Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.8% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $53,300 as of 2024, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $62,800 as of 2024.
be 38.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Germany, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.
pay a 35.7% higher top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 61.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 10.9% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 23.0% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 58.0% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt).
Germany: At a glance
How big is Germany compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.