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Germany vs Serbia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Germany
deu
Leads on 66 of 106 metrics
Serbia
srb
Leads on 36 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Serbia: Serbia leads on Oil Consumption (88,000) against Germany (2.50); Serbia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (74,350) against Germany (2.16); Serbia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (74,000) against Germany (2.46). Across 106 compared metrics, Germany wins on 66 and Serbia wins on 36.

  • Communications: 4 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 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: 3 metrics compared

Communications

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %★87.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★53.55 points
Waterways7,300★587

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★5.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★105.51B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %3.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.25★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %8.2 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★8.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.796.6★
Electricity Consumption536.5★29.81
Electricity Exports78.86★6.43
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4165★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants235★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★1
Electricity Imports28.34★5.07
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★7.34
Electricity Production612.8★36.54
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★91.88 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.432.8★
Gross Fixed Investment17.818.4★
Gross National Saving28★15.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %2.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★2.72
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5★2.01
Natural Gas Production7.9509.7★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.548.14★
Oil Consumption2.588,000★
Oil Exports470,200★4,815
Oil Imports2.6778,600★
Oil Production147,200★14,310
Oil Proved Reserves276★77.5
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★20 people
Public Debt63.9★73.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD3.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4674,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★15,750
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★18,720
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.1674,350★
Remittances0.57.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.38★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.24★2.04
Taxes and Other Revenues1123.9★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★7.4 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★-887,880
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.1944.78★
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-Westphaliaa fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Total Renewable Water Resources154162.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★2.74 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★156.99
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★34,930 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant345.63 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,065★550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★51.23 %
Administrative Divisions16117★
Independence18★5
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.15★22.01
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.810.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★5.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★11 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★28.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %21.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0003,300★
Underweight Children Under 50.6★1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★32,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★51.54 %
Human Capital Index0.75★0.75
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★81.99 years
Median age of population45.59 years★44.56 years
Population Change-741,055 persons-34,673.3 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km86.8 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★6.64M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.6
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %★8.72 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %★62.3 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %★14.66 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★1.42M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★3.23
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years11.35 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people★1.41 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88180.57★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★65.92 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★3.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %★-0.6 %
Population living in slums0 %1.3 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons77,453.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★53.17 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.49 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-14,087.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★4.33 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.39
Airports840★46
Heliports449★11

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