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Germany and the European Union

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Germany

the European Union

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: Germany 11.2% against the European Union 7.7%, 3.5 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Germany
the European Union

People

Median age0.6 years
45.5 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth0.3 years
81.2 years
81.5 years
People5.39×
83.6m
450.6m
People per square kilometre2.15×
237 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population0.4 points
50.7%
51.0%
Born abroad6.1 points
20.5%
14.4%
Born outside the EU2.6 points
13.0%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person25.9%
€28,891
€22,939
Average net income28.4%
€33,324
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker22.0%
€36,535
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker32.9%
€58,008
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 645.0 points
81.1%
76.1%
Out of work2.2 points
3.8%
6.0%
Hours worked a week2.3 hours
35.0 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty0.2 points
16.1%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income3.5 points
11.2%
7.7%
GDP per person30.1%
€54,240
€41,700

Family and home

People at home15.0%
2.0
2.3
Households with children5.3 points
23.4%
28.7%
Children per woman1.5%
1.36
1.34
Own their home21.3 points
47.2%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds49.5%
759 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors27.3%
476 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree1.5 points
35.4%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people8.2%
39.2 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them30.1%
€25,639
€19,707
Tax raised per person30.8%
€21,194
€16,198
Government debt18.2 points
63.5%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area11.82×
357,569 km²
4,225,104 km²
Railway density2.24×
109.8 per 1,000 km²
49.1 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density2.01×
37.4 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people1.5%
593 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet1.2 points
93.6%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident27.7%
5.27
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy2.3 points
23.9%
26.2%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Germany

the European Union

Function
Germany
the European Union
13.0%
12.4%
2.7%
3.0%
3.3%
3.5%
11.0%
10.8%
1.2%
1.7%
1.0%
1.5%
15.4%
15.0%
2.2%
2.4%
9.1%
9.7%
41.3%
40.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Germany and the European Union

  1. Which covers more ground: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 11.82×: the European Union 4,225,104, Germany 357,569. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  2. Where do more people live: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 5.39×: the European Union 450.6m, Germany 83.6m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  3. Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.24×: Germany 109.8, the European Union 49.1. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. rail_if_line_tr · 2024. See the figure

  4. Which is more crowded: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.15×: Germany 237, the European Union 110. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  5. Where is unemployment higher: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.2 points: the European Union 6.0%, Germany 3.8%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. une_rt_a · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 49.5%: Germany 759, the European Union 507. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  7. Which spends a larger share on protecting the environment: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 0.5 points: the European Union 1.7%, Germany 1.2%. Waste and waste water, pollution control, biodiversity and landscape protection. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where do more people own their home: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 21.3 points: the European Union 68.5%, Germany 47.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where does more energy come from renewables: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.3 points: the European Union 26.2%, Germany 23.9%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Germany or the European Union?

    The gap is 8.2%: the European Union 42.4, Germany 39.2. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.