Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 62.3% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.6% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
pay a 16.6% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
be 16.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 37.1% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 62.1% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% more on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.9% more on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.3 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Internal Revenue Service.
United States: At a glance
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