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Germany vs United States

178 shared metrics.

GermanyLeads in 70

vs178 shared

United StatesLeads in 108

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Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

Germany

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Germany's Mittelstand companies account for almost 60% of jobs.

BMWK

United States

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: United States of America.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

The U.S. grew by 3.3 million people in 2024; net international migration drove 84% of that jump.

Census 2024

Analysis

United States leads in 108 of 178 shared metrics, while Germany leads in 70.

Germany's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 12.4x that of United States (51.31 per 100k people vs 3.8 per 100k people).

Germany's Population Density is 5.5x that of United States (238.35 /km² vs 36.82 /km²).

Germany's Border Neighbors is 3.5x that of United States (9.0 vs 2.0).

Germany's Exports (% GDP) is 2.7x that of United States (41.43% of GDP vs 11.11% of GDP).

Germany's Poor Health is 2.2x that of United States (10.9% reporting poor health vs 3.4% reporting poor health).

Key Comparisons

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGermany leads

Germany

51.31 per 100k people

United States

3.8 per 100k people

Population DensityGermany leads

Germany

238.35 /km²

United States

36.82 /km²

Border NeighborsGermany leads

Germany

9.0

United States

2.0

Exports (% GDP)Germany leads

Germany

41.43% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

Poor HealthGermany leads

Germany

10.9% reporting poor health

United States

3.4% reporting poor health

Protected Land (%)Germany leads

Germany

39.3%

United States

12.9%

All Metrics

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Germany

51.31 per 100k people

United States

3.8 per 100k people

1245% higher

Population Density

Germany

238.35 /km²

United States

36.82 /km²

547% higher

Border Neighbors

Germany

9.0

United States

2.0

350% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Germany

41.43% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

273% higher

Poor Health

Germany

10.9% reporting poor health

United States

3.4% reporting poor health

221% higher

Protected Land (%)

Germany

39.3%

United States

12.9%

205% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Germany

7.8 per 1k

United States

2.7 per 1k

189% higher

Low Adult Literacy

Germany

4.2% of adults

United States

1.5% of adults

179% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Germany

27.18%

United States

10.27%

165% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Germany

37.66% of GDP

United States

14.27% of GDP

164% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Germany

1.5% of firms

United States

0.56% of firms

161% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Germany

17.91%

United States

8.6%

108% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Germany

55 sites

United States

27 sites

104% higher

Overcrowded Housing

Germany

9.0% of households

United States

4.4% of households

102% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Germany

23.97%

United States

12.05%

99% higher

Irrigated Land

United States

Germany

5.1K km²

United States

234.8K km²

98% lower

Forest Area

United States

Germany

114.2K km²

United States

3.10M km²

96% lower

Land Area

United States

Germany

349.4K km²

United States

9.15M km²

96% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

United States

Germany

0.10% of firms

United States

2.5% of firms

96% lower

Airports

United States

Germany

840

United States

16.2K

95% lower

Homicide Rate

United States

Germany

0.40 per 100k

United States

7.2 per 100k

94% lower

Foreign Patents

United States

Germany

18.7K

United States

329.2K

94% lower

Water Withdrawal

United States

Germany

25.79 B m³

United States

444.29 B m³

94% lower

Nuclear Electricity Share

United States

Germany

1.4%

United States

18.5%

92% lower

Air Passengers

United States

Germany

80.20M

United States

941.56M

91% lower

Long-Term Unemployment

Germany

0.95% of workforce

United States

0.50% of workforce

90% higher

Electricity Generation

United States

Germany

476.87 TWh

United States

4.4K TWh

89% lower

Coastline Length

United States

Germany

2.4K km

United States

19.9K km

88% lower

Time Zones Count

United States

Germany

2.0 time zones

United States

16 time zones

87% lower

Railway Length

United States

Germany

39.4K km

United States

293.6K km

87% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

United States

Germany

183.0K

United States

1.40M

87% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

United States

Germany

579.94 Mt CO2e

United States

4.6K Mt CO2e

87% lower

Domestic Patents

United States

Germany

39.8K

United States

262.2K

85% lower

GDP (Nominal)

