This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Germany and Liechtenstein. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
General information
| Germany | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | Western Europe |
| Area: | 357,580 km² | 161 km² |
| National language: | German | German |
| Government form: | Federal parliamentary republic | Constitutional monarchy |
| Independent since: | 1991 AD | 1806 AD |
| Capital: | Berlin | Vaduz |
Population
Details for Germany and Liechtenstein| Germany | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 83,196,000 | 39,039 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 232.7 | 243.2 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 79 years | Ø 80 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 83 years | Ø 84 years |
| Average age: | Ø 47.8 years | Ø 43.7 years |
| Birth rate: | 9.30 ‰ | 9.10 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 11.90 ‰ | 8.20 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.78 ‰ | 4.81 ‰ |
Economy
| Germany | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Swiss franc (1 CHF =100 Rappen) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.5 % | 2.4 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 48.80 % | 21.60 % |
| Average income: | 51,660 US$ | 116,440 US$ |
| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | LIE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 4,259,935 M US$ | 51.20 M US$ | 6,114 M US$ | 156.61 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 4,298,325 M US$ | 51.66 M US$ | 4,160 M US$ | 106.55 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 2,003,740 M US$ | 24.08 M US$ | 3,217 M US$ | 82.40 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,775,164 M US$ | 21.34 M US$ | 2,230 M US$ | 57.12 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Germany and Liechtenstein| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | LIE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 625,000 km | 7.51 km | 630 km | 16.14 km |
| Railways: | 33,422 km | 0.40 km | 9 km | 0.23 km |
| Waterways: | 7,467 km | 0.09 km | 28 km | 0.72 km |
| Harbours: | 599 | 0.0072 | 20 | 0.5123 |
Energy balance
Details for Germany and Liechtenstein| DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | LIE: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 536.50 bn kWh | 6.45 m kWh | 393.60 m kWh | 10.08 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 612.80 bn kWh | 7.37 m kWh | 68.43 m kWh | 1.75 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 78.86 bn kWh | 947,881.22 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 28.34 bn kWh | 340,641.06 kWh | 325.20 m kWh | 8.33 m kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 657.40 m t | 7,901.82 t | 150,000.00 t | 3,842.31 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Germany and Liechtenstein| Germany | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +49 | +423 |
| Internet domain: | .de | .li |
| DEU total | DEU per 1000 inh. | LIE total | LIE per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 38,300,000 | 460 | 12,607 | 323 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 107,400,000 | 1291 | 48,887 | 1252 |
| Internet server: | 20,043,000 | 241 | 14,278 | 366 |
| Internet users: | 74,660,856 | 897 | 37,527 | 961 |
| Broadband Internet: | 36,880,564 | 443 | 18,526 | 475 |
Native languages
| Germany | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| German: | 90.1 % | 94.5 % |
| Russian: | 3.6 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 2.6 % | n/a |
| South Slavic languages: | 1.4 % | n/a |
| Italian: | 0.7 % | 1.1 % |
| Greek: | 0.4 % | n/a |
| Polish: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.9 % | 4.4 % |
Religions
| Germany | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 58.5 % | 83.7 % |
| Nondenominational: | 31.0 % | 5.4 % |
| Islam: | 4.7 % | 5.4 % |
| Buddhism: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| Yazidism: | 0.3 % | n/a |
| Hinduism: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 5.1 % | 5.5 % |