Germany vs Pakistan
Germany vs Pakistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany and 4.4 per 100,000 people in Pakistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Germany, by 5.5 per 100,000 people, or 2.23 times that in Pakistan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Germany ranked 83 and Pakistan ranked 172 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Germany | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 4.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10 | 5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11 | 5.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 5.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 5.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 5.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | 5.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.4 | 5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.9 | 4.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025