United States

Germany

$4,685,592,577,804.69

United States

$28,750,956,130,731.2

84% lower

Homicide Rate

United States

Germany

0.91 per 100k

United States

5.8 per 100k

84% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

United States

Germany

595

United States

3.5K

83% lower

Railway Network

United States

Germany

33.4K km

United States

148.6K km

78% lower

Shipping Traffic

United States

Germany

13.73M

United States

62.21M

78% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

United States

Germany

275.66M kW

United States

1.24B kW

78% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

United States

Germany

3.3 per 100k

United States

14.2 per 100k

77% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

United States

Germany

5.8% of firms

United States

25.17% of firms

77% lower

Population

United States

Germany

84.01M

United States

338.02M

75% lower

Scientific Publications

United States

Germany

114.0K

United States

457.3K

75% lower

Road Deaths

United States

Germany

3.4 per 100k

United States

12.24 per 100k

73% lower

Gender Gap in Work

Germany

11.14 min/day

United States

6.5 min/day

72% higher

Tourist Arrivals

United States

Germany

12.45M

United States

45.04M

72% lower

Land Border Length

United States

Germany

3.7K km

United States

12.0K km

69% lower

Long Work Hours

United States

Germany

2.9% of employees

United States

9.2% of employees

68% lower

Housing Cost Burden

United States

Germany

9.2% of households

United States

28.98% of households

68% lower

Job Insecurity

United States

Germany

1.4% of earnings at risk

United States

4.2% of earnings at risk

66% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Germany

17.6%

United States

10.9%

61% higher

Political Corruption Index

United States

Germany

0.02

United States

0.06

60% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United States

Germany

16.38 per 1M people

United States

40.59 per 1M people

60% lower

Teen Birth Rate

United States

Germany

5.5 per 1k

United States

13.14 per 1k

58% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

United States

Germany

14.08% of adults

United States

33.74% of adults

58% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

United States

Germany

18.04 per 100k

United States

39.45 per 100k

54% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

United States

Germany

2.9K kg oil eq/person

United States

6.4K kg oil eq/person

54% lower

Water Stress (%)

Germany

24.11%

United States

15.77%

53% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

United States

Germany

5.9K kWh/person

United States

12.6K kWh/person

53% lower

Capital Elevation

United States

Germany

34 m

United States

72 m

53% lower

CO2 Per Capita

United States

Germany

6.8 t/person/yr

United States

14.2 t/person/yr

52% lower

Highest Elevation

United States

Germany

3.0K m

United States

6.2K m

52% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

United States

Germany

$6,232.59

United States

$12,434.43

50% lower

Official Languages Count

United States

Germany

1.0

United States

2.0

50% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

United States

Germany

63.9% of GDP

United States

118.11% of GDP

46% lower

Loneliness

United States

Germany

7.3% of adults 16+

United States

13.36% of adults 16+

45% lower

Military Spending

United States

Germany

1.9% of GDP

United States

3.4% of GDP

45% lower

Obesity Rate

United States

Germany

24.16%

United States

42.87%

44% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

United States

Germany

12.66 kg/person/yr

United States

22.45 kg/person/yr

44% lower

Infant Mortality

United States

Germany

3.1 per 1k births

United States

5.5 per 1k births

44% lower

Child Mortality

United States

Germany

3.7 per 1k births

United States

6.5 per 1k births

43% lower

Spirits Consumption

United States

Germany

2.1 L/person/yr

United States

3.6 L/person/yr

42% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Germany

21.5% of adults

United States

15.2% of adults

41% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

United States

Germany

5.1 vs bottom 20%

United States

8.5 vs bottom 20%

40% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

United States

Germany

13.29% of firms

United States

22.23% of firms

40% lower

Earnings Inequality

United States

Germany

2.9 vs bottom 10%

United States

4.8 vs bottom 10%

39% lower

Social Time

Germany

7.0 hrs/week

United States

5.1 hrs/week

38% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Germany

0.78

United States

0.57

37% higher

Death Rate

Germany

11.96 per 1k

United States

8.8 per 1k

37% higher

Women in Senior Management

United States

Germany

27.69% of managers

United States

44.06% of managers

37% lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Germany

0.99 per 1M people

United States

0.72 per 1M people

37% higher

Poverty Rate

United States

Germany

11.8% of population

United States

18.09% of population

35% lower

GNI Per Capita

United States

Germany

$55,090

United States

$83,490

34% lower

Beer Consumption

Germany

5.3 L/person/yr

United States

4.0 L/person/yr

33% higher

Youth NEET Rate

United States

Germany

8.0% of youth 15-24

United States

11.82% of youth 15-24

32% lower

Low-Wage Workers

United States

Germany

15.47% of workers

United States

22.7% of workers

32% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Germany

10.29 µg/m³

United States

7.8 µg/m³

32% higher

Low Adult Numeracy

United States

Germany

17.24% of adults

United States

25.02% of adults

31% lower

Tourism Revenue

United States

Germany

$58,372,000,000

United States

$84,205,000,000

31% lower

Voter Turnout

Germany

82.54% of votes

United States

64.07% of votes

29% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

United States

Germany

87.79 kg/person/yr

United States

124.11 kg/person/yr

29% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Germany

23.2%

United States

17.93%

29% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

United States

Germany

11.8% of GDP

United States

16.5% of GDP

28% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

United States

Germany

6.9% of youth labor force

United States

9.3% of youth labor force

27% lower

Wealth Concentration

United States

Germany

55.55% of wealth

United States

75.15% of wealth

26% lower

Coal Electricity Share

Germany

20.61%

United States

16.31%

26% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

United States

Germany

17.98%

United States

24.32%

26% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Germany

0.91

United States

0.73

25% higher

Self-Rated Health

United States

Germany

64.6% reporting good health

United States

84.9% reporting good health

24% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Germany

35.33%

United States

28.74%

23% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Germany

4.5 per 1k

United States

3.7 per 1k

23% higher

Inequality (Gini)

