8th highest aged 65 and over23.7% · #8 of 210 · 2025
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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.
Germany
vs Austria 
vs Belgium 
vs Czechia 
vs Denmark 
vs France 
vs Luxembourg 
vs Netherlands 
vs Poland 
vs Switzerland