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Germany and France

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Germany

France

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: Germany 11.2% against France 6.4%, 4.8 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Germany
France

People

Median age2.7 years
45.5 years
42.8 years
Life expectancy at birth1.8 years
81.2 years
83.0 years
People21.3%
83.6m
68.9m
People per square kilometre2.18×
237 per km²
109 per km²
Women in the population0.8 points
50.7%
51.5%
Born abroad6.5 points
20.5%
14.0%
Born outside the EU1.9 points
13.0%
11.1%

Money and work

Disposable income per person9.2%
€28,891
€26,459
Average net income9.5%
€33,324
€30,438
Take-home pay, average-wage worker13.0%
€36,535
€32,346
Gross pay, average-wage worker30.6%
€58,008
€44,400
Minimum wage25.5%
€2,343
€1,867
In work, age 20 to 645.7 points
81.1%
75.4%
Out of work3.9 points
3.8%
7.7%
Hours worked a week2.2 hours
35.0 hours
37.2 hours
At risk of poverty0.2 points
16.1%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income4.8 points
11.2%
6.4%
GDP per person25.1%
€54,240
€43,350

Family and home

People at home5.0%
2.0
2.1
Households with children5.8 points
23.4%
29.2%
Children per woman18.4%
1.36
1.61
Own their home14.2 points
47.2%
61.4%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds42.1%
759 per 100,000 people
534 per 100,000 people
Doctors20.6%
476 per 100,000 people
395 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree9.4 points
35.4%
44.8%
Students per 1,000 people6.9%
39.2 per 1,000 people
41.9 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them5.3%
€25,639
€24,346
Tax raised per person10.1%
€21,194
€19,244
Government debt52.1 points
63.5%
115.6%

Country and infrastructure

Land area78.6%
357,569 km²
638,475 km²
Railway density2.52×
109.8 per 1,000 km²
43.5 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density2.02×
37.4 per 1,000 km²
18.5 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people2.6%
593 per 1,000 people
578 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.8 points
93.6%
94.4%
Tourist nights per resident30.0%
5.27
6.85

Environment

Renewable energy
23.9%
23.9%
Land under forest4.4 points
32.5%
28.1%

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

France

Function
Germany
France
13.0%
10.8%
2.7%
3.2%
3.3%
3.1%
11.0%
9.9%
1.2%
1.8%
1.0%
2.5%
15.4%
15.6%
2.2%
2.6%
9.1%
8.9%
41.3%
41.5%

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 France

  1. Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: Germany or France?

    The gap is 2.52×: Germany 109.8, France 43.5. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. rail_if_line_tr · 2024. See the figure

  2. Where is unemployment higher: Germany or France?

    The gap is 3.9 points: France 7.7%, 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

  3. Which is more crowded: Germany or France?

    The gap is 2.18×: Germany 237, France 109. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  4. Which government owes more: Germany or France?

    The gap is 52.1 points: France 115.6%, Germany 63.5%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which covers more ground: Germany or France?

    The gap is 78.6%: France 638,475, Germany 357,569. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  6. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: Germany or France?

    The gap is 4.8 points: Germany 11.2%, France 6.4%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Germany or France?

    The gap is 42.1%: Germany 759, France 534. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where do more people own their home: Germany or France?

    The gap is 14.2 points: France 61.4%, 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 do more adults hold a degree: Germany or France?

    The gap is 9.4 points: France 44.8%, Germany 35.4%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Which has more forest: Germany or France?

    The gap is 4.4 points: Germany 32.5%, France 28.1%. Share of the land area under forest. for_area · 2025. 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.