United States

Germany

32.4

United States

41.8

22% lower

Inflation Rate

United States

Germany

2.3%

United States

2.9%

21% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

United States

Germany

687.59 per 1k people

United States

874.14 per 1k people

21% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Germany

77 pts

United States

64 pts

20% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Germany

11.84 L/adult/yr

United States

9.9 L/adult/yr

20% higher

Youth Population (%)

United States

Germany

13.91%

United States

17.32%

20% lower

Researchers

Germany

5.8K per 1M

United States

4.8K per 1M

20% higher

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

United States

Germany

$49,850

United States

$61,353

19% lower

Median Age

Germany

45.1 years

United States

38.0 years

19% higher

Food Waste per Person

United States

Germany

129 kg/person/yr

United States

158.64 kg/person/yr

19% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

United States

Germany

14.25% of male wages

United States

17.29% of male wages

18% lower

Chronic Pain

United States

Germany

27.5% of adults 15+

United States

33.5% of adults 15+

18% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Germany

45 per 100 people

United States

38 per 100 people

18% higher

Suicide Rate

United States

Germany

12.9 per 100k

United States

15.63 per 100k

17% lower

Unemployment Rate

United States

Germany

3.4%

United States

4.1%

17% lower

Birth Rate

United States

Germany

8.9 per 1k

United States

10.75 per 1k

17% lower

Average Earnings

United States

Germany

$69,433.06

United States

$82,932.94

16% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

United States

Germany

$72,295.24

United States

$85,809.9

16% lower

Credit Card Ownership

United States

Germany

56.52% of adults

United States

66.7% of adults

15% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Germany

0.94

United States

0.83

14% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Germany

129 per 100 people

United States

113 per 100 people

14% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

United States

Germany

329.65 gCO2/kWh

United States

384.4 gCO2/kWh

14% lower

Unpaid Work Hours

United States

Germany

11.58% of adults 15-64

United States

13.25% of adults 15-64

13% lower

Low Reading Skills

Germany

16.7% of students

United States

14.76% of students

13% higher

Low Math Skills

Germany

16.7% of students

United States

14.76% of students

13% higher

Low Science Skills

Germany

16.7% of students

United States

14.76% of students

13% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Germany

0.83

United States

0.73

13% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United States

Germany

3.1% of GDP

United States

3.6% of GDP

13% lower

Smoking Rate

United States

Germany

21.3%

United States

24.3%

12% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

United States

Germany

33.2 hrs/week

United States

37.54 hrs/week

12% lower

Job Strain

Germany

28.53% of employees

United States

25.82% of employees

11% higher

Adult Numeracy

Germany

276.53 pts

United States

249.94 pts

11% higher

Numeracy Gap

United States

Germany

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

9% lower

Dependency Ratio

Germany

59% of working-age pop.

United States

54.45% of working-age pop.

8% higher

Employment Rate (%)

Germany

82.39% of adults 25-64

United States

76.67% of adults 25-64

7% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

United States

Germany

87.88% of adults

United States

94.99% of adults

7% lower

Digital Payments Used

Germany

99.48% of adults

United States

92.97% of adults

7% higher

Median Wealth

United States

Germany

$155,912

United States

$165,700

6% lower

Leisure Time

Germany

15.62 hrs/day

United States

14.74 hrs/day

6% higher

Safety at Night

Germany

76% feeling safe at night

United States

71.5% feeling safe at night

6% higher

Home Internet Access

Germany

88.84% of households

United States

84.39% of households

5% higher

Reading Skills

United States

Germany

479.79 pts

United States

503.94 pts

5% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

United States

Germany

30.2% of adults

United States

31.8% of adults

5% lower

Adult Literacy

Germany

269.69 pts

United States

259.29 pts

4% higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Germany

99.98% of population

United States

95.76% of population

4% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

United States

Germany

32.68%

United States

33.87%

4% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Germany

12.3 per 1k

United States

11.88 per 1k

4% higher

Literacy Gap

United States

Germany

1.6 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.6 vs bottom 10%

3% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Germany

47.47%

United States

46.08%

3% higher

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

United States

Germany

96.2%

United States

99.1%

3% lower

Life Expectancy

Germany

80.5 years

United States

78.4 years

3% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

United States

Germany

5.2% of GDP

United States

5.4% of GDP

3% lower

Math Skills

Germany

474.83 pts

United States

464.89 pts

2% higher

Human Development Index

Germany

0.96

United States

0.94

2% higher

Lack of Support

Germany

10.24% of adults 15+

United States

10.02% of adults 15+

2% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Germany

258.7 kg/person/yr

United States

254.69 kg/person/yr

2% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Germany

99.92%

United States

97.57%

2% higher

Fertility Rate

United States

Germany

1.6 children/woman

United States

1.6 children/woman

2% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

United States

Germany

10.64% of GDP

United States

10.89% of GDP

2% lower

Urban Population (%)

Germany

82.02%

United States

80.12%

2% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

United States

Germany

1.0% of GDP

United States

1.0% of GDP

2% lower

Science Skills

United States

Germany

492.43 pts

United States

499.41 pts

1% lower

Reading Score Gap

United States

Germany

1.8 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

1% lower

University Enrollment Rate

United States

Germany

78.59%

United States

79.36%

1% lower

Internet Users (%)

