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🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Population difference
2,387,307
83.5M
Germany
85.9M
Turkey
2.9%
Turkey is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on inflation rate, where Turkey’s figure is 16.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Germany
by population · Europe
Turkey
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Germany83,491,249
Turkey85,878,556
Land Areakm²
Germany349,430 km²
Turkey769,630 km²
Population Density/km²
Germany238/km²
Turkey111/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Germany80.8 years
Turkey77.4 years
GDP per Capita
Germany$60,496
Turkey$18,599
Urban Population
Germany82.1%
Turkey89.5%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Germany and Turkey, side by side
IndicatorGermanyTurkeyGermany vs Turkey
Population83,491,24919th of 24085,878,55618th of 2403% lower
Annual Growth Rate−0.03%190th of 240+0.42%158th of 2400.45 points apart
Population Density/km²238/km²63rd of 240111/km²104th of 2402.1× higher
Land Areakm²349,430 km²64th of 240769,630 km²36th of 24055% lower
Urban Population82.1%60th of 24089.5%37th of 2408% lower
GDP per Capita$60,49625th of 240$18,59997th of 2403.3× higher
GDP Growth+0.2%190th of 210+3.6%93rd of 2103.4 points apart
Life Expectancyyears80.8 years56th of 24077.4 years97th of 2404% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.36 births per woman205th of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 2408% lower
Birth Rateper 1,0008.1 per 1,000185th of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 21326% lower
Death Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,00016th of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 2132.1× higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births3.1 per 1,000 live births26th of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 1942.6× lower
Unemployment Rate3.7%63rd of 1868.5%137th of 18656% lower
Inflation Rate2.2%124th of 19134.9%7th of 19132.7 points apart
Poverty Rate14.8%40th of 16413.0%33rd of 16414% higher
Gini Index33.768th of 17043.7145th of 17023% lower
Health Spendingof GDP12.3% of GDP9th of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 1922.9× higher
Physiciansper 1,0004.53 per 1,00015th of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 2062.0× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0007.55 per 1,00010th of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 1992.5× higher
Literacy Rate99.0%29th of 17597.3%61st of 1752% higher
Education Spendingof GDP5.2% of GDP54th of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 2021.7× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary100.2% gross, secondary63rd of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 20715% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption17.6% of final consumption115th of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 21147% higher
Forest Coverageof land area32.7% of land area100th of 21129.5% of land area109th of 21111% higher
Internet Penetration93.5%42nd of 21189.8%62nd of 2114% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people129.2 per 100 people61st of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 21220% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births4 per 100,000 live births14th of 19315 per 100,000 live births57th of 1933.8× lower
Military Spendingof GDP1.89% of GDP74th of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 1632% lower
Protected Areasof land area39.2% of land area18th of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 2115.6× higher
Median Ageyears45.5 years20th of 24033.5 years117th of 24036% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears13.1 years6th of 1488.5 years93rd of 14854% higher
Human Development Index0.9595th of 1920.85351st of 19212% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.88/ 1017th of 1645.30/ 10100th of 16430% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita6.77 tonnes per capita43rd of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 21215% higher
Obesity Rate24.5%99th of 19830.5%66th of 19820% lower

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

GermanyTurkey
020M40M60M80M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Germany and Turkey population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Germany195069.8M
Germany197578.7M
Germany200081.8M
Germany202584.1M
Germany205078.3M
Germany207572.8M
Germany210070.9M
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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