Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 26.3% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 25.9% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 42.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 16.4% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.2% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 16.0% more on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 72.9% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 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).
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.