Germany

94%

United States

93%

1% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Germany

6.9 pts

United States

6.8 pts

1% higher

Housing Affordability

Germany

81.92% of income

United States

81.75% of income

equal

Social Support

United States

Germany

89.72% of adults 15+

United States

89.91% of adults 15+

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

United States

Germany

0% of population

United States

25.03% of population

ranked lower

Math Score Gap

United States

Germany

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.7 vs bottom 10%

equal

Science Score Gap

Germany

1.8 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

equal

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Germany

20 days/yr

United States

0 days/yr

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Germany

100%

United States

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

United States

Germany

99.23%

United States

99.62%

equal

GDP Growth Rate

United States

Germany

-0.5%

United States

2.8%

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Germany

-3.5 m

United States

-86 m

ranked higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Germany

4.4% of GDP

United States

-3.6% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Germany and United States across 178 metrics
				Winner
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	51.31 per 100k people	3.8 per 100k people	1245% higher	Germany
Population Density	238.35 /km²	36.82 /km²	547% higher	Germany
Border Neighbors	9.0	2.0	350% higher	Germany
Exports (% GDP)	41.43% of GDP	11.11% of GDP	273% higher	Germany
Poor Health	10.9% reporting poor health	3.4% reporting poor health	221% higher	Germany
Protected Land (%)	39.3%	12.9%	205% higher	Germany
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	7.8 per 1k	2.7 per 1k	189% higher	Germany
Low Adult Literacy	4.2% of adults	1.5% of adults	179% higher	Germany
Wind Electricity Share	27.18%	10.27%	165% higher	Germany
Imports (% GDP)	37.66% of GDP	14.27% of GDP	164% higher	Germany
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.5% of firms	0.56% of firms	161% higher	Germany
Solar Electricity Share	17.91%	8.6%	108% higher	Germany
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	55 sites	27 sites	104% higher	Germany
Overcrowded Housing	9.0% of households	4.4% of households	102% higher	Germany
Renewable Energy (%)	23.97%	12.05%	99% higher	Germany
Irrigated Land	5.1K km²	234.8K km²	98% lower	United States
Forest Area	114.2K km²	3.10M km²	96% lower	United States
Land Area	349.4K km²	9.15M km²	96% lower	United States
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.10% of firms	2.5% of firms	96% lower	United States
Airports	840	16.2K	95% lower	United States
Homicide Rate	0.40 per 100k	7.2 per 100k	94% lower	United States
Foreign Patents	18.7K	329.2K	94% lower	United States
Water Withdrawal	25.79 B m³	444.29 B m³	94% lower	United States
Nuclear Electricity Share	1.4%	18.5%	92% lower	United States
Air Passengers	80.20M	941.56M	91% lower	United States
Long-Term Unemployment	0.95% of workforce	0.50% of workforce	90% higher	Germany
Electricity Generation	476.87 TWh	4.4K TWh	89% lower	United States
Coastline Length	2.4K km	19.9K km	88% lower	United States
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	16 time zones	87% lower	United States
Railway Length	39.4K km	293.6K km	87% lower	United States
Armed Forces Personnel	183.0K	1.40M	87% lower	United States
Total CO2 Emissions	579.94 Mt CO2e	4.6K Mt CO2e	87% lower	United States
Domestic Patents	39.8K	262.2K	85% lower	United States
GDP (Nominal)	$4,685,592,577,804.69	$28,750,956,130,731.2	84% lower	United States
Homicide Rate	0.91 per 100k	5.8 per 100k	84% lower	United States
Merchant Fleet Size	595	3.5K	83% lower	United States
Railway Network	33.4K km	148.6K km	78% lower	United States
Shipping Traffic	13.73M	62.21M	78% lower	United States
Electric Generating Capacity	275.66M kW	1.24B kW	78% lower	United States
Road Traffic Death Rate	3.3 per 100k	14.2 per 100k	77% lower	United States
Firms Hit by Power Outages	5.8% of firms	25.17% of firms	77% lower	United States
Population	84.01M	338.02M	75% lower	United States
Scientific Publications	114.0K	457.3K	75% lower	United States
Road Deaths	3.4 per 100k	12.24 per 100k	73% lower	United States
Gender Gap in Work	11.14 min/day	6.5 min/day	72% higher	Germany
Tourist Arrivals	12.45M	45.04M	72% lower	United States
Land Border Length	3.7K km	12.0K km	69% lower	United States
Long Work Hours	2.9% of employees	9.2% of employees	68% lower	United States
Housing Cost Burden	9.2% of households	28.98% of households	68% lower	United States
Job Insecurity	1.4% of earnings at risk	4.2% of earnings at risk	66% lower	United States
