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Germany vs United Kingdom
How Germany and United Kingdom compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Germany was higher: 81.4 years against 81.3 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: $48,420 against $44,150
- Population · In 2023, Germany was higher: 84.6 million people against 68.7 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, United Kingdom was higher: 2.35% of GDP against 2.27% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Germany was higher: 6.94 tonnes against 4.22 tonnes
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- GDP per personGermany: $44,150 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- TemperatureGermany: 10.1 °C in 2025United Kingdom: 10.4 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, 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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