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Germany vs United Arab Emirates
How Germany and United Arab Emirates compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 81.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, Germany was higher: $44,030 against $41,610
- Population · In 2023, Germany was higher: 84.6 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.13% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 6.94 tonnes
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personGermany: $44,150 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureGermany: 10.1 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personGermany: $44,150 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthGermany: 0.2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationGermany: 2.3% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtGermany: 62.7% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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