Renewable Energy (%)	17.6%	10.9%	61% higher	Germany
Political Corruption Index	0.02	0.06	60% lower	United States
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	16.38 per 1M people	40.59 per 1M people	60% lower	United States
Teen Birth Rate	5.5 per 1k	13.14 per 1k	58% lower	United States
Insufficient Physical Activity	14.08% of adults	33.74% of adults	58% lower	United States
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	18.04 per 100k	39.45 per 100k	54% lower	United States
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.9K kg oil eq/person	6.4K kg oil eq/person	54% lower	United States
Water Stress (%)	24.11%	15.77%	53% higher	Germany
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.9K kWh/person	12.6K kWh/person	53% lower	United States
Capital Elevation	34 m	72 m	53% lower	United States
CO2 Per Capita	6.8 t/person/yr	14.2 t/person/yr	52% lower	United States
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	6.2K m	52% lower	United States
Health Spending Per Capita	$6,232.59	$12,434.43	50% lower	United States
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	United States
Government Debt (% GDP)	63.9% of GDP	118.11% of GDP	46% lower	United States
Loneliness	7.3% of adults 16+	13.36% of adults 16+	45% lower	United States
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	3.4% of GDP	45% lower	United States
Obesity Rate	24.16%	42.87%	44% lower	United States
Seafood Consumption per Person	12.66 kg/person/yr	22.45 kg/person/yr	44% lower	United States
Infant Mortality	3.1 per 1k births	5.5 per 1k births	44% lower	United States
Child Mortality	3.7 per 1k births	6.5 per 1k births	43% lower	United States
Spirits Consumption	2.1 L/person/yr	3.6 L/person/yr	42% lower	United States
Tobacco Use Prevalence	21.5% of adults	15.2% of adults	41% higher	Germany
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.1 vs bottom 20%	8.5 vs bottom 20%	40% lower	United States
Firms with Female Top Manager	13.29% of firms	22.23% of firms	40% lower	United States
Earnings Inequality	2.9 vs bottom 10%	4.8 vs bottom 10%	39% lower	United States
Social Time	7.0 hrs/week	5.1 hrs/week	38% higher	Germany
Liberal Democracy Index	0.78	0.57	37% higher	Germany
Death Rate	11.96 per 1k	8.8 per 1k	37% higher	Germany
Women in Senior Management	27.69% of managers	44.06% of managers	37% lower	United States
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.99 per 1M people	0.72 per 1M people	37% higher	Germany
Poverty Rate	11.8% of population	18.09% of population	35% lower	United States
GNI Per Capita	$55,090	$83,490	34% lower	United States
Beer Consumption	5.3 L/person/yr	4.0 L/person/yr	33% higher	Germany
Youth NEET Rate	8.0% of youth 15-24	11.82% of youth 15-24	32% lower	United States
Low-Wage Workers	15.47% of workers	22.7% of workers	32% lower	United States
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	10.29 µg/m³	7.8 µg/m³	32% higher	Germany
Low Adult Numeracy	17.24% of adults	25.02% of adults	31% lower	United States
Tourism Revenue	$58,372,000,000	$84,205,000,000	31% lower	United States
Voter Turnout	82.54% of votes	64.07% of votes	29% higher	Germany
Meat Consumption per Person	87.79 kg/person/yr	124.11 kg/person/yr	29% lower	United States
Elderly Population (%)	23.2%	17.93%	29% higher	Germany
Health Spending (% GDP)	11.8% of GDP	16.5% of GDP	28% lower	United States
Youth Unemployment Rate	6.9% of youth labor force	9.3% of youth labor force	27% lower	United States
Wealth Concentration	55.55% of wealth	75.15% of wealth	26% lower	United States
Coal Electricity Share	20.61%	16.31%	26% higher	Germany
High-Tech Exports (%)	17.98%	24.32%	26% lower	United States
Freedom of Expression Index	0.91	0.73	25% higher	Germany
Self-Rated Health	64.6% reporting good health	84.9% reporting good health	24% lower	United States
Women in Parliament (%)	35.33%	28.74%	23% higher	Germany
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.5 per 1k	3.7 per 1k	23% higher	Germany
Inequality (Gini)	32.4	41.8	22% lower	United States
Inflation Rate	2.3%	2.9%	21% lower	United States
Vehicles per 1,000 People	687.59 per 1k people	874.14 per 1k people	21% lower	United States
Corruption Perceptions Index	77 pts	64 pts	20% higher	Germany
Alcohol Consumption	11.84 L/adult/yr	9.9 L/adult/yr	20% higher	Germany
Youth Population (%)	13.91%	17.32%	20% lower	United States
Researchers	5.8K per 1M	4.8K per 1M	20% higher	Germany
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$49,850	$61,353	19% lower	United States
Median Age	45.1 years	38.0 years	19% higher	Germany
Food Waste per Person	129 kg/person/yr	158.64 kg/person/yr	19% lower	United States
Gender Pay Gap (%)	14.25% of male wages	17.29% of male wages	18% lower	United States
Chronic Pain	27.5% of adults 15+	33.5% of adults 15+	18% lower	United States
