This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Germany and India. 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, population, tourism 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | South Asia |
| Area: | 357,580 km² | 3,287,259 km² |
| Official language: | German | Hindi |
| Government form: | Federal parliamentary republic | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Independent since: | 1955 AD | 1947 AD |
| Capital: | Berlin | New Delhi |
Population
Details for Germany and India| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 83,129,000 | 1,393,409,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 232.5 | 423.9 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 79 years | Ø 69 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 83 years | Ø 71 years |
| Average age: | Ø 47.8 years | Ø 28.7 years |
| Birthrate: | 9.30 ‰ | 17.44 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 11.90 ‰ | 7.30 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.78 ‰ | 0.16 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 84 | 52 |
| Civil rights: | 95 | 45 |
| Health: | 96 | 35 |
| Climate: | 21 | 62 |
| Cost of Living: | 44 | 45 |
| Popularity: | 42 | 49 |
Economy
Details for Germany and India| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Indian Rupee (1 INR =100 Paise) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.5 % | 6.0 % |
| Inflation rate: | 3.14 % | 5.13 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 92.29 % | 28.80 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 48.80 % | 49.70 % |
| Average income: | 51,040 US$ | 2,170 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 20 (good) | 60 (bad) |
| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 4,223,116 M US$ | 50.80 M US$ | 3,173,398 M US$ | 2.28 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 4,242,859 M US$ | 51.04 M US$ | 3,027,515 M US$ | 2.17 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 2,003,462 M US$ | 24.10 M US$ | 643,129 M US$ | 0.46 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,774,553 M US$ | 21.35 M US$ | 717,831 M US$ | 0.52 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Germany and India| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 625,000 km | 7.52 km | 4,699,024 km | 3.37 km |
| Railways: | 33,422 km | 0.40 km | 68,155 km | 0.05 km |
| Waterways: | 7,467 km | 0.09 km | 14,500 km | 0.01 km |
| Harbours: | 599 | 0.0072 | 1,801 | 0.0013 |
| Passenger airports: | 37 | 0.0004 | 82 | 0.0001 |
Energy balance
Details for Germany and India| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | IND: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 536.50 bn kWh | 6.45 m kWh | 1,137.00 bn kWh | 815,984.38 kWh |
| Energy production: | 612.80 bn kWh | 7.37 m kWh | 1,386.00 bn kWh | 994,682.80 kWh |
| Energy export: | 78.86 bn kWh | 948,642.83 kWh | 5.15 bn kWh | 3,695.97 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 28.34 bn kWh | 340,914.76 kWh | 5.62 bn kWh | 4,031.12 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 657.40 m t | 7,908.16 t | 2.46 bn t | 1,762.80 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Germany and India| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +49 | +91 |
| Internet domain: | .de | .in |
| DEU total | DEU per 1000 inh. | IND total | IND per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 38,300,000 | 461 | 20,052,162 | 14 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 107,400,000 | 1292 | 1,153,709,832 | 828 |
| Internet server: | 20,043,000 | 241 | 6,746,000 | 5 |
| Internet users: | 74,660,856 | 898 | 599,165,884 | 430 |
| Broadband Internet: | 36,215,303 | 436 | 22,950,000 | 16 |
Healthcare system
Details for Germany and India| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 8.00 | 0.53 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 4.21 | 0.78 |
| Diabetes: | 10.4 % | 10.4 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.06 ‰ | 1.88 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 69.0 % | 84.0 % |
| Smokers: | 22.0 % | 27.2 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Germany and India
| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 13.6 °C | 31.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 5.5 °C | 21.1 °C |
| Water temperature: | 9.9 °C | 27.3 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 79 % | 66 % |
| Rain days: | 9.8 | 7.9 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 4.7 | 6.2 |
Native languages
| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| German: | 90.1 % | n/a |
| Hindi: | n/a | 41.0 % |
| Bengali: | n/a | 8.1 % |
| Telugu: | n/a | 7.2 % |
| Marathi: | n/a | 7.0 % |
| Tamil: | n/a | 5.9 % |
| Urdu: | n/a | 5.0 % |
| Gujarati: | n/a | 4.5 % |
| Kannada: | n/a | 3.7 % |
| Russian: | 3.6 % | n/a |
| Malayalam: | n/a | 3.2 % |
| Oriya: | n/a | 3.2 % |
| Punjabi: | n/a | 2.8 % |
| Turkish: | 2.6 % | n/a |
| South Slavic languages: | 1.4 % | n/a |
| Assamese: | n/a | 1.3 % |
| Maithili: | n/a | 1.2 % |
| Italian: | 0.7 % | n/a |
| Greek: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Polish: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.9 % | 5.9 % |
Religions
| Germany | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Hinduism: | 0.1 % | 79.8 % |
| Christianity: | 58.5 % | 2.3 % |
| Nondenominational: | 31.0 % | n/a |
| Islam: | 4.7 % | 13.0 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.7 % |
| Buddhism: | 0.3 % | 0.7 % |
| Jainism: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Yazidism: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| Bahaism: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Jewry: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 5.1 % | 1.9 % |