Türkiye’s coastline is 3 times as long as Germany’s

Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,174 m above Germany’s

Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 47% of Germany

Germany: 47.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 3% more people than Germany

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Germany is 2.1 times as densely populated as Türkiye

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Germany is 13 years older than in Türkiye

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

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

Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Germany hosts 14% more refugees per resident than Türkiye

Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Germany: 10.3 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Germany and Türkiye are practically level

Germany: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Germany’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Türkiye’s

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Germany produces 67% more per person than Türkiye

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Germany (Gini 10 points higher)

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Germany and Türkiye are practically level

Germany: 0.7% (2022) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 3.7% in Germany

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Germany and Türkiye are practically level

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

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Germany: 10.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Türkiye’s

Germany: 80% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Germany spends 13 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Germany has 2 times as many doctors per person as Türkiye

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

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

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

The suicide rate in Germany is 2.7 times that in Türkiye

Germany: 10 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 24% in Germany

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 22% in Germany

Germany: 22% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Germany rate their lives 1.58 points higher than in Türkiye

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Germany drink 4.9 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Germany has 43% more meat per person than Türkiye

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 358 kcal more food per person per day than Germany

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 412 more hours a year than in Germany

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Germany went to school 5.3 years longer than in Türkiye

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Türkiye welcomed 33% more tourists per resident than Germany (2019)

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Germany has 33 more World Heritage sites than Türkiye (55 against 22)

Germany: 55 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Germany: 980 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

94% of people in Germany are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Germany: 94% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Türkiye is 10% faster than in Germany

Germany: 187 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Germany and Türkiye are practically level

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

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 82% in Germany

Germany: 82% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Germany: 129 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Germany’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Türkiye’s

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Türkiye fly 53% more passengers per resident than those from Germany

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 29% of Türkiye

Germany: 32.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Germany emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Türkiye

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Germany

Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Germany

Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 2.1 times as deadly as in Germany

Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Germany

Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Germany gets 28% more rain than Türkiye

Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)