Broadband Access (%)	45 per 100 people	38 per 100 people	18% higher	Germany
Suicide Rate	12.9 per 100k	15.63 per 100k	17% lower	United States
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.1%	17% lower	United States
Birth Rate	8.9 per 1k	10.75 per 1k	17% lower	United States
Average Earnings	$69,433.06	$82,932.94	16% lower	United States
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$72,295.24	$85,809.9	16% lower	United States
Credit Card Ownership	56.52% of adults	66.7% of adults	15% lower	United States
Women's Political Empowerment	0.94	0.83	14% higher	Germany
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	129 per 100 people	113 per 100 people	14% higher	Germany
Electricity Carbon Intensity	329.65 gCO2/kWh	384.4 gCO2/kWh	14% lower	United States
Unpaid Work Hours	11.58% of adults 15-64	13.25% of adults 15-64	13% lower	United States
Low Reading Skills	16.7% of students	14.76% of students	13% higher	Germany
Low Math Skills	16.7% of students	14.76% of students	13% higher	Germany
Low Science Skills	16.7% of students	14.76% of students	13% higher	Germany
Electoral Democracy Index	0.83	0.73	13% higher	Germany
R&D Spending (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	3.6% of GDP	13% lower	United States
Smoking Rate	21.3%	24.3%	12% lower	United States
Average Weekly Work Hours	33.2 hrs/week	37.54 hrs/week	12% lower	United States
Job Strain	28.53% of employees	25.82% of employees	11% higher	Germany
Adult Numeracy	276.53 pts	249.94 pts	11% higher	Germany
Numeracy Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	9% lower	United States
Dependency Ratio	59% of working-age pop.	54.45% of working-age pop.	8% higher	Germany
Employment Rate (%)	82.39% of adults 25-64	76.67% of adults 25-64	7% higher	Germany
Can Raise Emergency Money	87.88% of adults	94.99% of adults	7% lower	United States
Digital Payments Used	99.48% of adults	92.97% of adults	7% higher	Germany
Median Wealth	$155,912	$165,700	6% lower	United States
Leisure Time	15.62 hrs/day	14.74 hrs/day	6% higher	Germany
Safety at Night	76% feeling safe at night	71.5% feeling safe at night	6% higher	Germany
Home Internet Access	88.84% of households	84.39% of households	5% higher	Germany
Reading Skills	479.79 pts	503.94 pts	5% lower	United States
Hypertension Prevalence	30.2% of adults	31.8% of adults	5% lower	United States
Adult Literacy	269.69 pts	259.29 pts	4% higher	Germany
Air Pollution Exposure	99.98% of population	95.76% of population	4% higher	Germany
Forest Coverage (%)	32.68%	33.87%	4% lower	United States
Nurses & Midwives	12.3 per 1k	11.88 per 1k	4% higher	Germany
Literacy Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	3% lower	United States
Agricultural Land (%)	47.47%	46.08%	3% higher	Germany
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	96.2%	99.1%	3% lower	United States
Life Expectancy	80.5 years	78.4 years	3% higher	Germany
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.2% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	3% lower	United States
Math Skills	474.83 pts	464.89 pts	2% higher	Germany
Human Development Index	0.96	0.94	2% higher	Germany
Lack of Support	10.24% of adults 15+	10.02% of adults 15+	2% higher	Germany
Milk Consumption per Person	258.7 kg/person/yr	254.69 kg/person/yr	2% higher	Germany
Safe Drinking Water (%)	99.92%	97.57%	2% higher	Germany
Fertility Rate	1.6 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	2% lower	United States
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	10.64% of GDP	10.89% of GDP	2% lower	United States
Urban Population (%)	82.02%	80.12%	2% higher	Germany
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.0% of GDP	1.0% of GDP	2% lower	United States
Science Skills	492.43 pts	499.41 pts	1% lower	United States
Reading Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1% lower	United States
University Enrollment Rate	78.59%	79.36%	1% lower	United States
Internet Users (%)	94%	93%	1% higher	Germany
Life Evaluation Score	6.9 pts	6.8 pts	1% higher	Germany
Housing Affordability	81.92% of income	81.75% of income	equal	Germany
Social Support	89.72% of adults 15+	89.91% of adults 15+	equal	United States
Extreme Temperature Exposure	0% of population	25.03% of population	ranked lower	United States
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	equal	United States
Science Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	equal	Germany
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	0 days/yr	ranked higher	Germany
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Germany
Sanitation Access (%)	99.23%	99.62%	equal	United States
GDP Growth Rate	-0.5%	2.8%	ranked lower	United States
Lowest Elevation	-3.5 m	-86 m	ranked higher	Germany
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	4.4% of GDP	-3.6% of GDP	ranked higher	Germany

