Italy’s coastline is 3.2 times as long as Germany’s

Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)

Italy’s highest peak towers 1,785 m above Germany’s

Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 47% of Germany, versus 44% of Italy

Germany: 47.4% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)

Germany has 42% more people than Italy

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)

Germany is 20% more densely populated than Italy

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Italy is 2.3 years older than in Germany

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)

Women in Germany have 0.2 more children on average than in Italy

Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 24% in Germany

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)

Germany hosts 9.7 times as many refugees per resident as Italy

Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025)

Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Italy 3.4

Germany: 10.3 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)

Germany and Italy are practically level

Germany: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)

Germany’s economy is 2 times the size of Italy’s

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)

Germany produces 20% more per person than Italy

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Germany (Gini 0.6 points higher)

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)

Italy and Germany are practically level

Germany: 0.7% (2022) · Italy: 0.9% (2023)

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 3.7% in Germany

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)

Germany and Italy are practically level

Germany: 2.3% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)

Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Germany: 10.9% (2024) · Italy: 25.6% (2024)

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Italy’s

Germany: 80% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)

Germany spends 2 times as much on health per person as Italy

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)

A baby in Germany is 35% more likely to die before turning one than in Italy

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

Germany has 8% more doctors per person than Italy

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Germany has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Italy

Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)

The suicide rate in Germany is 75% higher than in Italy

Germany: 10 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 18% in Italy

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)

Italy and Germany are practically level

Germany: 22% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)

People in Germany rate their lives 0.31 points higher than in Italy

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)

Adults in Germany drink 29% more alcohol than in Italy

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)

Italy and Germany are nearly identical here

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)

Italy has 218 kcal more food per person per day than Germany

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)

Workers in Italy put in 366 more hours a year than in Germany

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)

Adults in Germany went to school 3.5 years longer than in Italy

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)

Italy welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Germany (2019)

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)

Italy has 7 more World Heritage sites than Germany (62 against 55)

Germany: 55 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Italy 829

Germany: 980 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)

94% of people in Germany are online, versus 89% in Italy

Germany: 94% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)

Home internet in Italy is 46% faster than in Germany

Germany: 187 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)

Germany and Italy are practically level

Germany: 100% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 70% in Italy

Germany: 82% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Germany 129

Germany: 129 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)

Germany’s railway network is 93% longer than Italy’s

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)

Airlines from Germany fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 32% of Italy

Germany: 32.8% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)

The average person in Germany emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Italy

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)

59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)

The air in Italy carries 67% more fine dust than in Germany

Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 60% more likely to be murdered in Germany than in Italy

Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Italy are 57% deadlier than in Germany

Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)

Italy is on average 3.6 °C warmer than Germany

Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

Italy gets 18% more rain than Germany

Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)