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Germany and Luxembourg

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Germany

Luxembourg

The widest gap is Public spending on them: Luxembourg €64,412 against Germany €25,639, 2.51× apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Germany
Luxembourg

People

Median age5.7 years
45.5 years
39.8 years
Life expectancy at birth2.0 years
81.2 years
83.2 years
People122.55×
83.6m
682k
People per square kilometre11.5%
237 per km²
264 per km²
Women in the population0.9 points
50.7%
49.7%
Born abroad31.0 points
20.5%
51.5%
Born outside the EU6.0 points
13.0%
19.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person73.2%
€28,891
€50,046
Average net income79.1%
€33,324
€59,681
Take-home pay, average-wage worker52.9%
€36,535
€55,877
Gross pay, average-wage worker44.4%
€58,008
€83,760
Minimum wage18.3%
€2,343
€2,771
In work, age 20 to 647.2 points
81.1%
73.9%
Out of work2.7 points
3.8%
6.5%
Hours worked a week3.0 hours
35.0 hours
38.0 hours
At risk of poverty1.3 points
16.1%
14.8%
Housing costs over 40% of income3.1 points
11.2%
8.1%
GDP per person2.40×
€54,240
€130,300

Family and home

People at home15.0%
2.0
2.3
Households with children7.6 points
23.4%
31.0%
Children per woman8.8%
1.36
1.25
Own their home16.9 points
47.2%
64.1%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds93.7%
759 per 100,000 people
392 per 100,000 people
Doctors67.7%
476 per 100,000 people
284 per 100,000 people
Nurses2.4%
1,237 per 100,000 people
1,208 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree20.3 points
35.4%
55.7%
Students per 1,000 people3.16×
39.2 per 1,000 people
12.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them2.51×
€25,639
€64,412
Tax raised per person2.62×
€21,194
€55,503
Government debt37.0 points
63.5%
26.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area137.79×
357,569 km²
2,595 km²
Railway density4.8%
109.8 per 1,000 km²
104.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density72.7%
37.4 per 1,000 km²
64.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people12.6%
593 per 1,000 people
668 per 1,000 people
Households with internet5.5 points
93.6%
99.1%
Tourist nights per resident4.0%
5.27
5.48

Environment

Renewable energy3.7 points
23.9%
20.2%
Land under forest1.8 points
32.5%
34.3%

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

Luxembourg

Function
Germany
Luxembourg
13.0%
11.5%
2.7%
2.1%
3.3%
2.9%
11.0%
12.1%
1.2%
2.5%
1.0%
1.6%
15.4%
11.8%
2.2%
2.8%
9.1%
10.5%
41.3%
42.2%

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 Luxembourg

  1. Where do more people live: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 122.55×: Germany 83.6m, Luxembourg 682k. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 137.79×: Germany 357,569, Luxembourg 2,595. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.16×: Germany 39.2, Luxembourg 12.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  4. Where is more tax raised per resident: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 2.62×: Luxembourg €55,503, Germany €21,194. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. gov_10a_taxag · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where were more residents born abroad: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 31.0 points: Luxembourg 51.5%, Germany 20.5%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. migr_pop3ctb · 2025. See the figure

  6. Which government spends more per resident: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 2.51×: Luxembourg €64,412, Germany €25,639. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. gov_10a_exp · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where is GDP per person higher: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 2.40×: Luxembourg €130,300, Germany €54,240. Gross domestic product at current market prices, divided by the population. nama_10_pc · 2025. See the figure

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

    The gap is 93.7%: Germany 759, Luxembourg 392. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more people own their home: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 16.9 points: Luxembourg 64.1%, Germany 47.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where does more energy come from renewables: Germany or Luxembourg?

    The gap is 3.7 points: Germany 23.9%, Luxembourg 20.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 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.