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Analysis

United States leads in 108 of 178 shared metrics, while Germany leads in 70.

Germany's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 12.4x that of United States (51.31 per 100k people vs 3.8 per 100k people).

Germany's Population Density is 5.5x that of United States (238.35 /km² vs 36.82 /km²).

Germany's Border Neighbors is 3.5x that of United States (9.0 vs 2.0).

Germany's Exports (% GDP) is 2.7x that of United States (41.43% of GDP vs 11.11% of GDP).

Germany's Poor Health is 2.2x that of United States (10.9% reporting poor health vs 3.4% reporting poor health).

Key Comparisons

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGermany leads

Germany

51.31 per 100k people

United States

3.8 per 100k people

Population DensityGermany leads

Germany

238.35 /km²

United States

36.82 /km²

Border NeighborsGermany leads

Germany

9.0

United States

2.0

Exports (% GDP)Germany leads

Germany

41.43% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

Poor HealthGermany leads

Germany

10.9% reporting poor health

United States

3.4% reporting poor health

Protected Land (%)Germany leads

Germany

39.3%

United States

12.9%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

51.31 per 100k people

3.8 per 100k people

Population Density

238.35 /km²

36.82 /km²

Border Neighbors

9.0

2.0

Exports (% GDP)

41.43% of GDP

11.11% of GDP

Poor Health

10.9% reporting poor health

3.4% reporting poor health

Protected Land (%)

39.3%

12.9%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

7.8 per 1k

2.7 per 1k

Low Adult Literacy

4.2% of adults

1.5% of adults

Wind Electricity Share

27.18%

10.27%

Imports (% GDP)

37.66% of GDP

14.27% of GDP

Firms Making Informal Payments

1.5% of firms

0.56% of firms

Solar Electricity Share

17.91%

8.6%

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

55 sites

27 sites

Overcrowded Housing

9.0% of households

4.4% of households

Renewable Energy (%)

23.97%

12.05%

Irrigated Land

5.1K km²

234.8K km²

Forest Area

114.2K km²

3.10M km²

Land Area

349.4K km²

9.15M km²

Firms Asked for Bribes

0.10% of firms

2.5% of firms

Airports

840

16.2K

Homicide Rate

0.40 per 100k

7.2 per 100k

Foreign Patents

18.7K

329.2K

Water Withdrawal

25.79 B m³

444.29 B m³

Nuclear Electricity Share

1.4%

18.5%

Air Passengers

80.20M

941.56M

Long-Term Unemployment

0.95% of workforce

0.50% of workforce

Electricity Generation

476.87 TWh

4.4K TWh

Coastline Length

2.4K km

19.9K km

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

16 time zones

Railway Length

39.4K km

293.6K km

Armed Forces Personnel

183.0K

1.40M

Total CO2 Emissions

579.94 Mt CO2e

4.6K Mt CO2e

Domestic Patents

39.8K

262.2K

GDP (Nominal)

$4,685,592,577,804.69

$28,750,956,130,731.2

Homicide Rate

0.91 per 100k

5.8 per 100k

Merchant Fleet Size

595

3.5K

Railway Network

33.4K km

148.6K km

Shipping Traffic

13.73M

62.21M

Electric Generating Capacity

275.66M kW

1.24B kW

Road Traffic Death Rate

3.3 per 100k

14.2 per 100k

Firms Hit by Power Outages

5.8% of firms

25.17% of firms

Population

84.01M

338.02M

Scientific Publications

114.0K

457.3K

Road Deaths

3.4 per 100k

12.24 per 100k

Gender Gap in Work

11.14 min/day

6.5 min/day

Tourist Arrivals

12.45M

45.04M

Land Border Length

3.7K km

12.0K km

Long Work Hours

2.9% of employees

9.2% of employees

Housing Cost Burden

9.2% of households

28.98% of households

Job Insecurity

1.4% of earnings at risk

4.2% of earnings at risk

Renewable Energy (%)

17.6%

10.9%

Political Corruption Index

0.02

0.06

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

16.38 per 1M people

40.59 per 1M people

Teen Birth Rate

5.5 per 1k

13.14 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

14.08% of adults

33.74% of adults

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

18.04 per 100k

39.45 per 100k

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.9K kg oil eq/person

6.4K kg oil eq/person

Water Stress (%)

24.11%

15.77%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

5.9K kWh/person

12.6K kWh/person

Capital Elevation

34 m

72 m

CO2 Per Capita

6.8 t/person/yr

14.2 t/person/yr

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

6.2K m

Health Spending Per Capita

$6,232.59

$12,434.43

Official Languages Count

1.0

2.0

Government Debt (% GDP)

63.9% of GDP

118.11% of GDP

Loneliness

7.3% of adults 16+

13.36% of adults 16+

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

3.4% of GDP

Obesity Rate

24.16%

42.87%

Seafood Consumption per Person

12.66 kg/person/yr

22.45 kg/person/yr

Infant Mortality

3.1 per 1k births

5.5 per 1k births

Child Mortality

3.7 per 1k births

6.5 per 1k births

Spirits Consumption

2.1 L/person/yr

3.6 L/person/yr

Tobacco Use Prevalence

21.5% of adults

15.2% of adults

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.1 vs bottom 20%

8.5 vs bottom 20%

Firms with Female Top Manager

13.29% of firms

22.23% of firms

Earnings Inequality

2.9 vs bottom 10%

4.8 vs bottom 10%

Social Time

7.0 hrs/week

5.1 hrs/week

Liberal Democracy Index

0.78

0.57

Death Rate

11.96 per 1k

8.8 per 1k

Women in Senior Management

27.69% of managers

44.06% of managers

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.99 per 1M people

0.72 per 1M people

Poverty Rate

11.8% of population

18.09% of population

GNI Per Capita

$55,090

$83,490

Beer Consumption

5.3 L/person/yr

4.0 L/person/yr

Youth NEET Rate

8.0% of youth 15-24

11.82% of youth 15-24

Low-Wage Workers

15.47% of workers

22.7% of workers

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

10.29 µg/m³

7.8 µg/m³

Low Adult Numeracy

17.24% of adults

25.02% of adults

Tourism Revenue

$58,372,000,000

$84,205,000,000

Voter Turnout

82.54% of votes

64.07% of votes

Meat Consumption per Person

87.79 kg/person/yr

124.11 kg/person/yr

Elderly Population (%)

