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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Luxembourg fits inside Germany 138 times

Germany: 357,680 km² (2024) · Luxembourg: 2,590 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Germany’s highest peak towers 2,404 m above Luxembourg’s

Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 559 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 52% of Luxembourg, versus 47% of Germany

Germany: 47.4% (2024) · Luxembourg: 51.7% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Germany has 122 times as many people as Luxembourg

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Luxembourg: 686,970 (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Luxembourg is 12% more densely populated than Germany

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Luxembourg: 267 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Germany are 1.8 cm taller than in Luxembourg

Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Luxembourg: 178.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Germany are 1.1 cm taller than in Luxembourg

Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Luxembourg: 165.1 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 6.3 years older than in Luxembourg

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Luxembourg: 38.9 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Germany have 0.1 more children on average than in Luxembourg

Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.25 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 16% in Luxembourg

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Luxembourg: 15.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Germany hosts 2.1 times as many refugees per resident as Luxembourg

Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Luxembourg: 15 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany: 10.3 (2026) · Luxembourg: no data

Official languages

How many official languages?

Luxembourg has 3 official languages, Germany 1

Germany: 1 (2026) · Luxembourg: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 50 times the size of Luxembourg’s

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Luxembourg: $101 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Luxembourg produces 2.1 times as much per person as Germany

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Luxembourg: Int$156,542 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Germany and Luxembourg are practically level

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Luxembourg: 33.6 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.7% of people in Germany live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Luxembourg

Germany: 0.7% (2022) · Luxembourg: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.3% in Luxembourg, versus 3.7% in Germany

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Luxembourg: 6.3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Germany spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Luxembourg 0.9%

Germany: 2.3% (2025) · Luxembourg: 0.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Luxembourg’s central government collects 29% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Germany: 10.9% (2024) · Luxembourg: 28.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

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

Germany: 80% (2025) · Luxembourg: 94% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Luxembourg spends 19% more on health per person than Germany

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Luxembourg: $8,170 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Luxembourg live 2.4 years longer than in Germany

Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Luxembourg: 83.2 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Germany is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Luxembourg

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 52% more doctors per person than Luxembourg

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Luxembourg: 3 per 1,000 (2017)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Germany has 91% more hospital beds per person than Luxembourg

Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Luxembourg: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Germany is 9% higher than in Luxembourg

Germany: 10 per 100k (2023) · Luxembourg: 9.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 21% in Luxembourg

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Luxembourg: 20.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Luxembourg smoke, versus 22% in Germany

Germany: 22% (2024) · Luxembourg: 24.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Luxembourg rate their lives 0.18 points higher than in Germany

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Luxembourg: 7.06 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Luxembourg drink 5% more alcohol than in Germany

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Luxembourg: 11.4 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Luxembourg has 17% more meat per person than Germany

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Luxembourg: 83 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Germany and Luxembourg are practically level

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Luxembourg: 3,522 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Luxembourg put in 117 more hours a year than in Germany

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Luxembourg: 1,452 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 1.7 years longer than in Luxembourg

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Luxembourg: 12.6 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Luxembourg welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as Germany (2019)

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.55 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Germany has 54 more World Heritage sites than Luxembourg (55 against 1)

Germany: 55 (2026) · Luxembourg: 1 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Luxembourg 4

Germany: 980 (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 4 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

99% of people in Luxembourg are online, versus 94% in Germany

Germany: 94% (2024) · Luxembourg: 99% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Luxembourg is 86% faster than in Germany

Germany: 187 Mbps (2026) · Luxembourg: 347 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Germany and Luxembourg are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

95% of people in Luxembourg live in cities, versus 82% in Germany

Germany: 82% (2025) · Luxembourg: 95% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Luxembourg has 144 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Germany 129

Germany: 129 (2024) · Luxembourg: 144 (2023)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 123 times as long as Luxembourg’s

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Luxembourg: 271 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Luxembourg fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Germany

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Luxembourg: 3.58 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Luxembourg, but only 33% of Germany

Germany: 32.8% (2024) · Luxembourg: 34.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Luxembourg emits 55% more CO₂ than someone in Germany

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Luxembourg: 10.5 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

92% of Luxembourg’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Luxembourg: 91.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Germany carries 8% more fine dust than in Luxembourg

Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Luxembourg: 8.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 68% more likely to be murdered in Luxembourg than in Germany

Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Luxembourg: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Germany and Luxembourg are nearly identical here

Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023) · Luxembourg: 5.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Luxembourg is on average 0.1 °C warmer than Germany

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

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Luxembourg gets 8% more rain than Germany

Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Luxembourg: 939 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Germany bigger than Luxembourg?

Germany is larger. Luxembourg fits inside Germany 138 times.

Which has more people, Germany or Luxembourg?

Germany has 122 times as many people as Luxembourg (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Germany or Luxembourg?

People in Luxembourg live 2.4 years longer than in Germany. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 83.2 in Luxembourg.

Are people taller in Germany or Luxembourg?

Men in Germany are 1.8 cm taller than in Luxembourg (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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