China vs Germany
China vs Germany: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.3 years in China and 11 years in Germany, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.8 years, or 1.19 times that in China.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, China ranked 50 and Germany ranked 23 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | China | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 11.3 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | – | 11.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
China vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025