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Western Europe · sovereign state

Germany

Federal Republic of Germany

Capital
Berlin
Languages
German
Currency
Euro
People
83.5 million (2025)
Neighbours
9
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Germany

  • Highest years of schooling 14.3 years · #1 of 193 · 2023
  • 3rd highest economy size (GDP) $5.05 trillion · #3 of 207 · 2025
  • 8th highest aged 65 and over 23.7% · #8 of 210 · 2025

Surprising facts about Germany

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Germany’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Germany among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Germany sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Germany across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on Germany.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people