gap in Work
GermanyGermany
11.14 min/day
Turkey
9.7 min/day
15% higher
Water Stress (%)
TurkeyGermany
24.11%
Turkey
28.4%
15% lower
Fertility Rate
TurkeyGermany
1.6 children/woman
Turkey
1.9 children/woman
15% lower
CO2 Per Capita
GermanyGermany
6.8 t/person/yr
Turkey
5.9 t/person/yr
15% higher
Social Time
TurkeyGermany
7.0 hrs/week
Turkey
8.2 hrs/week
14% lower
Earnings Inequality
TurkeyGermany
2.9 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
3.4 vs bottom 10%
13% lower
Border Neighbors
GermanyGermany
9.0
Turkey
8.0
13% higher
Human Development Index
GermanyGermany
0.96
Turkey
0.85
12% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
GermanyGermany
32.68%
Turkey
29.48%
11% higher
Shipping Traffic
GermanyGermany
13.73M
Turkey
12.37M
11% higher
Poverty Rate
TurkeyGermany
11.8% of population
Turkey
13.15% of population
10% lower
Low Reading Skills
TurkeyGermany
16.7% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
10% lower
Low Math Skills
TurkeyGermany
16.7% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
10% lower
Low Science Skills
TurkeyGermany
16.7% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
10% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
TurkeyGermany
30.2% of adults
Turkey
33.5% of adults
10% lower
Reading Score Gap
GermanyGermany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
9% higher
Science Score Gap
GermanyGermany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.6 vs bottom 10%
9% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TurkeyGermany
73.03 per 100k
Turkey
80.55 per 100k
9% lower
Social Support
GermanyGermany
89.72% of adults 15+
Turkey
83.18% of adults 15+
8% higher
Internet Users (%)
GermanyGermany
94%
Turkey
87%
8% higher
Urban Population (%)
TurkeyGermany
82.02%
Turkey
89.34%
8% lower
Leisure Time
GermanyGermany
15.62 hrs/day
Turkey
14.61 hrs/day
7% higher
Reading Skills
GermanyGermany
479.79 pts
Turkey
456.08 pts
5% higher
Math Skills
GermanyGermany
474.83 pts
Turkey
453.15 pts
5% higher
Voter Turnout
TurkeyGermany
82.54% of votes
Turkey
87.05% of votes
5% lower
Literacy Gap
TurkeyGermany
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
5% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TurkeyGermany
47.47%
Turkey
50.14%
5% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
TurkeyGermany
87.88% of adults
Turkey
92.54% of adults
5% lower
Life Expectancy
GermanyGermany
80.5 years
Turkey
77.2 years
4% higher
Home Internet Access
TurkeyGermany
88.84% of households
Turkey
91.95% of households
3% lower
Science Skills
GermanyGermany
492.43 pts
Turkey
475.94 pts
3% higher
Military Spending
TurkeyGermany
1.9% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
2% lower
Housing Affordability
GermanyGermany
81.92% of income
Turkey
81.12% of income
1% higher
Math Score Gap
GermanyGermany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
1% higher
Population
TurkeyGermany
84.01M
Turkey
84.63M
1% lower
Self-Rated Health
GermanyGermany
64.6% reporting good health
Turkey
64.4% reporting good health
equal
Air Pollution Exposure
GermanyGermany
99.98% of population
Turkey
99.8% of population
equal
Extreme Temperature Exposure
TurkeyGermany
0% of population
Turkey
31.61% of population
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
GermanyGermany
100%
Turkey
100%
equal
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkeyGermany
99.23%
Turkey
99.28%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
TurkeyGermany
-0.5%
Turkey
3.3%
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
TurkeyGermany
-3.5 m
Turkey
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
GermanyGermany
1.0
Turkey
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GermanyGermany
4.4% of GDP
Turkey
-1.9% of GDP
ranked higher
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