Germany vs Greece
Germany vs Greece: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11 years in Germany and 10 years in Greece, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.1 years, or 1.11 times that in Greece.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Germany ranked 23 and Greece ranked 40 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Germany | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 9.8 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
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
Germany vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025