Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Germany fits inside Australia 22 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Germany: 357,680 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 11 times as long as Germany’s
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Germany’s highest peak towers 735 m above Australia’s
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Germany and Australia are practically level
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Germany: 47.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 3 times as many people as Australia
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 67 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 1.5 cm taller than in Australia
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Germany: 180.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 1.5 cm taller than in Australia
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Germany: 166.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 7.4 years older than in Australia
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Australia have 0.1 more children on average than in Germany
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Germany hosts 26 times as many refugees per resident as Australia
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Australia 3.6
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Germany: 10.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Australia and Germany are practically level
Australia: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Australia’s
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 5% more per person than Australia
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Australia and Germany are practically level
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Australia and Germany are practically level
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Germany: 0.7% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Australia and Germany are practically level
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Germany and Australia are practically level
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Germany: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Germany: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Germany’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 2% more on health per person than Germany
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 2.3 years longer than in Germany
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Germany: 80.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Australia and Germany are nearly identical here
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 11% more doctors per person than Australia
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Germany has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Australia
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 26% higher than in Germany
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 24% in Germany
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 12% in Australia
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Australia and Germany are practically level
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 4% more alcohol than in Australia
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 65% more meat per person than Germany
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 27 kcal more food per person per day than Germany
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Australia put in 276 more hours a year than in Germany
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 1.4 years longer than in Australia
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Germany: 0.45 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Germany has 34 more World Heritage sites than Australia (55 against 21)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Germany: 55 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Australia 619
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Germany: 980 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 94% in Germany
Australia: 96% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 39% faster than in Germany
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Germany: 187 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Germany are practically level
Australia: 100% (2024) · Germany: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 82% in Germany
Australia: 88% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113
Australia: 113 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 2% longer than Australia’s
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Germany
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 17% of Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Germany: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Germany
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Germany carries 69% more fine dust than in Australia
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7% more likely to be murdered in Germany than in Australia
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Australia are 39% deadlier than in Germany
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 12.2 °C warmer than Germany
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Germany gets 95% more rain than Australia
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Germany?
Australia is larger. Germany fits inside Australia 22 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Germany?
Germany has 3 times as many people as Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Germany?
People in Australia live 2.3 years longer than in Germany. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 80.8 in Germany.
Are people taller in Australia or Germany?
Men in Germany are 1.5 cm taller than in Australia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