23.2%

17.93%

Health Spending (% GDP)

11.8% of GDP

16.5% of GDP

Youth Unemployment Rate

6.9% of youth labor force

9.3% of youth labor force

Wealth Concentration

55.55% of wealth

75.15% of wealth

Coal Electricity Share

20.61%

16.31%

High-Tech Exports (%)

17.98%

24.32%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.91

0.73

Self-Rated Health

64.6% reporting good health

84.9% reporting good health

Women in Parliament (%)

35.33%

28.74%

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.5 per 1k

3.7 per 1k

Inequality (Gini)

32.4

41.8

Inflation Rate

2.3%

2.9%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

687.59 per 1k people

874.14 per 1k people

Corruption Perceptions Index

77 pts

64 pts

Alcohol Consumption

11.84 L/adult/yr

9.9 L/adult/yr

Youth Population (%)

13.91%

17.32%

Researchers

5.8K per 1M

4.8K per 1M

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$49,850

$61,353

Median Age

45.1 years

38.0 years

Food Waste per Person

129 kg/person/yr

158.64 kg/person/yr

Gender Pay Gap (%)

14.25% of male wages

17.29% of male wages

Chronic Pain

27.5% of adults 15+

33.5% of adults 15+

Broadband Access (%)

45 per 100 people

38 per 100 people

Suicide Rate

12.9 per 100k

15.63 per 100k

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

4.1%

Birth Rate

8.9 per 1k

10.75 per 1k

Average Earnings

$69,433.06

$82,932.94

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$72,295.24

$85,809.9

Credit Card Ownership

56.52% of adults

66.7% of adults

Women's Political Empowerment

0.94

0.83

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

129 per 100 people

113 per 100 people

Electricity Carbon Intensity

329.65 gCO2/kWh

384.4 gCO2/kWh

Unpaid Work Hours

11.58% of adults 15-64

13.25% of adults 15-64

Low Reading Skills

16.7% of students

14.76% of students

Low Math Skills

16.7% of students

14.76% of students

Low Science Skills

16.7% of students

14.76% of students

Electoral Democracy Index

0.83

0.73

R&D Spending (% GDP)

3.1% of GDP

3.6% of GDP

Smoking Rate

21.3%

24.3%

Average Weekly Work Hours

33.2 hrs/week

37.54 hrs/week

Job Strain

28.53% of employees

25.82% of employees

Adult Numeracy

276.53 pts

249.94 pts

Numeracy Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Dependency Ratio

59% of working-age pop.

54.45% of working-age pop.

Employment Rate (%)

82.39% of adults 25-64

76.67% of adults 25-64

Can Raise Emergency Money

87.88% of adults

94.99% of adults

Digital Payments Used

99.48% of adults

92.97% of adults

Median Wealth

$155,912

$165,700

Leisure Time

15.62 hrs/day

14.74 hrs/day

Safety at Night

76% feeling safe at night

71.5% feeling safe at night

Home Internet Access

88.84% of households

84.39% of households

Reading Skills

479.79 pts

503.94 pts

Hypertension Prevalence

30.2% of adults

31.8% of adults

Adult Literacy

269.69 pts

259.29 pts

Air Pollution Exposure

99.98% of population

95.76% of population

Forest Coverage (%)

32.68%

33.87%

Nurses & Midwives

12.3 per 1k

11.88 per 1k

Literacy Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Agricultural Land (%)

47.47%

46.08%

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

96.2%

99.1%

Life Expectancy

80.5 years

78.4 years

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.2% of GDP

5.4% of GDP

Math Skills

474.83 pts

464.89 pts

Human Development Index

0.96

0.94

Lack of Support

10.24% of adults 15+

10.02% of adults 15+

Milk Consumption per Person

258.7 kg/person/yr

254.69 kg/person/yr

Safe Drinking Water (%)

99.92%

97.57%

Fertility Rate

1.6 children/woman

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

10.64% of GDP

10.89% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

82.02%

80.12%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.0% of GDP

Science Skills

492.43 pts

499.41 pts

Reading Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

University Enrollment Rate

78.59%

79.36%

Internet Users (%)

94%

93%

Life Evaluation Score

6.9 pts

6.8 pts

Housing Affordability

81.92% of income

81.75% of income

Social Support

89.72% of adults 15+

89.91% of adults 15+

Extreme Temperature Exposure

0% of population

25.03% of population

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Science Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

0 days/yr

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.23%

99.62%

GDP Growth Rate

-0.5%

2.8%

Lowest Elevation

-3.5 m

-86 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

4.4% of GDP

-3.6% of GDP