Germany vs United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates is the cheaper of the two overall. Here is how they compare on everything else.

Overall prices in Germany are about 18% higher than in United Arab Emirates, based on the World Bank's price-level ratio.

Purchasing-power-adjusted output per person is broadly similar in both countries.

Life expectancy is 2 years longer in Germany (81 vs 79).

Cheapest (0.3)Priciest (1)GermanyUnited Arab Emirates
Price level compared with the United States (1.00), across every country with data. Source: World Bank, PPP conversion factor to market exchange rate.
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Side by side

IndicatorGermanyUnited Arab Emirates
Price level (US = 1.00)0.85 (seed)0.72 (seed)
GDP per person, PPP$69,000 (seed)$78,000 (seed)
Income per person (GNI)$55,000 (seed)$52,000 (seed)
Inflation2.3% (seed)1.6% (seed)
Unemployment3.2% (seed)2.7% (seed)
Life expectancy81 yrs (seed)79 yrs (seed)
Internet users93% (seed)100% (seed)
Homicides per 100k0.8 (seed)0.5 (seed)
Urban population78% (seed)88% (seed)

Highlighted figures mark the better value where a direction is clear (lower prices, higher income, longer life, fewer homicides).

Visas between Germany and United Arab Emirates

We don't have visa data for Germany passport holders travelling to United Arab Emirates yet. Details

We don't have visa data for United Arab Emirates passport holders travelling to Germany yet. Details

Basics

GermanyUnited Arab Emirates
CapitalBerlinAbu Dhabi
Population84,400,0009,500,000
CurrencyEURAED
LanguagesGermanArabic
Time zoneUTC+01:00UTC+04:00

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Sources and dates

  • World Bank Indicators (price level, GDP, income, inflation, unemployment, life expectancy, internet use, homicides, urbanisation). Latest available year shown per figure.
  • REST Countries for names, capitals, currencies, languages and population.
  • Exchange rates: European Central Bank via Frankfurter, seed.
  • Visa rules: Passport Index dataset (MIT licence). Rules change; confirm with the destination's embassy before booking.