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Germany vs Luxembourg: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Germany
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Leads on 56 of 110 metrics
Luxembourg
lux
Leads on 47 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Luxembourg: Luxembourg leads on Major Urban Areas Population (120,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Luxembourg leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (59,850) against Germany (2.46); Luxembourg leads on Oil Consumption (60,500) against Germany (2.50). Across 110 compared metrics, Germany wins on 56 and Luxembourg wins on 47.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %98.76 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 99% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★83.04 points
Radios77.8285,000★
Televisions51.4285,000★
Waterways7,300★37

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★208.54M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★101.23B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %1.9 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.788.8★
Electricity Consumption536.5★6.48
Electricity Exports78.86★1.42
Electricity from Fossil Fuels41★25
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants28★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables5267★
Electricity Imports28.34★7.72
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★1.71
Electricity Production612.8★334.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita224.65 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.434.1★
Gross Fixed Investment17.821.3★
Gross National Saving28★22.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-1.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %2.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36792.8★
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5792.8★
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.560,500★
Oil Exports470,200★686
Oil Imports2.6751,930★
Oil Production147,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★17.3 people
Public Debt63.923★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4659,850★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★59,020
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16★0
Remittances0.52.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.03★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.240★
Taxes and Other Revenues1127.2★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★199,050
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.198.72★
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-Westphaliamost people live in the south, on or near the border with France
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★0.08 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★3.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %12.35 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★180.7
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★1,339.89 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant88.05 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,065★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %99.85 %★
Administrative Divisions16★12
Independence18183★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.159.61★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.8★5.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★5.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★4.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★12 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.931★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★22.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0001,200★
Underweight Children Under 50.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★1,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★50.75 %
Human Capital Index0.75★0.68
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years84.26 years★
Median age of population45.59 years★39.66 years
Population Change-741,055 persons5,388.1 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km★267.36 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons★687,871 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.92★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BC★
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %9.24 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %NA
Death Rate (%)11.96 %6.66 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★3.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★163,529.1 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77350,000★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years★9.59 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days180 days★
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people120,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★177.86
Military Manpower at Military Age1819★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★72.13 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★2.98 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %1.26 %★
Population living in slums0 %0.02 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons5,121.9 persons★
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.41 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons3,400.1 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★3.38 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇱🇺 LuxembourgShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.353.7★
Airports840★3
Civil Air Travel239★13
Heliports449★11

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