Germany vs Iran: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Iran: Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against Iran (2.52); Iran leads on Oil Imports (297,100) against Germany (2.67); Germany leads on Oil Production (147,200) against Iran (4.25). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 66 and Iran wins on 38.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %79.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points16.22 points
Radios77.817
Televisions51.44.61
Waterways7,300850

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $58.51B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $584.26B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %NA
Coal Revenue0.020.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %18 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP8.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.767.8
Electricity Consumption536.5236.3
Electricity Exports78.866.82
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4184
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants215
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels51
Electricity from Other Renewables520
Electricity Imports28.344.22
Electricity Installed Capacity208.577.6
Electricity Production612.8272.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita160.78 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.435.9
Gross Fixed Investment17.831.2
Gross National Saving2837.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %2.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %32.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36206.9
Natural Gas Exports34.6111.64
Natural Gas Imports119.53.99
Natural Gas Production7.9214.5
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.533.72
Oil Consumption2.51.85
Oil Exports470,2002.52
Oil Imports2.67297,100
Oil Production147,2004.25
Oil Proved Reserves276137
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people18.7 people
Public Debt63.939.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.461.8
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000397,200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,80064,160
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.161.76
Remittances0.50
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.244.64
Taxes and Other Revenues11.2317.3
Unemployment Rate3.5 %9.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M2.96M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19823.36
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a m
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year49.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154137

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %1.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14137.67
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km472,428 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km2,440 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,06579,721

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %10.13 %
Administrative Divisions1631
Independence181
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.935.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.89
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %16 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %25.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00054,000
Underweight Children Under 50.64.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000650,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %67.96 %
Human Capital Index0.750.61
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years81.67 years
Median age of population45.59 years34.48 years
Population Change-741,055 persons782,588.4 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km57.41 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons93.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.06
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %11.24 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %NA
Death Rate (%)11.96 %4.42 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons24.90M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.7728.58
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years8.35 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people9.5 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88173.57
Military Manpower at Military Age1821
Military Service Age and Obligation1716
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %84.83 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km1.81 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %-0.87 %
Population living in slums0 %43.64 %
Total deaths1.07M persons390,941 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %59.47 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.66 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons66,609.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births9.78 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇷 IranShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.21
Airports840177
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel23948
Heliports44990

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