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Germany vs Russia: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
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Leads on 45 of 112 metrics
Russia
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Leads on 60 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Russia: Germany leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (494,000) against Russia (2.67); Russia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1) against Germany (93,000); Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against Russia (7.30). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 45 and Russia wins on 60.

  • 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🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %94.37 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★24.57 points
Radios77.8★61.5
Televisions51.460.5★
Waterways7,300102,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $111.04B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★2.61T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.53★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %10.55 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.793.1★
Electricity Consumption536.5909.6★
Electricity Exports78.86★13.13
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4168★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants221★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels511★
Electricity from Other Renewables52★1
Electricity Imports28.34★3.19
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5244.9★
Electricity Production612.8★1.03
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita224.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.435.1★
Gross Fixed Investment17.823.2★
Gross National Saving28★26.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %4.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★6.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption93.36467.5★
Natural Gas Exports34.61210.2★
Natural Gas Imports119.5★15.77
Natural Gas Production7.9665.6★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.547.8★
Oil Consumption2.52.94★
Oil Exports470,200★7.3
Oil Imports2.6742,750★
Oil Production147,200★10.13
Oil Proved Reserves276★60
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people12.1 people★
Public Debt63.918.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD4.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.463.65★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★2.67
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★41,920
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.166.08★
Remittances0.5★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.29★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.240.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues1112.1★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %2.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★47.39M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.191.84★
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 heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year788 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources154★4.53

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★0.29 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★77.33
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km2.15M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km37,653 km★
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,06543,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★1.68 %
Administrative Divisions1646★
Independence1825★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.23★17.03
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.8★5.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★7.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★9 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★25.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0001★
Underweight Children Under 50.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,0001.45M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★53.91 %
Human Capital Index0.750.77★
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★81.33 years
Median age of population45.59 years★40.61 years
Population Change-741,055 persons★-917,387.6 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km8.78 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons143.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.18
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C★
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %★8.27 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %68 %★
Death Rate (%)11.96 %★13.93 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons33.21M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate43.7772.52★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years12.66 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people12.68 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★176.46
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %79.31 %★
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km5.11 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %★-0.49 %
Population living in slums0 %2.46 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons★1.62M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★56.39 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.44 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons★-487,124.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★4.79 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.65
Airports840905★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)02★
Civil Air Travel239NA major transport aircraft
Heliports449494★

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