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Germany

Against high income countries, Germany ranks 12th of 80 on infrastructure and 32nd of 47 on equality. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Germany with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Germany reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+1.3612 of 17912 of 58moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.2162 of 19332 of 63moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.9438 of 19935 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.9813 of 11013 of 49high +0.80
Equality score 2022+0.4857 of 16532 of 47high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.6513 of 21012 of 80proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+1.3419 of 18614 of 58moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.4545 of 21315 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.9911 of 19511 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Germany, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Public order spending1.6%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate0.911per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance19.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important13.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer30.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions31.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Divorce rate1.63divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Births outside marriage33.1%% of live births2020no agreed direction
Women's age at first marriage31.2years2017no agreed direction
Marriage rate4.7marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Children with one parent18.5%% of children aged 0-172023no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated36.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share56.2%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share6.55%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households7.33%% of households2011no agreed direction
One-person households37.3%% of households2011no agreed direction
Women in a union54.4%% of women aged 15-492023no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.18marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.55divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age45.1years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing31.5years2023no agreed direction
Population83,491,249people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.0304%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization82.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+23.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1413.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.36births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate8.1per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-334,072people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population19.8%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Public social spending27.9%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Family benefits spending2.65%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Old-age spending9.94%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Aid given0.558%% of GNI2025no agreed direction
Government spending per capita$36,555current international dollars2024no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate29.8%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.959index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.89index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$62,824international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$65,564international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$44,147US$2025higher is better
GDP growth0.24%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.17%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness78.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.88%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue10.9%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption22.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense31.2%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending1.89%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture1.07%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths475PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading480PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science492PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion100%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling17.3years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling14.3years2023higher is better
Education spending5.24%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment103%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment100%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment76.7%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling13years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.274%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio12.3pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers5,926per million people2023higher is better

environment

Recycling rate47.8%% of municipal waste2015higher is better
CO2 per capita6.94t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area32.7%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land47.5%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land39.2%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender wage gap17.1%% of men's median earnings2014higher is worse
Gender Inequality Index0.057index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.975ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.942index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers46.2%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament32.4%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management27.7%% of managers2024higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index75index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Trust in government52%% of respondents2024higher is better
Pre-trial detainee share27%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating0.412per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.828index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.782index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.593index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.957index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type3regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.024index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.914index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.852index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.892index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.979index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52020higher is better
Control of corruption1.77index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law1.63index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness1.55index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality1.5index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability1.6index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.124index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy80.8years2024higher is better
Infant mortality3.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality3.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending12.3%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Suicide rate12.9per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds7.55per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting2.2%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility5.24births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality4per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance96.2%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption11.8litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use22%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths3.8per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians4.53per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation89%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.2%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence5.4per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality11.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women14%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending10.7%% of health spending2024higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity4.1%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity20.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index87index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Market-income Gini0.505index, 0 to 12022higher is worse
Redistribution38.7%% reduction in the Gini2022no agreed direction
Gini index33.7index (0-100)2022higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0.7%% of population2022higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users93.5%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions129per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband45.6per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Active labour market spending0.562%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Unemployment benefit spending1.4%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Retirement age, men64years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women63.6years2018no agreed direction
Hours worked1,355hours per year2017no agreed direction
Informal employment2.49%% of employment2022higher is worse
Unemployment3.71%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation55.3%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation66.1%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study7.58%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment4.34%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust41.6%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness86.4%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.88score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Germany

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