Germany vs Spain

Germany and Spain compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Germany has about 1.7 times as many people as Spain: 83.5 million against 49.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Germany ($60,496) is 57% higher than in Spain ($38,627) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Spain (2.8%) than in Germany (0.2%), a difference of 2.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Spain (2.7%) than in Germany (2.2%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Spain (10.4%) than in Germany (3.7%), a difference of 6.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Spain can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Germany: 83.9 years against 80.8 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 45.1 years in both Germany and Spain in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Spain (95.8%) than in Germany (93.5%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Germany (6.9 tonnes) are 53% higher than in Spain (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Spain (38.2%) than in Germany (32.8%), a difference of 5.4 percentage points in 2024.