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Germany vs South Korea: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
deu
Leads on 50 of 112 metrics
South Korea
kor
Leads on 52 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and South Korea: Germany leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (494,000) against South Korea (1.40); South Korea leads on Natural Gas Production (339.80) against Germany (7.90); South Korea leads on Population Change (-34,023 persons) against Germany (-741,055 persons). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 50 and South Korea wins on 52.

  • 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🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %97.9 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★64.06 points
Radios77.8★47.5
Televisions51.4★15.9
Waterways7,300★1,600

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★30.14B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★1.91T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %3.48 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★7.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.793.4★
Electricity Consumption536.5★507.6
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4170★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants22
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels521★
Electricity from Other Renewables52★8
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★111.2
Electricity Production612.8★526
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita234.67 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.432.9★
Gross Fixed Investment17.827.4★
Gross National Saving2836.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %1.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★45.28
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5★48.65
Natural Gas Production7.9339.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★7.08
Oil Consumption2.5★2.25
Oil Exports470,200907,100★
Oil Imports2.673.07★
Oil Production147,200★48,400
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people14.4 people★
Public Debt63.952.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD1.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.462.58★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★1.4
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800908,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.163.3★
Remittances0.5★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.03★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.240★
Taxes and Other Revenues1115.7★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %2.7 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★-5.50M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19★644.23
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-Westphaliathe population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northea
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★13.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★69.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %11.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★131.69
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★15,174 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km2,413 km★
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant362.21 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,0657,780★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★85.98 %
Administrative Divisions16★9
Independence18★15
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.159.92★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.89.6★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★9.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km12.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.932.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %4.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000NA
Underweight Children Under 50.60.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000569,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★42.12 %
Human Capital Index0.750.8★
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years87.65 years★
Median age of population45.59 years46.18 years★
Population Change-741,055 persons-34,023.3 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km★521.76 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons★51.62M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %★4.29 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %82.3 %★
Death Rate (%)11.96 %6.94 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★10.86M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★29.71
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years11.74 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days365 days★
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people9.99 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★174.92
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %90.48 %★
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★2.61 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %-0.09 %★
Population living in slums0 %5.46 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons375,161.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★54.27 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman★0.72 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons106,057.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births2.38 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★1.32
Airports840★92
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel239★93
Heliports4491,280★

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