There aren't really a lot of other grounds of direct comparison: certainly, the UK economy has been tanking, but there are confounders there, and the UK has a poor (and flat-lining) life-expectancy, but perhaps that's just a consequence of the COVID thing. In general though, I feel like the UK has just plummeted on all the stats, except perhaps, the number of union jacks per square meter, in the last decade or so.
Granted, Germans are more racist.
But to me things in Germany still seem to be a bit more rational than all the things that are going on in UK politics since BoJo became prime minister... of course, it's far from ideal, but which country is close to ideal in these crazy times?
Unfortunately, academia doesn't pay well enough to buy my own little island in the Carribean (which would be submerged in a couple of years anyways)... :)
Johnson's antics are a rounding error compared to the damage done to Europe this year by the German state's energy policies
Why do I mention that Germany is in the EU? It means that it's much easier to go there for EU citizens, it is trivial to trade with Germany, it is not hard to start a company there, it is trivial to rent a house there, it is easy to travel there.
No matter some "minor" issues with German energy politics, this makes Germany a pretty interesting location.
German politics and government look like a total mess to the outsiders in 2022.
Also being an immigrant in the UK vs Germany - I will choose the UK any day.