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Table 2 Germany's key facts compared to the USA

From: The role of the state in the entrepreneurship ecosystem: insights from Germany

 

Germany

USA

Size (CIA 2014)

357,022 km2

9,826,675 km2

Population (World Bank 2014a)

80.62 million

316.1 million

GDP (absolute, 2013) (OECD 2014)

$3.504 trillion

$16.800 trillion

GDP growth (2013) (OECD 2014)

0.4%

1.9%

GDP per capita (current, 2012) (OECD 2014)

$41,098

$51,689

Smartphone penetrationa

40%

62%

  1. aCitizen older than 14 years. Source for Germany: Bitkom: Presseinformation ‘Neuer Rekord bei Smartphones,’ http://www.bitkom.org/de/markt_statistik/64042_77345.aspx. Source for USA: https://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press-Releases/2013/11/comScore-Reports-September-2013-U.S.-Smartphone-Subscriber-Market-Share.
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