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Germany vs United Kingdom: 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 61 of 112 metrics
United Kingdom
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Leads on 38 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and United Kingdom: Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against United Kingdom (1.31); Germany leads on Oil Production (147,200) against United Kingdom (1.39); Germany leads on Oil Proved Reserves (276) against United Kingdom (2.86). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 61 and United Kingdom wins on 38.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★78.89 points
Radios77.884.5★
Televisions51.4★30.5
Waterways7,300★3,200

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★4.10T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %0.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %4.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.793.8★
Electricity Consumption536.5★309.2
Electricity Exports78.86★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4150★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants22
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels59★
Electricity from Other Renewables52★39
Electricity Imports28.34★19.7
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5★97.06
Electricity Production612.8★318.2
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★94.28 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.432.4
Gross Fixed Investment17.8★13.9
Gross National Saving28★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-0.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★79.17
Natural Gas Exports34.61★11.27
Natural Gas Imports119.5★47
Natural Gas Production7.942.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5176★
Oil Consumption2.5★1.62
Oil Exports470,200★1.31
Oil Imports2.67★1.45
Oil Production147,200★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves276★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★18.6 people
Public Debt63.9★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD1.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16★1.29
Remittances0.5★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.03★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.24★0.5
Taxes and Other Revenues1127.4★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★4.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19340.94★
Continental Shelf200200
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 core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★9.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★115
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km172,448.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,065★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★86.77 %
Administrative Divisions16England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence18no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.158.66★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.8★7.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★11.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★8 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★29
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000NA
Underweight Children Under 50.60.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.750.79★
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★83.69 years
Median age of population45.59 years★40.33 years
Population Change-741,055 persons377,688.2 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons★69.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.67
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BC★
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %10.76 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)11.96 %9.25 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★15.28M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★35.36
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people9.65 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★177.49
Military Service Age and Obligation17★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %86.48 %★
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★3.3 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %0.4 %★
Population living in slums0 %0.16 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons675,626.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★4.03 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.352.25★
Airports8401,057★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel239618★
Heliports449★139

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