> How does that compare to Germany?

I think it depends on the specific topic. If you own a company I guess restrictions and bureaucracy you face are much more annoying in Germany. Same applies concerning the tax system.
In other areas, for example the ones you mentioned, actually the USA might be more restrictive than Europe nowadays ...

Anyway, apart from that, the increasing surveillance and bureaucray within Germany was one of the main reasons <a href="https://peakd.com/hive-121566/@jaki01/bye-bye-deutschland">why I left the country</a>.