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Germany vs Netherlands: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
deu
Leads on 59 of 112 metrics
Netherlands
nld
Leads on 42 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Netherlands: Germany leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (883,800) against Netherlands (2.15); Netherlands leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (954,500) against Germany (2.46); Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against Netherlands (1.87). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 59 and Netherlands wins on 42.

  • 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %97.01 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points88.64 points★
Radios77.8★15.3
Televisions51.4★8.1
Waterways7,300★6,237

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★15.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★1.34T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0 %
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %★1.33 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.794.3★
Electricity Consumption536.5★108.8
Electricity Exports78.86★19.34
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4175★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★1
Electricity from Other Renewables52★23
Electricity Imports28.34★24.26
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★34.17
Electricity Production612.8★109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita185.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.4★25.7
Gross Fixed Investment17.8★16.6
Gross National Saving2831.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-1.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★43.38
Natural Gas Exports34.6151.25★
Natural Gas Imports119.5★51
Natural Gas Production7.945.33★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5801.4★
Oil Consumption2.5★1.01
Oil Exports470,200★1.87
Oil Imports2.67★2.58
Oil Production147,200★59,490
Oil Proved Reserves276310★
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people14.5 people★
Public Debt63.956.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46954,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★2.41
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★2.15
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16★1.28
Remittances0.5★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.03★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.240.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues1124.8★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★3.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★-2.23M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19188.19★
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-Westphaliaan area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★4.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %21.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★55.13
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★17,883.7 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★451 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,065★2,969

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★92.54 %
Administrative Divisions16★12
Independence1826★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.159.27★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.8★5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★11.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.930.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %20.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00024,000★
Underweight Children Under 50.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★41,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★53.17 %
Human Capital Index0.750.79★
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years84.31 years★
Median age of population45.59 years★41.39 years
Population Change-741,055 persons110,181.7 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km★550.26 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons★18.46M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C★
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %10.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)11.96 %9.7 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★4.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★10.32
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years11.56 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people★1.17 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88182.54★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %84.91 %★
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★3.88 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %0.3 %★
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths1.07M persons166,908.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %68.26 %★
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman★1.35 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons108,456.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★3.41 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.351.7★
Airports840★44
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel239★98
Heliports449★194

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