If you lived in Germany instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

Health

live 8.4 years longer

In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Germany, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 25.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Kyrgyzstan spends $349 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Germany spends $8,826 as of 2024.

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have 2.9 times more doctors per person

Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Germany has 45.3 as of 2022.

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have 27.5% more access to essential health services

Kyrgyzstan scores 69 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Germany scores 88 as of 2021.

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be 89.7% more likely to die by suicide

Kyrgyzstan has a suicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Germany, it is 12.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 19.6 times more money

Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $3,081 as of 2025, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $60,496 as of 2025.

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Life

be 90.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 79.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Germany, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 58.2% fewer children

In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 23.3% less on education

Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Germany spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Germany, that number is 12.3% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 48.0% less likely to be murdered

Kyrgyzstan has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 75.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Kyrgyzstan, road accidents kill 13.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Germany, they kill 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 5.8 times more home broadband

Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Germany has 45.6 as of 2024.

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live with 29.4% less strain on fresh water

Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Germany withdraws 35% as of 2022.

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use 3.0 times more electricity

Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Germany uses 6,109 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 83.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Kyrgyzstan, air pollution causes 88.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Germany, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.

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emit 4.7 times more CO2

Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Germany emits 6.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this

Germany: At a glance

Germany is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 348,672 sq km. As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation (after Russia), Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring Eastern productivity and wages up to Western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro.
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