How much coast is there?

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

How high can you climb?

Germany’s highest peak towers 941 m above Niger’s.

Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Niger: 2,022 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Germany has 3 times as many people as Niger.

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Niger: 27.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Germany is 11 times as densely populated as Niger.

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Niger: 22 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 30 years older than in Niger.

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Niger: 15.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Niger have 4.6 more children on average than in Germany.

Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Niger: 5.94 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 2.6% in Niger.

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Niger: 2.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Niger 0.0.

Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Niger: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Germany and Niger are practically level.

Germany: 1 (2026) · Niger: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 233 times the size of Niger’s.

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Niger: $21.6 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Germany produces 35 times as much per person as Niger.

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Niger: Int$2,177 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Niger (Gini 0.8 points higher).

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Niger: 32.9 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.7% in Germany, versus 0.4% in Niger.

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Niger: 0.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Niger and Germany are practically level.

Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Niger: 2.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Niger’s.

Germany: 80% (2025) · Niger: 36% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 263 times as much on health per person as Niger.

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Niger: $26 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Niger is 21 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Niger: 65.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 119 times as many doctors per person as Niger.

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Niger: 0.038 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 6.0% in Niger.

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Niger: 6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 7.4% in Niger.

Germany: 22% (2024) · Niger: 7.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 1.94 points higher than in Niger.

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Niger: 4.94 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Germany drink 84 times as much alcohol as in Niger.

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Niger: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Germany has 9.2 times as much meat per person as Niger.

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Niger: 7.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 881 kcal more food per person per day than Niger.

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Niger: 2,654 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Niger put in 734 more hours a year than in Germany.

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Niger: 2,069 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 13 years longer than in Niger.

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Niger: 1.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Germany welcomed 54 times as many tourists per resident as Niger (2019).

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Niger: 0.01 (2019)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Germany are online, versus 16% in Niger.

Germany: 94% (2024) · Niger: 16% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 21% in Niger.

Germany: 100% (2024) · Niger: 21.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 18% in Niger.

Germany: 82% (2025) · Niger: 18% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Niger 61.

Germany: 129 (2024) · Niger: 61 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Niger: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Germany fly 4,644 times as many passengers per resident as those from Niger.

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Niger: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 0.8% of Niger.

Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Niger: 0.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Germany emits 58 times as much CO₂ as someone in Niger.

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Niger: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.2% in Niger.

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Niger: 3.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Niger carries 5.3 times as much fine dust as in Germany.

Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Niger: 47.9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Niger: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Niger are 7.5 times as deadly as in Germany.

Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021) · Niger: 24.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Niger is on average 17.8 °C warmer than Germany.

Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 28°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Germany gets 9 times as much rain as Niger.

Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 97 mm (2016–2025 avg)