This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Germany and Spain. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on economy, climate, energy, refugees, inflation, population and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
General information
| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | Southern Europe |
| Area: | 357,580 km² | 505,935 km² |
| Official language: | German | Spanish |
| Government form: | Federal parliamentary republic | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Independent since: | 1991 AD | 1492 AD |
| Capital: | Berlin | Madrid |
Population
Details for Germany and Spain| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 83,129,000 | 47,327,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 232.5 | 93.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 79 years | Ø 80 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 83 years | Ø 85 years |
| Average age: | Ø 47.8 years | Ø 43.9 years |
| Birthrate: | 9.30 ‰ | 7.10 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 11.90 ‰ | 10.40 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.78 ‰ | 4.35 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 84 | 68 |
| Civil rights: | 95 | 73 |
| Health: | 96 | 87 |
| Climate: | 21 | 74 |
| Cost of Living: | 44 | 43 |
| Popularity: | 42 | 68 |
Economy
Details for Germany and Spain| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | euro (1 EUR =100 Cent) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.5 % | 14.7 % |
| Inflation rate: | 3.14 % | 3.09 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 92.29 % | 82.93 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 48.80 % | 47.00 % |
| Average income: | 51,040 US$ | 29,740 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 20 (good) | 39 (moderate) |
| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 4,223,116 M US$ | 50.80 M US$ | 1,425,277 M US$ | 30.12 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 4,242,859 M US$ | 51.04 M US$ | 1,407,504 M US$ | 29.74 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 2,003,462 M US$ | 24.10 M US$ | 496,963 M US$ | 10.50 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,774,553 M US$ | 21.35 M US$ | 475,429 M US$ | 10.05 M US$ |
| Gross debt: | 2,737,158 M US$ | 32.93 M US$ | 1,687,991 M US$ | 35.67 M US$ |
| Budget deficit: | 171,782 M US$ | 2.07 M US$ | 97,950 M US$ | 2.07 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Germany and Spain| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 625,000 km | 7.52 km | 683,175 km | 14.44 km |
| Railways: | 33,422 km | 0.40 km | 15,718 km | 0.33 km |
| Waterways: | 7,467 km | 0.09 km | 1,000 km | 0.02 km |
| Harbours: | 599 | 0.0072 | 478 | 0.0101 |
| Passenger airports: | 37 | 0.0004 | 42 | 0.0009 |
Energy balance
Details for Germany and Spain| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 536.50 bn kWh | 6.45 m kWh | 239.50 bn kWh | 5.06 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 612.80 bn kWh | 7.37 m kWh | 258.60 bn kWh | 5.46 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 78.86 bn kWh | 948,642.83 kWh | 14.18 bn kWh | 299,619.54 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 28.34 bn kWh | 340,914.76 kWh | 21.85 bn kWh | 461,684.55 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 657.40 m t | 7,908.16 t | 239.98 m t | 5,070.71 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Germany and Spain| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +49 | +34 |
| Internet domain: | .de | .es |
| DEU total | DEU per 1000 inh. | ESP total | ESP per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 38,300,000 | 461 | 19,455,658 | 411 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 107,400,000 | 1292 | 55,647,705 | 1176 |
| Internet server: | 20,043,000 | 241 | 4,228,000 | 89 |
| Internet users: | 74,660,856 | 898 | 44,111,146 | 932 |
| Broadband Internet: | 36,215,303 | 436 | 16,188,502 | 342 |
Healthcare system
Details for Germany and Spain| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 8.00 | 2.97 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 4.21 | 4.07 |
| Diabetes: | 10.4 % | 6.9 % |
| HIV: | 0.06 % | 0.17 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.06 ‰ | 0.07 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 69.0 % | 47.0 % |
| Smokers: | 22.0 % | 27.7 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Germany and Spain
| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 13.7 °C | 21.0 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 5.5 °C | 11.1 °C |
| Water temperature: | 9.9 °C | 16.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 79 % | 68 % |
| Rain days: | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 4.7 | 7.0 |
Native languages
| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| German: | 90.1 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | n/a | 74.0 % |
| Catalan: | n/a | 17.0 % |
| Galecian: | n/a | 7.0 % |
| Russian: | 3.6 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 2.6 % | n/a |
| Basque: | n/a | 2.0 % |
| South Slavic languages: | 1.4 % | n/a |
| Italian: | 0.7 % | n/a |
| Greek: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Polish: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.9 % | 0.0 % |
Religions
| Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 58.5 % | 94.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | 31.0 % | n/a |
| Islam: | 4.7 % | n/a |
| Buddhism: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| Yazidism: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| Hinduism: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 5.1 % | 6.0 % |